racism
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SC Woman Sentenced to 20 Years for Shooting Into Homes of Black and Hispanic Neighbors and Wounding Black Man
Maybe there needs to be a white supremacist offender registry so that Black people and people of color can find out if their neighbors happen to be armed and dangerous neo-Nazis who will hunt them down, even while they are in the confines of their homes. On February 22, 2017, two families of color were…
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Resurfaced Video Shows Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene Saying She Wouldn't Take Down Statues of Hitler or Satan So She Could Teach 'What They Did'
I’m going to just assume that Republican Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene has never read a book. In fact, I think it’s safe to assume that she isn’t even aware of the concept of books. It’s the only way I can make sense of recently resurfaced comments from last year where she said she wouldn’t take…
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One Year After Protests for Racial Justice, Corporations Must Go Beyond Their Statements and Commit to Racial Justice Through Their Policies
Last year during the protests for racial justice, almost every major corporation released a statement standing in solidarity with the Black community. From McDonald’s to Nike, companies used their platform to shed light on the ongoing state-sanctioned violence against Black people, pledged to support Black communities, and as of June 2020, donated a total of…
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'If You Fail, It's Everybody's Failure': Bozoma Saint John Pens Op-Ed Calling Out the Double Standard Facing Black Women
To be young, gifted and Black is a decades-long mantra, thanks in large part to the legacies of Lorraine, Nina and Aretha. To be gifted, Black and a woman is a different legacy, earned at an intersection often filled with contradictions, microaggressions and challenges to your very legitimate and hard-earned wins; a trajectory illustrated by…
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Republicans Introduce Federal Bills to 'Restrict the Spread' of Critical Race Theory as CRT Continues to Live in Their Heads Rent-Free
At this point, Republicans are Haley Joel Osment curled up underneath his covers whispering to Bruce Willis, “I see Critical Race Theory.” They’re convinced that you can’t get Critical Race Theory wet or feed it after midnight, otherwise it will spread and gremlin-ize Americans everywhere into hating their country as well as their whiteness. They…