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Pipe Bombs, synagogue shooting, and the demise of civility in America by angry white men
People of color are cautioned to be civil in discourse regardless of the situation. Any push back against the abuse of civil or human rights by angry-white-men, is labeled “fake news.”
Danye Jones’ Death Is Being Investigated as a Suicide. But His Mother, a Ferguson Activist, Says It’s a Lynching
By: Anne Branigin, Theroot A rally and news conference have been organized today by the family of Danye Jones, a 24-year-old man who was found dead, hanging from a tree on his family’s property, earlier this month. St. Louis County says they are investigating Jones’ death as a suicide. But his mother, Melissa McKinnies, a…
Voter Registration Is Inherently Racist
How far will some states can go in disenfranchising certain voters.?
Voter Suppression Is Real and It Really Affects Black People
Although it has evolved into new forms, voter suppression still exists to this day. With midterm elections coming up, the new forms of voter suppression are more relevant than ever. Today, voter suppression can come in the form of voter ID laws, voter roll purges, voting place closures and robocalls that intentionally misinform voters, to name a few. Before 2006—pre-Obama!—none of the 50 states required voters to provide ID to vote. Today, 34 states request or require that you have some sort of ID.
Video Shows Chicago Cop Shooting Unarmed Black Teen With A Disability
A civilian oversight agency has released a series of videos from 2017 that show an off-duty Chicago police officer shooting and wounding an unarmed black teen, Ricardo Hayes, who has an intellectual disability.
White Woman Calls Police On Black Man Watching His Son’s Soccer Game
A white woman who called the police on a black man cheering on his son at a soccer game in Florida has earned the nickname “Golfcart Gail.” It is the latest incident in which a white woman has called the police on a black person despite there having been no apparent crime. Photographs of the ordeal were uploaded to Facebook by another parent at the match.
Democratic Takeover Could Bring First Black Speaker
Upheaval in the Democratic caucus could pave the way for a historic House leader — and some potential names are already being discussed. In 230 years, there’s never been a black speaker, or any black lawmaker seriously in the running for the post. That could change after voters go to the polls in November.
Voter Suppression
Georgia officials have begun to enforce the “Use it or lose it” law, removing over 107,000 from voter rolls. Voting rights activists see the law as a new voter suppression tactic, which has been an issue in the South since the beginning of African American Suffrage. Stacy Abrams, a black GA legislator, is running for governor in the state.
Booker, Harris, Scott’s “Justice for Victims of Lynching” bill moves forward in the senate
America needs an anti-lynching bill at the federal level. Will such a bill finally be passed?
Race Trumps Common Sense: The segregated mindset of the White Racial Frame
In America, people often make decisions based on belonging to a particular group, even though those decisions can have adverse affects on their lives and well being. This need to belong is also used to divide groups and pit one against the other.
The Origins of Prison Slavery
The real origin of prison slavery is found in the 13th amendment which allows forced labor “as punishment for a crime.”
White Social Studies Teacher Fired For Teaching a Racist Slavery Lesson Wants to Sue for Reverse Racism
Racist slavery lesson results in reverse discrimination suit by fired white social studies teacher.
Minnesota finally gets an African-American museum, thanks to two visionary women
An African American Museum finally comes to Minnesota.
Is There Voter Suppression In 2018? Here’s What It Could Look Like In The Midterms
Voters should be prepared to face obstacles to voting in the 2018 mid-term elections based on the 2016 charges of voter suppression.
Has Hurricane Florence Destroyed Records of America’s Slave Trade?
Hurricane Florence has left much of the southeastern United States in a state of disarray. Archives and records containing information on the slave trade may have been damaged from the flood waters and the after-effects.
It’s Bigger Than a Hip-Hop Exhibit: What the Controversy Around White Curators in Black Spaces Reveals
This article from the Root delves into the art world, examining how white curators often take up spaces meant for Black, Latinx, or other people of color.
What Is White Privilege, Really?
What is White Privilege and how does it show up in everyday people to people interactions?
The Whitewashing of Naomi Osaka
Mark Knight published a racist caricaturized Serena Williams while simultaneously whitening Naomi Osaka.
Tennessee man charged with murder for burning black man to death, then using Bible to justify act
Man writes a letter to a white supremacist group and uses the bible to justify the murder of a Black man.
