Lil Nas X High School for Irving Independent School District
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Recently the Irving Independent School District (IISD) removed all the LGBTQ safe space stickers with the rational that they be neutral. I suppose they want to be neutral on the issue of Gay bashing or something.
If the High School is named Lil Nas X High School the entire High School becomes essentially a LGBTQ safe place sticker. Irving, the Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) area and Texas needs to come into the present and be ready for the future with respect for the humanity of everyone and be a safe space.
Douglas MacArthur was a egomaniac and racist. It is no wonder that Donald Trump loves him.
The City of Irving has long had a history of racist and right wing craziness. We are putting this webpage together now in haste. It will be updated more later.
The Link to the Change.org petition.
https://chng.it/ppQNLQKsw7
The following Sections are:
* Links to news stories from newest going back in time to the walk out.
* Links to papers and resources about the racism of Douglas MacArthur.
* Bibliography to read about the integration of the U.S. Military during the Korean War and which Douglas MacArthur tried to block.
* Links to resources on Landscape Reparations
* Other resources.
* Links to Lil Nas X YouTube Videos.
www.facebook.com/groups/1853513968189291
Recently the Irving Independent School District (IISD) removed all the LGBTQ safe space stickers with the rational that they be neutral. I suppose they want to be neutral on the issue of Gay bashing or something.
If the High School is named Lil Nas X High School the entire High School becomes essentially a LGBTQ safe place sticker. Irving, the Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) area and Texas needs to come into the present and be ready for the future with respect for the humanity of everyone and be a safe space.
Douglas MacArthur was a egomaniac and racist. It is no wonder that Donald Trump loves him.
The City of Irving has long had a history of racist and right wing craziness. We are putting this webpage together now in haste. It will be updated more later.
The Link to the Change.org petition.
https://chng.it/ppQNLQKsw7
The following Sections are:
* Links to news stories from newest going back in time to the walk out.
* Links to papers and resources about the racism of Douglas MacArthur.
* Bibliography to read about the integration of the U.S. Military during the Korean War and which Douglas MacArthur tried to block.
* Links to resources on Landscape Reparations
* Other resources.
* Links to Lil Nas X YouTube Videos.
News
Resource Center in Dallas stands with the LGBTQ youths.
https://www.dallasnews.com/news/2021/09/24/resource-center-stands-with-lgbtq-youths-and-allies-calls-on-irving-isd-to-reinstate-teachers/
News on the original walk out below.
https://www.dallasnews.com/news/2021/09/24/resource-center-stands-with-lgbtq-youths-and-allies-calls-on-irving-isd-to-reinstate-teachers/
News on the original walk out below.
https://www.advocate.com/youth/2021/9/23/texas-students-walk-out-support-lgbtq-friendly-teachers
https://people.com/human-interest/texas-students-walk-out-after-lgbtq-safe-space-stickers-removed-by-school/
https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2021/09/23/macarthur-school-walkout-lesbian-teacher/
https://www.dallasnews.com/news/2021/09/22/irving-students-lead-walkout-to-protest-treatment-of-teachers-who-supported-lgbt-rights/
https://people.com/human-interest/texas-students-walk-out-after-lgbtq-safe-space-stickers-removed-by-school/
https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2021/09/23/macarthur-school-walkout-lesbian-teacher/
https://www.dallasnews.com/news/2021/09/22/irving-students-lead-walkout-to-protest-treatment-of-teachers-who-supported-lgbt-rights/
Gen. Douglas MacArthur's Racism & Egomania
From this article you realize why Donald Trump likes Gen. Douglas MacArthur.
time.com/5724009/douglas-macarthur-is-one-of-americas-most-famous-generals-hes-also-the-most-overrated/
SOME DISSERTATIONS OF VARIOUS LENGTHS
1. "Battling the Military Jim Crow: Thurgood Marshall and the Racial Politics of the NAACP During the Korean War," 38 pages.
ir.vanderbilt.edu/bitstream/handle/1803/13201/lusunmasterthesis.pdf
2.
time.com/5724009/douglas-macarthur-is-one-of-americas-most-famous-generals-hes-also-the-most-overrated/
SOME DISSERTATIONS OF VARIOUS LENGTHS
1. "Battling the Military Jim Crow: Thurgood Marshall and the Racial Politics of the NAACP During the Korean War," 38 pages.
ir.vanderbilt.edu/bitstream/handle/1803/13201/lusunmasterthesis.pdf
2.
Bibliography About the Fight to Integrate the U.S. Military
We will expand this list. Some of these books can be found used. These books include Gen. Douglas MacArthur's resistance to integrating the U.S. Military.
1. "Foxholes & Color Lines: Desegregating the U.S. Armed Forces," by Sherie Mershon and Steven Schlossman, John Hopkings Univ. Press, 1998.
2. "Breakthrough on the Color Front," by Lee Nichols, Random House, 1954.
1. "Foxholes & Color Lines: Desegregating the U.S. Armed Forces," by Sherie Mershon and Steven Schlossman, John Hopkings Univ. Press, 1998.
2. "Breakthrough on the Color Front," by Lee Nichols, Random House, 1954.
Links to Landscape Reparations Resources
Other resources
These two books by the brilliant historian Gerald Horne give a different background of the issues of race in East Asia than the usual views given in textbooks and gives a good background to understand the context in which Gen. Douglass MacArthur operated.
1. "Facing the Rising Sun: African Americans, Japan, and the Rise of Afro-Asian Solidarity" by Gerald Horne.
https://www.amazon.com/Facing-Rising-Sun-Afro-Asian-Solidarity/dp/147984859X
2. "Race War!: White Supremacy and the Japanese Attack on the British Empire," by Gerald Horne.
https://www.amazon.com/Race-War-Supremacy-Japanese-British/dp/0814736416/
1. "Facing the Rising Sun: African Americans, Japan, and the Rise of Afro-Asian Solidarity" by Gerald Horne.
https://www.amazon.com/Facing-Rising-Sun-Afro-Asian-Solidarity/dp/147984859X
2. "Race War!: White Supremacy and the Japanese Attack on the British Empire," by Gerald Horne.
https://www.amazon.com/Race-War-Supremacy-Japanese-British/dp/0814736416/
Lil Nas X Videos
I am assuming everyone knows how to use YouTube. But just in case. This video will take you there.