Nikita Pearl Waligwa was a young newcomer to the acting world from Uganda. She was bright, gifted and adored by her co-stars in the 2016 Disney film Queen of Katwe, based on the true story of a chess champion’s coming of age. So it truly saddens me, as I’m sure it does many, that the young, budding actress has died of…
OneUnited Bank has released a limited-edition Harriet Tubman Visa Debit Card to celebrate Black History Month! And, I honestly don’t think that Harriet would approve.
In a news feature published on OneUnited Bank’s website they wrote:
We have the power to place Harriet Tubman on a global payment device in celebration of Black History Month and in tribute to the many others who freed enslaved people. This symbol of Black empowerment in 2020 will pave the way for the Harriet Tubman design on the $20 bill.
The Harriet Tubman Visa Debit Card is the first limited-edition card offered by OneUnited Bank and will only be available in 2020. The card image is from the painting “The Conqueror” by the internationally acclaimed artist Addonis Parker. If you obtain the Harriet Tubman Card in 2020, you can carry the card design for life.
In addition to its limited-edition Harriet Tubman Card, OneUnited Bank will promote the “Right to Vote” theme for Black History Month to elevate the #BankBlack and #BuyBlack Movements to the next level and beyond. For more information visit www.oneunited.com/HarrietTubman.
Harriet Tubman’s legacy supersedes the fictional kingdom of Wakanda.
On Feb. 13, the bank tweeted about Tubman.
Harriet Tubman is the ultimate symbol of love – love that causes you to sacrifice everything, including your own life. The gesture is the sign language symbol for love. It’s so important that we love ourselves.
— OneUnited Bank (@oneunited) February 13, 2020
Take a look at how others are reacting:
@oneunited, please contact me. This could have been avoided.
— TyreeBP (@TyreeBP) February 13, 2020
There’s aren’t enough languages to say “this ain’t it”.
— Frederick Joseph (@FredTJoseph) February 13, 2020
FAM NOT THE WAKANDA SALUTE TOO pic.twitter.com/jeQOM1YfjO
— THE KID MERO
(@THEKIDMERO) February 13, 2020
— L-Dub (@MsWilliamsWorld) February 13, 2020
Well, there you have it.
The ideas and opinions expressed in this article are solely those of the author’s and not necessarily the opinion of Black Enterprise.
OneUnited Bank has released a limited-edition Harriet Tubman Visa Debit Card to celebrate Black History Month! And, I honestly don’t think that Harriet would approve.
In a news feature published on OneUnited Bank’s website they wrote:
We have the power to place Harriet Tubman on a global payment device in celebration of Black History Month and in tribute to the many others who freed enslaved people. This symbol of Black empowerment in 2020 will pave the way for the Harriet Tubman design on the $20 bill.
The Harriet Tubman Visa Debit Card is the first limited-edition card offered by OneUnited Bank and will only be available in 2020. The card image is from the painting “The Conqueror” by the internationally acclaimed artist Addonis Parker. If you obtain the Harriet Tubman Card in 2020, you can carry the card design for life.
In addition to its limited-edition Harriet Tubman Card, OneUnited Bank will promote the “Right to Vote” theme for Black History Month to elevate the #BankBlack and #BuyBlack Movements to the next level and beyond. For more information visit www.oneunited.com/HarrietTubman.
Harriet Tubman’s legacy supersedes the fictional kingdom of Wakanda.
On Feb. 13, the bank tweeted about Tubman.
Harriet Tubman is the ultimate symbol of love – love that causes you to sacrifice everything, including your own life. The gesture is the sign language symbol for love. It’s so important that we love ourselves.
— OneUnited Bank (@oneunited) February 13, 2020
Take a look at how others are reacting:
@oneunited, please contact me. This could have been avoided.
— TyreeBP (@TyreeBP) February 13, 2020
There’s aren’t enough languages to say “this ain’t it”.
— Frederick Joseph (@FredTJoseph) February 13, 2020
FAM NOT THE WAKANDA SALUTE TOO pic.twitter.com/jeQOM1YfjO
— THE KID MERO
— L-Dub (@MsWilliamsWorld) February 13, 2020
Well, there you have it.
The ideas and opinions expressed in this article are solely those of the author’s and not necessarily the opinion of Black Enterprise.
