17 May 2004

50 Years ago today, the U.S. Supreme Court handed down one of its biggest decisions in history. Chief Justice Earl Warren wrote, "We conclude that in the field of public education the doctrine of 'separate but equal' has no place," The ruling on May 17, 1954 in the case of Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, Kansas ended segregation in public schools. The decision may have taken as many as ten years to become effective in some parts of the state, but 50 years later we have all been effected by this decision in some way, and we should all be thankful that Earl Warren and the other justices were able to make the right decision, even in the face of controversy.
50 years after this landmark decision, things are much different, but discrimination and racism still exist and we still need to work to them to an end. That challenge falls on all of us, let us not let the hard work of those people like Thurgood Marshall (who argued the NAACP's case in Brown v. Board) be for naught.

Quote Of The Day: "Even in this sport the way it is today, where there's a lot of responsibility on the drivers, it still comes down to getting paid to do something that you probably shouldn't get paid to do." - Dale Earnhardt Jr. keeping it in perspective, even after winning his third race of the year and padding his point lead over Jimmie Johnson.

Jam Of The Day: G-Unit (Lloyd Banks)- Smile
other Song Of The Day: Tim McGraw- Home