Rahiem Shabazz
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May 12 2016
“Out of Darkness” Makes Its Debut Screening In Atlanta
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May 10 2016
Filmmaker Rahiem Shabazz’s Call to Action: Black People Must Educate Their Children
Once we become conscious of what is innate, greatness can be achieved. If we are blessed enough to be introspective, we know that we have to create our own opportunities. We learn not to be a burden on our people and become prepared to utilize resources to push social change to eradicate the thought that there are no alternatives. Using critical thinking is the key and not apologizing is the stance, but how do we deal with those that don’t understand their inborn sources are truly being tampered with? My recent conversation with filmmaker/producer and owner of Rasha Entertainment Inc., Rahiem Shabazz, shed some light on the topic of genocide and it’s relevance in the educational system and how underhanded this tampering is.
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Apr 21 2016
How Melonie Wright Went From Special Ed To Law School Graduate
If anyone knows hard times, it’s Melonie Wright. Ms. Wright’s plight started early on in preschool. Her parents were told that she was a delayed learner, and she was placed into special education classes.
In an exclusive interview with TheRoots, Melonie recounts the ordeal:
“The teachers said I never talked in class, and did not respond the way the other 4-year-olds did at the time. I was too quiet and did not socialize. I do remember the day I was moved down to the developmentally delayed preschool classroom. My dad used to walk me to preschool every day, and that day was no different. We went towards a hallway, one that was not where my true classroom was. I asked him, ‘Daddy, where we going?’ He said, ‘To a different classroom.’”
Despite all the ups and down, Melonie is set to graduate from Emory University School of Law next month. Read more about her inspirational story and how she overcame the odds.
via: TheRoots
Apr 21 2016
The University of Houston Heavily Invested In The For-Profit Prison
The University of Houston is recognized as a Carnegie Tier One university, and boasts an enrollment of 40,000 students. It is the second most ethnically diverse major research university in the most diverse city in the US. It is also heavily invested in the for-profit prison industry, which capitalizes on the human misery of the populations that it is so proud to serve.
For-profit prison corporations use the money from investors to lobby for more laws and policies that create felons and lock up non-violent offenders. “Three strikes” laws, “tough on crime” laws, punitive drug laws, and harsh immigration policies have increased the number of people in prisons. Those targeted are primarily people of color, immigrants, and the indigent.
The University of Houston should not sully its reputation by its continued investment in the prison industry. Divesting from prison corporations denies them the funds for lobbying efforts and sends the message that profit from human misery will not be tolerated.
Apr 18 2016
Elementary Genocide 2 Debuts In Harlem, N.Y.
Join ImageNation Cinema Foundation for a screening of Rahiem Shabazz’s Elementary Genocide 2: The Board of Education vs. The Board of Incarceration, followed by an informative panel discussion with Black educators.
Moderated by ImageNation founder Moikgantsi Kgama, panelists Include: Rahiem Shabazz, director of Elementary Genocide 2; Tracey D. Syphax; Author, Entrepreneur, Kamau Ptah, educator & nationally renowned COSEBOC Consultant; Voyka Soto, Founder & Executive Director of Sofara International Charter School; Pascale Bernard, Deputy Commissioner, Community Relations Bureau, NY Human Rights Commission; and author, and founder of the Harlem Liberation School Agyei Tyehimba. #Awareness #Action
Apr 18 2016
National Re-Entry Month In Atlanta (JUNE 2016)
Anyone interested in being a part of this historical event, providing resources or wish to learn more, please contact Rahiem Shabazz via email at Rahiem.Shabazz@Gmail.com
Apr 10 2016
Texas Teacher Arrested After Video Shows Her Repeatedly Hitting Student
BEAUMONT, Texas —A high school math teacher is facing an assault charge after video surfaced of her hitting a student at least five times in class.
CBS affiliate KFDM reported Mary A. Hastings, a 63-year-old geometry teacher at Ozen High School, was arrested and has been placed on paid leave.
The cellphone video, recorded by a classmate, shows Hastings swiping papers off the student’s desk then slapping him five times.
Hastings, who appears exasperated, scolds the student for being a disruption. She hit the student while saying, “…because you’re stopping him from graduating you idiot [expletive].”
The student who recorded the footage told KFDM the incident happened Friday morning. It was unclear exactly what provoked Hastings to strike the student.
“BISD does not condone employees abusing any child and will not tolerate such conduct,” Beaumont Independent School District spokeswoman Nakisha Burns said in a statement. “The teacher was immediately removed from the classroom and placed on administrative leave pending action on her contract.”
Hastings was booked into the Jefferson County jail on a misdemeanor count of assault. She posted $2,500 bond and was later released on a $2,500 bond.
She has taught in the district for three years, according to KFDM.
Apr 07 2016
Haters Try To Discredit Success of Award Winning Documentary
It was only a matter of time before the haters start coming out to discredit the progress being made to dismantle the school to prison pipeline.
An article titled, “Dear White Progressive Friends of Blacks…” calls the Elementary Genocide documentary series another, “Colonized Negro Grievance Straight To DVD Production” and “Hidden Colors” fraudulent.
The title alone reveals the sinister motive behind the article is to cuddle up to white folks. Dr. Frances Cress Welsing told us, “to be aware of Greeks bearing gifts”. They call themselves progressive, but don’t really want to see you progress.
Let me say this… I’m not here to placate white guilt, or to minimize the truth about the open enemy. Your diabolical, anti-black social brainwashing scheme is a failed attempt. Both Elementary Genocide and Hidden Colors has been well received and our people are waking up to the startling truth.
If you think they are mad now, wait until I drop Elementary Genocide 3: Academic Holocaust. lol
Apr 06 2016
Texas School Threatens To Arrest Parents Who Walk Children Home
Parents in Houston, Texas are in an uproar over a new policy that prohibits them from picking up their children. Those who disregard the policy are told they will be subjected to trespassing charges or truancy classes.
Bear Branch Elementary School Principal Holly Ray changed the afterschool pickup policy this year. In September, Houston’s KPRC 2 News (NBC) reported the new rule prohibited parents from walking to the Magnolia Independent School District campus to retrieve their own children. Parents cannot drive to the school, park their cars at the school, or go inside to get their children early. Their options are to send their children home by school bus or drive to the school and wait for their children in a very long pickup car line assembling for the 3:25 p.m. dismissal. A lot of parents are unhappy about the change. However, a school district spokesperson told KPRC 2 that the intent of the policy was to ensure the safety of the 639 students enrolled.
All these months later, parents remain in a uproar over the policy, especially those who live in the neighborhood and/or are close enough to walk to school. Parents like Wendy Jarman, who lives behind Bear Branch, expressed such frustration with the situation that she pulled her children out of the elementary school and placed them in private school. She spoke to Houston’s Fox 26 about the policy, saying about Ray: “She’s threatening to arrest people.”
Mar 29 2016
Debut Screening In Troy, N.Y. EG 1 & EG 2
Elementary Genocide 1 & 2 Screening
4/2/16 & 4/30 Troy, NY – Boy’s & Girls Club
TIME: 2pm-6pm
FREE & OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
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