***Nadia's Blog***: February 2010

Sunday, February 28, 2010

Earthquake in Chile

On Saturday, February 27th 2010, an earthquake erupted in Chile. The earthquake had an 8.8 magnitude and had 76 aftershocks of a 4.9 magnitude. Chile is located in South America and is a Spanish-speaking country. The earthquake occurred in Chile's second largest city called Concepcion. So far, this earthquake has killed more than 700 people. It has destroyed or damaged more than one million homes. Chile's earthquake is one of the most powerful earthquakes in the century. More than 2 million people were affected by the quake. The Chilean president, Michelle Bachelet, has asked for international aid. I wasn't really surprised that the earthquake had occurred because I read that Coastal Chile has a history of deadly earthquakes in which 13 of the earthquakes had a magnitude of 7.0 or higher.A comparison of the Chile earthquake to the Haiti earthquake shows that Chile's earthquake was far more stronger than Haiti's. Chile was more wealthier and better prepared than Haiti. Haiti had weak buildings but Chile didn't.

Sunday, February 21, 2010

The New NAACP Chairwoman

A woman named Roslyn Brock was announced the new chairwoman for the NAACP.She first started working with the NAACP when she was a freshman at the Virginia Union University. She also earned a masters degree in the health service administration from George Washington University. For more info on Roslyn you can go to All about Roslyn M Brock. Roslyn Brock is a health care executive and a former NAACP vice chair. she was chosen to fill in the seat left by Julian Bond. Roslyn is 44 years old and is the youngest person to have ever served in this position. I think that its wonderful for the NAACP to have chosen a young woman like Brock. Brock has said that the NAACP's goal is to encourage all Americans to join the organization. Another goal that Roslyn wants to achieve is to ensure that the policies, programs and politics of the NAACP are relevant to a new generation so that young people can get involved.

Saturday, February 13, 2010

IS KEVIN SMITH THAT FAT???

Recently, Kevin Smith was kicked off a Southwest Air flight because he didn't fit properly into the one seat that was left. Because of his weight, Kevin Smith usually buys two seats when he takes an airplane but there was only one seat left. Obviously Kevin was humiliated because shortly after the incident he tweeted angrily about it. He said that Captain Leysath( the man who told him had to get off the plane) wasn't justified for throwing him off a flight for which he had already payed for. The Sothwest Airlines said that their reasoning for telling Smith to get off the plane was because of safety issues and for passengers to be comfortable. The airlines' weight capacity is about 170 pounds and Smith weights more than that. The Airline did give a public apology to Smith. There is more information on the Kevin Smith Incident. I don't think that Kevin Smith should've been kicked off the airplane. To avoid this embarrassment they could've told Smith to wait for the next flight.

Sunday, February 7, 2010

Black History Month

We are in the month of February which is also known as black history month. February is known as black history month because many events such as the passage of the fifteenth amendment, the death of Malcolm X, and the birth of W.E.B Dubois( co-founder of the NAACP). To see the timeline of events that occurred in February you can go to African American historical events in february. Black history was first recognized by a U.S historian named Carter G Woodson and celebrated by Americans in 1926. It was first called Negro History Week by Carter and then changed to black history month. Black history is celebrated in February in the United States, Canada, and in October in the United Kingdom. It is basically the remembrance of important African Americans and events in the history of African diaspora.