Word: complaints
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...Meet the Press, Tom Brokaw asked about the "impact ... on the black community and in those neighborhoods where there are dysfunctional families." To many pundits, both black and white, Obama's election to the White House signals the end of black America's unchallenged status as sore losers and complaint-mongers. "African Americans have just entered the no-excuses zone," Jonetta Rose Barras wrote in the Washington Post. Obama "won't tolerate ... the long-standing narrative of victimhood that has defined black America to itself and to the mainstream for more than a century." The writer John McWhorter...
...dominant conversation in the black community today is not about racism or victimization but about self-improvement. In a 2007 Pew survey of black America, Bill Cosby was rated second among public figures believed to have the best influence on African Americans; Oprah, not exactly a doyenne of black complaint, ranked first. That same year, a study of young people by the University of Chicago found that while black kids consumed more rap videos than their white counterparts, about 60% of them thought the portrayals of black women were offensive...
...Berry Farm.” We appreciate this gesture of sustainability and commend Harvard’s investment in local produce. At the same time, however, we believe it is necessary for HUDS to realize that squash is not a panacea and must be supplemented. Although the complaint may seem humorous, it is entirely valid: The sheer amount of squash served in the dining hall as a meal’s vegetable or vegetarian entrée is startling. Rather than rely on solely squash as the veggie of choice, Harvard should continue to pursue alternative—yet still...
...their own behalf.” This is wrong. Students have an opportunity to see and respond to all of the information that the Board receives and that might be considered as part of any case in which they are involved. In peer disputes, where one student brings a complaint against another, the testimony of each student involved in the case, or any witnesses to the case, is also presented to the student, who is then given the opportunity to respond. In peer dispute cases, where there is a fact finder and a subcommittee, the accused has the same access...
...stands, moderates and conservatives alike predict that Ohio Republican John Boehner is likely to stay in charge on the strength of his handling of the bailout rebellion in September and the drilling fight over the summer. Majority leader Roy Blunt, long the object of complaint among party foot soldiers, announced Thursday that he would step down, a day after the party's No. 3, Adam Putnam, did the same...