Do you have health insurance? Why or why not? Kimberly Sampson, 40 Liberty City, house wife Well, my children are covered by the health insurance offered by the Department of Children and Families. I don’t have any health insurance. But I’m actually more worried about not having [...]
Are Black students unfairly disciplined at school? Willie Newkirk, 70 Miami, retired motivational speaker Yes, I do think that they discipline Black students more harshly and quicker than the white or Hispanic kids. Students today need adults to talk to them – to explain what it is [...]
Will Obama’s support of same-sex marriage cost him Black votes? Winston Johnson, 46 Miami, cleaning technician No, I don’t think it really will affect our votes. He did a lot for us. He’s changed a lot – brought home the troops from Iraq, kept the taxes on the rich and [...]
Does owning a gun make a person more prone to acts of violence? Barbara McCall, 54 Miami, postal worker No, they won’t. Just because you own a gun doesn’t mean you’ll go out and do something with it. There are people who own guns [...]
Has Obama done enough for Blacks? Roberta Dorsainvil, 44 Miami, baker I feel he’s doing enough – for all people, not just Black people. Tax breaks and creating more jobs are just a couple of the many things that he’s done. Antonio Flowers, 49 Liberty [...]
Should FAMU faculty be held responsible for allowing hazing to take place in their homes? Racquell Hopkins, 19 Miami, day care teacher Yes, they should be punished for that because their students look up to them. If teachers are allowing hazing, then the tradition is still being handed down and then students will think that’s [...]
Michelle McClary, 44 Miami, unemployed No, it wouldn’t be the same kind of care. I was at Jackson a few months ago and the service was excellent at the time. Jackson is going to need more employees to offer that kind of quality care. Verna [...]
Do you feel there should continue to be a Black (Negro) National Anthem? Willie Mann, 58 Liberty City, retired Well, in my opinion, I think so. We need to represent our selves, plus we have the authority as well as anyone else. That is our [...]
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