Monthly Archives: February 2023
10 Point Program – Joe Bello
- Easier access to proper shelter for homeless people, especially in winter months.
- More police presence on subways, and other forms of public transit.
- Stricter drug laws to help take illegal substances off the streets.
- Cheaper forms of public transportation, easier for people who may not be able to afford it.
- More spending into the public school systems.
- Reform on Police officers/more training necessary before they are working on the streets.
- More police presence in neighborhoods that are unsafe with higher crime rates.
- More Strict gun laws to ensure safer streets and places for everyone.
- More of a push on keeping the homeless in homes and not on the streets.
- Lowered prices of food and clothing in NYC.
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The Man Who Armed The Panthers – Film Review
This was an interesting and informative video on a man, Richard Aoki, who was an original member of the Black Panthers. Aoki was also and FBI informant, which was obviously unknown to the rest of the Black Panther Party members. He was the one who got the guns to the Black Panthers, the video questions the fact that maybe the FBI could have been involved in arming the Panthers. Which I don’t think is such an abstract concept, as conspiracy theories of the FBI doing bad things to create an end result that is optimal for them have gone around for years. The FBI could have used Aoki to get an “in” on the party, use him to arm them and supply them with weapons in the hopes that they would use those weapons just so the police/FBI could use weapons back on them. This would make it not look like they were doing such harsh things and to save their reputation from the crowd that wasn’t involved with the actual party or living in Oakland. The FBI would totally be capable of doing that and getting away with it as they are some of the highest officers of the law in the country. As the video goes on, it explains how the FBI covered up that Aoki was even used to gain access to the inside of the Black Panthers. They still have not released any of the files that they had on Aoki, to this day. Sadly, Aoki committed suicide in 2007.
Judas and the Black Messiah Review
This movie showcased had a roller coaster of emotional feelings throughout it, I thought it was an excellent film with great actors who truly showcased how it was like living in this era in time. My initial reaction on the ending of it was shock of how easily they can get away with doing such horrible things to the Black Panthers and others. Emotionally I was feeling very sad and bad for the Black Panthers, all they wanted was for themselves and their families to have better lives while being treated fairly by everyone but instead they had to fight and be killed for it. The BPP had to deal with so much adversity from almost everybody that wasn’t standing with them for their cause, which led to the amount of fights that are shown in the movie and that happened in real life. The Black Panther Party wanted to be treated as equals to everyone else and were keen on their self defense from the police brutality.
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Interview Questions
Hello everyone, my name is Joseph Bello and I am a freshman here at Baruch. I am majoring in Journalism and love to write about sports but mainly hockey and baseball. The interview question I will be answering is: “What do you consider to be the greatest threat to your happiness?” I think the greatest threat to my happiness is myself. I find myself to overthink a lot, which causes me to go through stages where I aren’t as happy as I would like to be. While most of the time I am a very happy person, every once and a while I think way too much about stuff I have to do, etc. Which leads to me getting stressed out or unhappy.
I talked to Adam Mapoy in class, we didn’t ask each other interview questions but instead talked about our lives at home and leading up to college. He grew up in upstate NY and I found that we had many similarities in our childhoods. We both were big into sports, and also found that upstate Ny is similar to Long Island when it comes to high school sports. He was a big fan of basketball and playing it when he was growing up, while I am huge into and playing baseball.
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film review
the film I chose to review was “Why revisiting the Black Panther revolution resonates today” by pbs. this video is a conversation between director Stanley nelson and interviewer Jeffrey brown about nelsons upcoming film, the black panthers: vanguard the revolution. during this conversation, nelson explains that he wants to present the black panthers in a new light because there are many misconceptions about the party. in addition, he states that in order to understand the movement you must understand the time period which he does through his music selection. brown adds that a lot of the events that take place in the film are similar to those in today’s world, nelson responds saying that the items listed in the 10-point program are still being fought for within the African American community today. what I thought was interesting was when brown commented that the black panther party began with guns. however, nelson explained that the party started with protection from police brutality. saying that it began with guns makes the party seem violent or extreme. when in reality, it was a response to being targeted by the police which were known to be extremely brutal in that area. overall nelson explains that the film is important in today’s world, and he would like for people to make that connection while also learning the true story of the black panther party.