Democratic presidential candidate Michael Bloomberg was recently hit with criticism over his past remarks on “Stop and Frisk” and the policing of Black neighborhoods. Now, his alleged discrimination against women has come to light.
Documents from a 1998 lawsuit reported by The Washington Post reveal the vile remarks the Manhattan billionaire said to a female saleswoman at the financial data company he founded. According to the lawsuit, when Bloomberg heard that the woman was having trouble finding a nanny, he snapped and told her to hire any random Black person to care for the child, The Huffington Post reports.
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“It’s a f*cking baby! All it does is eat and shit! It doesn’t know the difference between you and anyone else! All you need is some Black, who doesn’t even have to speak English, to rescue it from a burning building!” Bloomberg allegedly shouted.
The woman “cried at hearing her employer say such things to her, in so public a manner,” the lawsuit stated.
According to the Washington Post, back in 1995, Bloomberg told another female employee, Sekiko Sakai Garrison to “kill it” after she revealed her pregnancy, according to a lawsuit of 1997, which was settled privately.
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“Plaintiff asked Bloomberg to repeat himself, and again he said, “Kill it!” and muttered, “Great! Number 16!” suggesting the number of women in the company with maternity-related issues.
David Zielenziger, a former employee of Bloomberg, co-signed accusations that he did not speak favorably about women.
A spokesman for Bloomberg reportedly denied that the presidential hopeful ever made any of the statements alleged in the suit.
Bloomberg, a Democrat-turned-Republican in 2001, who became an Independent in 2007 before returning to the Democratic Party in 2018, recently apologized for supporting the racist “stop-and-frisk” policies during his term as the mayor of New York (2002-13).
In an effort to woo Black voters ahead of the 2020 presidential election, he announced the initiative ‘Mike For Black America’ to squash concerns that he’s a racist.
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The mother of a 6-year-old Florida student, Nadia King, with special needs has been left outraged after learning school officials sent her child to a mental health facility after having a series of uncontrollable outbursts.
An attorney for the family said the little girl was allegedly given antipsychotic medications at the center, without the permission of her mother, Martina Falk. The child was also kept on lockdown at the facility for 48 hours.
A Florida family seeks answers after a 6-year-old girl with special needs was removed from school & taken by police to a behavioral facility, kept from her mother for nearly 2 days.
The case has drawn new attention to a controversial law, @BojorquezCBS reports pic.twitter.com/iWZyyzXPPM
— CBS Evening News (@CBSEveningNews) February 15, 2020
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Now her mother is speaking out about the incident.
Falk recalled the conversation she had with officials from Love Grove Elementary School in Jacksonville about her daughter, Nadia, who they claimed was so out of control that she had to be sent to a mental health institution. Their decision was based on the recommendation of licensed health care professionals, ABC News reports.
A mental health counselor was called to the school to evaluate Nadia who had been diagnosed with ADHA and a mood disorder. The counselor determined that she needed to be committed under the Florida Mental Health Act of 1971, commonly known as the Baker Act.
The law gives social workers in Florida the power to have children as young as two committed without the need for parental permission.
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“I was alerted of an incident after she was Baker Acted,” Falk said in an interview with Good Morning America.
She was reportedly told by officials: “‘There’s nothing else we could do. Your daughter is completely out of control, and we were not able to de-escalate the situation.'”
Nadia was curbed for allegedly destroying school property and attacking staff, according to the police incident report.
“When a student’s behavior presents a risk of self-harm or harm to others, the school district’s procedure is to call Child Guidance, our crisis response provider,” Duval County Public Schools said in a statement to ABC News.
“She can only tell you bits and pieces. ‘Mommy, they locked the door. They wouldn’t let me out. Mommy, they gave me a shot,'” Falk said, noting how she felt “helpless” after learning her daughter was taken to a mental health institution without her permission.
“Heartbroken. I felt anger. Disappointment. But I think the biggest emotion, I felt, was helpless,” Falk told GMA. “Because I know that I’ve done everything I could possibly do to help my daughter at this school.”
Falk said her child was enrolled in this particular school because it “specifically trained staff for special needs children that were similar to my daughter.”
The post Mother outraged after 6-year-old with special needs committed to mental facility without consent appeared first on TheGrio.
