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Read A Book: Study Shows That Students’ Knowledge of Civil Rights History Has Deteriorated

Ya’ll should be ashamed. Time to do some educatin’. A report by the Southern Poverty Law Center has declared that states are much less educated about civil rights than they were a generation ago. “The report assigns letter grades to each state based on how extensively its academic standards address the civil rights movement. Thirty-five states got an F because their standards require little or no mention of the movement, it says. Eight of the 12 states earning A, B or C grades for their treatment of civil rights history are Southern states where there were major protests, boycotts or violence during the movement’s peak years in the 1950s and ’60s.” New York, Florida and Alabama all scored A’s for the way they talk about MLK, James Meredith and Malcolm X while other states just tell the MLK “fairy tale” and keep it moving. Let’s tighten up, schools.

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Read A Book: Study Shows That Students’ Knowledge of Civil Rights History Has Deteriorated

SMH: GOP Presidential Wannabee Rick Perry’s Spiritual Advisor Is A Demon-Seeing Granddaughter Of A KKK Leader

After all that fuss over Obama’s pastor Reverend Jeremiah Wright , this GOP wankster oughta know good and well we’re not having this beyotch all up in the mix. It turns out Governor Rick Perry is all tied up with this Alice Patterson broad who is known for her extreme hate speech against gays and democrats… and hate is all in her blood anyway cuz her granddaddy was rockin’ the white hood back in the day. GOP presidential candidate RICK PERRY has tied himself to a controversial spiritual adviser who political sources say could wreck his Whites House run! Christian activist ALICE PATTERSON, whose grandfather The ENQUIRER learned was in the Ku Klux Klan, believes the Democratic Party is literally con­trolled by demonic spirits, and she’s drawn fire for blasting ex-President George W. Bush, condemning gays and declaring that widows who don’t remarry should be denied aid. Gov. Perry shared the stage with Patterson and even hugged her, when he spoke to a 30,000- strong crowd at The Response prayer event in Houston, Texas, on Aug. 6. Patterson is an “apostle” with a Christian group called the New Ap­ostolic Reformation, and helped organize the prayer session. Now political pundits are comparing her inflammatory statements to those made by President Barack Obama’s former pastor Jeremiah Wright. “Wright almost destroyed Obama’s chances, and Patter­son could do the same for Perry,” a political insider told The ENQUIRER. We’re pretty sure Perry doesn’t need this broad to ruin his chances… he’s doing that well enough on his own. SMH! Source

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SMH: GOP Presidential Wannabee Rick Perry’s Spiritual Advisor Is A Demon-Seeing Granddaughter Of A KKK Leader

Eminem Handpicked Pink For Recovery Collabo

‘When he brought up Pink, I thought she’d murder it,’ producer DJ Khalil says of replacing original singer on ‘Won’t Back Down.’ By Jayson Rodriguez, with reporting by Matt Elias Eminem Photo: Robyn Beck/ AFP/ Getty Images Eminem’s rumbling “Won’t Back Down” is among the most defiant records on Recovery and the addition of Pink only upped the attitude on the standout track. And it was all the Detroit MC’s idea to tap the outspoken pop singer to add vocals on the number, according to the track’s producer, DJ Khalil. “That was Em’s idea,” Khalil told MTV News of the collaboration. The Aftermath producer revealed that a different artist was initially featured on the song, but Pink owned the collabo with her punked-out rendition. “He called me, and originally we had another vocalist, Liz Rodrigues, who is in my group,” Khalil explained. “I have a group called the New Royales and they’re based in Canada; Liz is from Toronto. Originally she was on the song, but she was already on “25 to Life” and “Almost Famous.” So, we were thinking, ‘Who else could we get for this record that would actually fit?’ “When he brought up Pink, I thought she would kill it, she’d murder it. He set up the session in Malibu and we did the session and she was done in like 20 minutes. She nailed it in her way. I was kind of married to the original, but once I heard what she did and she put her stamp on it, it was like perfect, ’cause she just brought the attitude out.” The organ-heavy production featured Eminem shooting off a rapid-fire stream of punch lines. “Listen, garden tool/ Don’t make me introduce you to my power tool,” Em spits. “You know the f—ing drill/ How you douche bags feel?/ Knowing you’re disposable, Summer’s Eve, Massengill.” Khalil said his intricate production style is what led Eminem to recruit him to work on Recovery. The Shady lyricist had to adapt to rapping over his particular style. “They were into my production, and it’s different than everybody else’s, because it’s dense,” Khalil explained. “There’s a lot of music going on. Even with ‘Won’t Back Down,’ [Eminem] told me the track was beating him down. He had to scream to be able to rap over that track. They just wanted what I do.” What do you think of Em and Pink’s “Won’t Back Down”? Share your thoughts in the comments! It’s Eminem Week at MTV News, so stick with us as we celebrate the release of Recovery and take you inside the making of Em’s latest album. Related Artists Eminem Pink

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