judas and the black messiah review
the first thing that I noticed while watching this film was in the very beginning when will is being interrogated by the cops, he’s asked why did he use a badge instead of a weapon, the first thing that came to mind before he even answered was that people are more afraid of cops than a weapon. watching this movie reminded me of the animated series attack on titan, with will (the informant to the fbi) being Bertolt. this movie made me feel so many emotions especially anger as I watched everything unfold. one scene that really stood out to me was when Deborah and Fred talk about if they regret having their child because Fred was ready to put his life on the line for the party, but Deborah could not as her body was not her own. I’m not sure why it stood out to me maybe it was because you can feel the concern she had for her child’s and his father’s life. this movie captures what the black panther party is truly about. They had breakfast programs and wanted to fight for so much more. they weren’t a terrorist group like the KKK and did not seek to harm others. instead, they wanted to unify all communities that were in some way shape or form being treated unfairly and not just by the color of their skin but economic status as well. the government saw it as a threat which is why the fbi wanted to disband the organization. they didn’t want Fred to receive more attention and didn’t want the party to grow stronger. they feared that they would overthrow the people who were in power. the black panther party just wanted to end police brutality and gain basic human rights for those who didn’t have it. Fred believed that the power was within the people. he was for the people and died for the people.
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Hi, I’m Gabriella Gonzalez but my friends call me Gab! I am a second semester freshman here at Baruch and am majoring in Political Science. I consider myself to be somewhat of an extrovert. I love all animals (especially dogs), have been a dancer for 16 years now, and don’t really love school (but honestly who really does?). I am currently between going on the path of being a lawyer or being a teacher. I’ve always loved kids and this past year have started not only teaching dance at my old studio but am also now a middle school after-school teacher. However, although part of my heart lies in the educator realm, I have a deep interest in all things law.
In class I interviewed Yuning. He just transferred from City College, he had heard Baruch excelled in his major which is Marketing Management. He commutes a whole hour and a half to come to school from Long Island. Props to him since we have a 7:50am class that I barely wake up for. He also came to America fairly recently, 2018, from China. The past few years hes been working on navigating his new life here in America.
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Ten Point Program
Yelianni, Raymundo, Evan
- We want to minimize inflation on the many goods that your average citizen relies on.
- Political inequality – We want to reduce the amount of absolute political impact government officials hold over our individual vote.
- We want quality health care for all even those who cannot afford it regardless of being poor or rich.
- We want to reduce easy access to weapons and implement gun training to decrease gun violence
- We want stable rent regulations that provides affordable housing to minorities to reduce gentrification
- We want to regulate abortion laws so that women are able to make their own choices when it comes to their bodies
- We want more enforced laws and bigger consequence for a Domestic violence
- We want better police training to prevent police brutality against minorities
- We want the refinement of the tax system, to which the process is handled more efficiently and tax evasion is severely cut down.
- We demand more funding for homeless shelters and to provide general basic needs for them.
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Jason Hernandez. Ten Point Program
- More police patrolling around multiple train stops
- More government spending towards the community
- School programs should be offered more often for students in need
- Cheaper medicine for poor communities
- People of different groups deserve equal treatment
- More awareness of racial discrimination
- Awareness of drug usage and how to control this
- Equality for the LGBTQ+ community
- Higher work pay
- More immigration programs
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Ten-point program
- We want to protect women rights to an abortion .
- We want to have universal healthcare .
- We want cops to protect our people in high danger areas.
- We want to provide more income to low-income schools .
- We want to have a stronger Boarder.
- We want to have affordable rent .
- We want to have better Gun control.
- We want to have a safer transit .
- We want forever lasting peace between all of the Nations.
- We want to provide shelter to homeless animals.
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Ten point program
Amari Asante
- We want no party divisions for better laws.
- We want permanent equality
- We want an end to police brutality
- We want better methods to prevent global warming
- We want free education
- We want more protected areas of green
- We want better diplomatic relations
- We want free medical treatment
- We want the stoppage of weapon manufacturing
- We want more homeless job opportunities
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Film Review: The Man Who Armed The Panthers
I became enraged as such an important wasn’t discussed as much as others in the war on civil rights. Richard Aoki, a Japanese male who played a pivotal role in the Black Panther Party movement. After he completed his college education he ventured into the world of politics and became a friend to black activists. He started his involvement slowly but surely, eventually providing weapons/firearms for the party members. As I read further into him I stopped upon information on his death as it was ruled a “suicide”. I am very curious as to whether he actually committed suicide. Was this an attempt to silence him even after all those years? Was him providing firearms to the B.P.P for good or bad? We’ll never know but with the information at hand he is indubitably, a hero.
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