Freshman Rep. Allen West (R-Fla.) is reported by Huffington Post to have stated that he is "the modern day Harriet Tubman" leading people away from the plantation, which is overseen by "perceived leaders in the Black community" like Jesse Jackson who bow to the wishes of White liberals. In support of his statement West indicated that he was "willing to stand up for the Conservative principles that I believe can help move our community forward". In your opinion if Harriet Tubman were alive today, she would: “Jewelry has always flirted with circular shapes, especially for use in making earrings,” the article stated. “The most classic models are the slave and Creole styles in gold hoops. If the name brings to the mind the decorative traditions of the women of color who were brought to the southern United States during the slave trade, the latest interpretation is pure freedom. Colored stones, symbolic pendants and multiple spheres. And the evolution goes on.” “I'm a huge fan of Franca Sozzani and Vogue Italia's website because they have a whole section of Black models...But yeah, I didn't like it,” she told StyleBistro.com. “Slave does not make it ethnic. Mind you, it’s not lost in translation. the word slave, we know what it is. They might as well have called them nigger earrings. For somebody like Franca Sozzani, who did that whole Black issue for Vogue, somebody should have said something.”

Source: Afro American