Article Summary # 7
Landon Clow
3/26/14
The first article I found this week to be extremely informational was "Georgia Activists Confront GOP Rejection of Medicaid." In this article it gives an insight on how a Republican controlled states government is putting politics over the betterment of its citizens. With the drastic need for health care coverage in the state of Georgia, many people are coming together to protest against a bill that would opt the state out of the benefits of Obama care. If the bill was to be shut down It would allow around 650,000 citizens of Georgia the ability to obtain healthcare. It is truly sad to see a state disregard the needs of its people for political gain. During the protest event at the state capitol, the group of protesters were chanting medicaid expansion now. Acts of civil disobedience took place which lead to 40 arrests. The man in charge of the social movement was Reverend Dr. Raphael Warnock, and during his interview had stated a memorable quote that Dr. Martin Luther King once stated. The quote was " the time comes when silence is betrayal."
The other article I found highly informative this week was "Black, Latino Firefighters in New York City Settle Long Running Suit over Racial Discrimination." This article opened my eyes to the social injustice of the New York City Fire department. Before the implementation of the law suit, about 90 percent of the firefighters were white, which in no way expressed the entire population of the city. After the case was won, the department had to now make more of an effort to higher blacks and Latinos. Although they won 100 million dollars in the law suit, the two men interviewed stated that equal opportunity for all is far more important then the money received. One of the men interviewed name was Paul Washington who filed the complaint against the New York City Fire department. His main emphasis during the interview was that it is not just about him, but rather a small victory for the on going battle of racial discrimination.
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