Posts Tagged ‘White Supremacy’
Home Appraised With a Black Owner: $472,000. With a White Owner: $750,000.
A Baltimore home was appraised nearly $250,000 higher when the Black owners had a white compatriot stand in for them, causing them to sue.
Read MoreWho Is Patriot Front And Why Are Folks Calling Them The ‘New Klan?’
White supremacy is alive and well, and it was recently on display for all to see as Patriot Front marched through Boston.
Read MoreWhite Supremacists Marched Through Downtown Boston Last Weekend
Boston Mayor Micelle Wu condemns the actions of white supremacist group Patriot Front, which recently marched through her city in masks.
Read MoreRace stands as a backdrop in Jan. 6 committee hearings on Capitol Hill
The investigation into the January 6 attack on the Capitol after President Trump after lost to Biden should examine white supremacy.
Read MoreA Civil War Among Neighbors Over Confederate-Themed Streets
Some Virginians have tired of seeing street names honoring confederates who fought on the side of slavery and racism in their neighborhoods.
Read MoreThe Buffalo shooting was centuries in the making, experts say
Shootings such as the one last week in Buffalo aren’t outliers. They reflect centuries of racism in the fabric of the American way of life.
Read MoreFamily trees fill in the gaps for Black people seeking their ancestral roots
By Curtis Bunn, NBC News Black people have been able to connect with the past and give new agency to their identities through building family trees and researching their family histories. Growing up in Philadelphia, Amber Jackson said she knew so little of her history that she felt disconnected from who she was. “They didn’t…
Read MoreBlack activists say Jan. 6 insurrection was part of white supremacist playbook
By Jessica Floyd, The Grio EXCLUSIVE: Voting rights advocates connect Capitol attack to racial riots throughout history that sought a common goal to strike fear in Black voters and anyone who validated their political power. LaTosha Brown, co-founder of Black Voters Matter received a call from the Federal Bureau of Investigations on Jan. 6, 2021 notifying…
Read MoreLouisiana Governor Pardons Homer Plessy From ‘Separate But Equal’ Ruling
By BET staff, BET News The landmark 1896 case solidified Jim Crow. Louisiana Governor John Bel Edwards has pardoned Homer Adolph Plessy, of the 1896 Plessy v. Ferguson ruling. According to CBS, Edwards signed the pardon during a ceremony outside the former rail station in New Orleans where Plessy was arrested 130 years ago for sitting in a white area…
Read MoreGeorge Floyd’s 4-Year-Old Niece Shot While Sleeping in Houston Home on New Year’s Day
By Noah A. McGee, The Root.com Houston Police took four hours to arrive at the scene of the shooting. A shooting that occurred on New Year’s Day in Houston, Texas injured a 4-year-old girl, Arianna Delane, while she was sleeping. The girl turned out to be the niece of George Floyd, who was killed last year after…
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