white supremacy
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Judge of Characters: Confronting Racism Does Not Make You Racist
The Root is a platform that unapologetically confronts racism. But it seems that the racists we call out often attempt to flip the script on us—specifically me and Judge of Characters—by labeling me a racist. For a year now, I’ve been writing and producing the series, Judge of Characters to shine light on the things…
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Betty Shelby Is Teaching a Class on Surviving Killing an Unarmed Black Man. Here Are 10 Things She'd Be Better At
This week, Betty Shelby, the Tulsa Police Officer who shot and killed Terence Crutcher—and claimed he “caused his own death” by “failing to comply” to her orders—will teach a course to other police officers about “Surviving the Aftermath of a Critical Incident.” Shelby is convinced that other officers will be forced to deal with what…
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Republican Senator Michael Williams Proves Why White Supremacy Will Never Die
“Throughout history, it has been the inaction of those who could have acted; the indifference of those who should have known better; the silence of the voice of justice when it mattered most; that has made it possible for evil to triumph.” Ras Tafari Makkonen text Perhaps no quote better captures the worldwide indifference to…
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Snopes Debunks Claim That Trump Posed With Bikers With Nazi Tattoos on Charlottesville Anniversary [Corrected]
Correction: Tuesday, Aug. 14, 1 p.m. EDT: This post originally misidentified a biker posing with Trump as having Nazi tattoos. The original headline, “This is AmeriKKKa: Trump Spent His Vacation With Nazi Bikers for Trump on the Anniversary of Charlottesville,” was also incorrect. The headline and the post have since been updated. Earlier: Updated Monday,…
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This Is How Black Joy and Resistance Triumphed Over White Supremacy at D.C.'s Unite The Right Rally
White supremacists behind the original Unite the Right rally that terrorized Charlottesville, Va., in 2017 with violent protests, decided to have another riveting event. This time, in our nation’s capital. But the group was dwarfed by counter-protestors. This is their story. “The Black Lives Matter movement is such a place of hope and faith. To…
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A Year After Unite the Right, Charlottesville Is Taking a Stand Against Media and 'Allies' Who Implicitly Support White Supremacy
Anxiety is high in Virginia as it approaches the one-year anniversary of the Unite the Right rally, the “alt-right” violent protest that brought together all manner of white supremacists in Charlottesville. In anticipation of demonstrations—and subsequent clashes—marking the anniversary, including a Unite the Right 2 rally that will be held this weekend in Washington, D.C.,…
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Spike Lee Wants Us to Respect Our White Allies: 'White People Have Died For Justice'
Spike Lee is well-respected as one of Hollywood’s biggest and blackest directors. On Friday, his latest, BlacKkKlansman arrives in theaters; the movie tells the story of Colorado Springs undercover detective Ron Stallworth, a black man who joined the Klu Klux Klan in the 1970s. Lee admits that he had never heard of Stallworth’s story, much…
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Blindspotting Is the Perfect Metaphor for Implicit Bias
What are your blind spots? When you see a black person in a white neighborhood, do you question what they are doing there? When you see a white person in a black neighborhood, do you assume they are gentrifying? What if they’ve lived there all their life? What if they actually do belong there? Is…
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'He's Been a Monster His Whole Life': Family of Man Accused of Murdering Black Woman Says He's a White Supremacist
On Tuesday, a spokesperson for the FBI announced the agency would be investigating the killing of a black woman as a possible hate crime and is cooperating with local law enforcement agencies in its efforts, the Kansas City Star reports. According to the news site, Ronald Lee Kidwell, the murder suspect, has insisted that MeShon…
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White Detroit Business Owner Spits on Black Man Working Security at Event Over Parking Dispute
The white owner of a Detroit business is issuing an apology a little too late after spitting on a young black man who was coordinating parking and working security at an event over some issues with parking. These ignorant trolls never learn. The incident all started on Tuesday when Robert Stanzler, the owner of the…