NBA legend Oscar Robertson asks 'where are the white athletes?' when injustices are happening

By Ryan Gaydos | Fox News

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Oscar "The Big O" Robertson poses in the press room with the lifetime achievement award at the NBA Awards.  (Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP)

NBA legend Oscar Robertson received the Lifetime Achievement Award on Monday night during the NBA Awards show in California and used his platform to praise players for their social activism.

Robertson, 79, said he was happy to see LeBron James and other NBA stars take a stance on societal issues and called on white athletes to follow in their footsteps, according to ESPN.

“I think that as people evolve, and things are changing so much in the world with social media and whatnot, these people are young people who have families," Robertson said. "They've seen some injustice in the streets or wherever it might be, it might be almost anywhere, and they're stepping up. But the only thing that really bothers me is ‘where are the white athletes’ when this is happening?”
Robertson added that injustices in the world weren’t just a “black athlete problem” and that there appears to be a “system where you don’t want players to say anything at all.”
Robertson, a 12-time All-Star point guard and former MVP, grew up in a segregated housing project in Indianapolis. He said during his playing time players couldn’t speak out like they could now.
“But now I hope they all, the whites and the blacks get together. Even with the football. What do you think is going to happen when the union gets involved with the owners?” he

I don't understand..............

Black history month
Black Entertainment Awards
NAACP
Black Entertainment Channel
Black Commencements
Black "this and that"



What would happen if the Whites did this? You would call them RACIST !!!

When you are living alone at the age of 75-80

How the heck will you protect yourself?

The world is going to hell and people will kill for 3 dollars.

Don't say that you will have family....what if they are at work or at the store etc. These crimes happen during the day too.

White, black, purple, green...... the thugs come in all colors.



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If you act like an idiot I will call you out. White,Black,Purple, or Green..... If you're acting like a fool, I will say so.

Race has NOTHING to do with it.

STOP acting like a BULLY and nothing will be said.

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Laura Ingalls Wilder's name pulled from library award over 'stereotypical attitudes' in her popular books (Little house on the Prairie) ......History...... Gone

 You can't pick and choose just a couple things to wipe out of OUR history. WIPE IT ALL.

Laura Ingalls Wilder's name pulled from library award over 'stereotypical attitudes' in her popular books

By Nicole Darrah | Fox News

A division of the American Library Association has voted to remove Laura Ingalls Wilder's name from a major children's book award.

Laura Ingalls Wilder's name is set to be removed from a major children's book award after concerns were raised about the "Little House on the Prairie" author's depiction of certain races in the early-to-mid 20th century.

The Association of Library Service to Children's (ALSC) board voted unanimously on Saturday to rename the "Laura Ingalls Wilder Award" as the "Children’s Literature Legacy Award."

A LIBRARY WITHOUT BOOKS? UNIVERSITIES PURGING DUSTY VOLUMES
The association, which took the vote at its board meeting in New Orleans, said the vote "was greeted by a standing ovation by the audience in attendance."
Wilder is best known for her "Little House on the Prairie" novels, which the ALSC has stated "includes expressions of stereotypical attitudes inconsistent with ALSC's core values" based on Wilder's portrayal of black people and Native Americans.
The first award was given to Wilder in 1954. The ALSC, which is based in Chicago, says her work continues to be published and read but her "legacy is complex" and "not universally embraced."
The Associated Press contributed to this report.

Woman says 'I hate white people' before attacking two passengers on bus: police

By Kathleen Joyce | Fox News

Kimberly Jordan was accused of declaring, “I hate white people” before attacking two passengers on a bus in Maryland on Monday, July 18, 2018.  (Montgomery County Police Department )

A black woman proclaimed  “I hate white people” before attacking two fellow passengers on a bus on Monday in Maryland, police said.

Kimberly Jordan, 24, of Silver Spring, Md., was charged with “racial harassment, obstructing and second-degree assault due to her alleged offensive and physically painful antics,” WJLA reported.

Jordan was on the Ride On bus, Montgomery County’s public transportation system, when she allegedly stared at two passengers and said, “I hate white people.” She then reportedly struck a white female passenger in her face before smacking a white male passenger in his face, police said.

The female passenger suffered scratches on her palms while the male had a “long cut” to his nose.
Jordan fled the scene but officers were able to catch up with her about a quarter of a mile away. She told authorities the female passenger hit first but the bus’ surveillance video showed a different story.

Jordan said she had not taken her medication before the incident but police told her that was not an excuse for her behavior.

“I know,” Jordan responded.

The driver of the bus told officers he saw the incident and heard Jordan say, “I hate white people.”
Jordan has a lengthy arrest record which included theft, destruction of property, domestic violence, assault and burglary charges, according to court documents.

She was slated to appear in court on July 12 for a preliminary hearing.

Teens pistol-whipped pregnant delivery driver, cops say. Armed man heard her screams ( why aren't the people in the community protecting women and children? Freaking THUGS !!)

Thugs !!!

 

Atlanta police say an armed neighbor helped a pregnant pizza delivery driver during an attempted robbery. WSB-TV

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Teens pistol-whipped pregnant delivery driver, cops say. Armed man heard her screams

By Crystal Hill
chill@mcclatchy.com

June 21, 2018 08:10 PM

The suspects were pistol-whipping the woman outside an Atlanta home when her screams alerted a nearby resident, WSB-TV reported.

Dennis Madaris heard her in distress and left his home to discover her being beaten, Madaris told the news station. “One of them turned around and had a gun in his hand," Madaris said, referring to one of the suspects.

The woman, who’s eight months pregnant, was delivering a pizza Wednesday night, WXIA reported. But no one was at the house when she got there. Then three suspects came behind her — and one of them was armed with a handgun, she told police, the news station reported.

Atlanta Officer Jarius Daugherty says the armed teen began to strike the victim with the weapon and demanded the keys to her car, reported the Atlanta Journal Constitution. She tried unsuccessfully to get away from the suspects by running to a nearby home, police said. The suspects kept assaulting her, authorities said, reported AJC.

That’s when Madaris jumped into action, he said — and the gun didn’t scare him off because he had his own.

"I told them, ‘Drop the gun or I’ll drop you,’ and they threw the gun down and all three of them took off,” Madaris told WSB-TV.

Police say a boy and a girl, both 16, were later caught and arrested on charges of criminal attempt to commit robbery and other offenses. The boy is also charged with having a firearm during the attempted robbery, authorities said, AJC reported. Police are looking for a third suspect, according to WXIA.

Read more here: http://www.charlotteobserver.com/news/nation-world/national/article213623974.html#storylink=cpy