Is there a national Jesse Owens day? If not, shouldn't there be?
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There isn't a national day celebrating the achievements of Jesse Owens in 1936, but if you wanted to campaign for the establishment of one, the procedure is as follows:\n\nFirst, contact your local congressman / senator and ask if he / she would sponsor a bill in the House / Senate calling for a federal holiday to celebrate Jesse Owens\nThen, launch a website to get a feeling for national opinion, I would suggest a free online petition or if you have the resources, jesseowensday.com\nNext, write a letter to the White House asking for their opinions / thoughts\nand then finally contact as many news / media outlets in order to get your message across
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I have been a fan of wrestling for over 30 years and the simple answer is that it is not televised.  I used to watch most of the independent promotions--ECW when it was on at 2 AM in New York and further back with the southern promotions on TBS in the afternoon.  If someone would put together an independent promotion program (there are enough sports channels out there--maybe Versus would be interested) I think you are right--there would be a lot more interest than there is now.  Unfortunately that would mean more exposure for the wrestlers and they would be signed away by McMahon or TNA.
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I'm fairly sure that it's a national day off from school. I don't even have school and I'm in college!\n\nIf by day off you mean today, MLK Jr. day.
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wow, what a good question, I hope people with interesting racial ideas about colonisation and the genocide of the native people go into more detail than I I have time for right now.\n\nwhy the holiday ... its a part of the story the country tells itself, to define itself.  every country has a "once upon a time, there was ...this place... and then some people came and did amazing things... and that's why we exist!" whatever, and down through the centuries, certain people who were real at some point get mythologized, like columbus and davy crockett.  these figures are always white european males, but that's how it goes.  \n\nbut its changing - we already have martin luther king day, so I have hope for a better story for the future...
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Your question is not racist.\nIf you've noticed, caucasions are not permitted to have any specialty charities, organizations and not even a "special holiday".\nAfrican Americans have\nKwaanza and June-teenth to celebrate their cultures.\nJewish holidays, Cinco de Mayo for the Hispanics...\nNational Black History Month\n\nCaucasions are definitely the minority in nearly every state.\n\nWe can't even change the "title" in\nwe choose to be referrred as the \nAfrican-Americans do.  Not to be disrespectful, I'm not sure what they\nchoose to be called this week.\n\nWonder why Caucasions are not\nuprising like other nationalities do?\nMaybe we should.\n\nNo one alive at this time has been a slave, owned a slave or killed a slave.   How long shall we have this held over our heads.\n\nRacism is eqaully alive by Blacks against other races.   So why do \nwhites have to defend ourselves for it?
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Usually the question you ask implies you know the answer you want to hear. I can't give you the racist view.  We celebrate American history with every national holiday.  The purpose of ethnic history months is to introduce us to different cultures, it isn't meant to be devisive.    The United States of American is a amalgam of many cultures.
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they got married yesterday  Jesse Jackson married them on the white house lawn while the confederate flag was flown, and the baby was Born the day before that because Jessica wanted it at the wedding service.......\nyou believe  that don't ya?
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With the average accepted number of 192 countries in the world, there are NOT enough months in the year to honor every country and the various cultures therein who have contributed to the advancement of our country.\n\nI agree with you, we need to celebrate the achievements of all people all year long.
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There already is one: Jimmy Jacobs.\n\nJimmy Jacobs wrestles for Ring Of Honor pro wrestling, based out of Philadelphia.  He is managed by Lacey.  Right now, he is involved in an angle where he is in love with his manager, but she not into him, so he sings to her.  He also works for IWA-MS, and other indie promotions throughout the USA.\n\nHe's having a match against former tag team partner BJ Whitmer this Saturday in Edison, NJ for Ring Of Honor.\n\nThere are plenty of videos of his matches and promos that can be found online.\n\nYouTube:  http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=Jimmy+Jacobs\n\nRing Of Honor:  http://www.rohvideos.com/\n(make sure to check out the "Jimmy Loves Lacey" music video.  It's hysterical.  His match with Trik Davies is pretty good too)
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I live in the United States and , no, St. Johns day is not a holiday. In fact, I have never heard of St. Johns Day .
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I don't believe it has been selected yet.  Last year's was not posted until January 1st. (2004 was Labor leader, Adams Oshiomhole.)
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As far as American Independence Day, I think that most of us connect to the importance of the day more significantly than other American historical holidays (President's Day, Memorial Day, Labor Day).  Our traditional fireworks are to many of us a reminder of what our ancestors endured to bring all of us the freedoms we now enjoy.
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Being as we live in a "white" dominant country (yeah right, especially in the Southwest) we celebrate great "White"  Americans every month.  I also don't think a Black History Month, or Hispanic Heritage Month is Politically correct either.  If this country is to be fair and equal, then put a stop to it.  Let's celebrate those specific days, like Cinco de Mayo, MLK Day, Chinese New Year, etc. equally!\n\nLove to you all!
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yes please,\n\nst georges day should be a bank holiday in england as it's our patron saint. \ni'll be quite happy to have st andrews, st davids and st patricks day off too.\n\nstart a petition, i'll sign.
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http://www.aafla.org/SportsLibrary/JSH/JSH1997/JSH2403/jsh2403f.pdf\n\nhalfback Dave Showell, an African American, from the contest ... Integrating New Year's Day. David Anthony Showell's presence on the ...\n\nThere's way to much info to put here.
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Jesse Jackson is the biggest liar I have ever heard or seen in my life. Racism is no longer a problem in this country. People that are still raciest, we cant change their minds. So theres no reason to keep stirring things up. Whats the point of feeding the fire. The NAACP is the same way as Jackson. Here in my home town it stands for Niggers Always Causing Problems. Whites don't care about racism anymore. Why can`t this political Black man put this behind him and forget it. He could work on other things besides Racism. Poverty is one, I can think of off the top of my head.
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Yes.  I do.  I think, however, that that phenomenon began years ago during 1960's.  As a child, the immediacy of television broadcast the riots in the streets of Watts and other locations, the death and destruction in Vietnam, the Soviet/Czech crisis in Czechosloviakia, the 1968 riots surrounding the Democratic Convention in Chicago, and the attacks on peaceful protestors in the South by dogs, police, and water hoses.  I saw all those things and even then, as a little girl, I knew that it would have a permanent effect on our society.\n\nI am dissapointed to say that it has.  As violence has increased in our contemporary culture to immeasurable proportions, there is almost a palpable apathy among people in general.  My belief is that this general indifference has led to the degradation of our current US society.  \n\nYou see, I remember how things were--at least in the United States--before that era.  There was a blissful ignorance, of sorts.  On the whole, families may not have had very much, but they were a lot more at peace and content than now.  Now that the media glorifies gore, not only through news, but in advertisements and entertainment, that time has come and gone.  Particularly after the events of September 11th, we'll never look at things in the same way.\n\nAs one who still values life, and still prays for people when they are missing or are feared to be or known to be dead, optimistically, I would like to say that it's possible for the tides to turn.  Realistically, however, I don't know how possible it is.  I believe it was Jesse Jackson's 1988 bid for the Presidency when he coined the phrase, "Keep hope alive!"  At this point, I believe a more realistic rallying cry would be, "Ressurect hope!"