Source: Janet Hubert
Damn, girl. Right on.
Category: Race,
Response to Criticism about Happy Slaves
By Ramin Ganeshram,
The First Bite: Slicing Through a Birthday Cake to… | CBC Diversity
Ms. Ganeshram,
Even if all of that which you say is true, none of it was portrayed in the book you wrote.
Scholastic Pulls Children’s Book About George Washington And His Slaves After Outcry
The picture book was strongly criticized for its upbeat images and story of Washington’s cook, the slave Hercules and his daughter, Delia.
Scholastic Pulls Children’s Book About George Washington And His Slaves After Outcry
hmmm.
After Requiring Voters to Show ID at the Polls, Alabama Closes DMVs In Predominately Black Counties
The state of Alabama announced that it will no longer be issuing drivers licenses in predominately African American counties.
(Wait for it.)
…Alabama now requires a photo ID to vote.
GGGGGGRRRRRRRRRRRRRRrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr
50 Years After the Moynihan Report, Examining the Black Family in the Age of Mass Incarceration – The Atlantic
Politicians are suddenly eager to disown failed policies on American prisons, but they have failed to reckon with the history. Reconsidering Daniel Patrick Moynihan’s report on “The Negro Family,” 50 years later.
Sigh…
Greek airline apologizes for pushing Arabs off flight after protest by Jews
The Aegean Airlines’ CEO wrote to a Palestinian leader who had said the “appalling behavior by the Israeli passengers is reminiscent of the worst years of the South African apartheid.”
An apology is a paltry start. This sort of bigotry is the kind that fueled the trains into concentration camps in WWII. The “Jews” who complained should be the ones prevented from flying, as well as the employees who acquiesced to their bigoted and evil demands.
The response to an Israeli official’s ban on a Jewish-Arab love story? A video of Jews and Arabs kissing
Tel Aviv liberals respond to an education ministry decision to ban a book about forbidden love between Jews and Muslims with a video of strangers from each side kissing each other.
Ironically, its almost impossible to tell who is Israeli and who is Palestinian in the video.
Ministry officials were worried that the “intimate relations between Jews and non-Jews threatens the separate identity,” reported Israeli daily Haaretz, which broke the story.
🙂
The Massie Murder: The Most Infamous Legal Case in Hawaii’s History
“The Massie Case was more than a true-crime drama. It was a pivotal moment in the history of Hawaii, one that exposed a white supremacist social order (both locally and nationwide) and provided the seedbed for subsequent change throughout the islands,” says Stannard in his book, “Honor Killing.”
…A neglected gravestone in Kalihi, where a victim of vigilante justice is buried, is the only physical reminder of a trial that made national headlines.
Denby Fawcett: The Most Infamous Legal Case in Hawaii’s History – Civil Beat News
Donna Edwards: Media treats white militants better than black activists
The Senate candidate from Maryland says she is “deeply troubled” by coverage of an armed group in Oregon.
Donna Edwards: Media treats white militants better than black activists – The Washington Post
No shit.
What to do when you’re not the hero any more
From Star Wars to Mad Max, a new, more diverse kind of storytelling went mainstream this year – and the backlash shows how much it matters.
What to do when you’re not the hero any more
hmmmm
U. of Kentucky shrouds a 1934 mural that depicts African American slaves
Controversy about fresco — which depicts slaves in a tobacco field and Native Americans threatening white settlers — emerges as schools nationwide debate racial history.
U. of Kentucky shrouds a 1934 mural that depicts African American slaves – The Washington Post
Sigh… The student make valid points.
Covering up the facts of our history o avoid making people uncomfortable makes me uncomfortable. If our country’s mistakes are better known and understood, we can better avoid repeating them.
NAACP Sues Alabama Over Voter ID Law
Civil rights group alleges that state law has unlawfully disenfranchised hundreds of thousands of voters.
NAACP Sues Alabama Over Voter ID Law | Al Jazeera America
Go, go gadget NAACP.
Katie Pavlich: ‘Confronting My White Privilege Is Going To The Tanning Salon’
Fox News contributor Katie Pavlich tries, fails to understand white privilege.
Katie Pavlich: ‘Confronting My White Privilege Is Going To The Tanning Salon’
<white people facepalm>
Marine Has the Perfect Response to Trump
Trump won’t rule out ‘special IDs’ for Muslims. This response went viral.
This Muslim Marine Has the Perfect Response to Donald Trump | GOOD
nice!
White U.S. Senator Says Terrorists ‘Look More Like Me’
No refugee has ever tried to commit a terrorist attack on American soil.
White U.S. Senator Says Terrorists ‘Look More Like Me’ | ThinkProgress
Amen, fellow white person, amen to that.
Cops Didn’t Know Camera Caught Them Deleting Video of the Murder of Laquan McDonald
Unable to clearly explain why the 86 minutes disappeared, Police Supt. Garry McCarthy blamed the missing files on technical difficulties.
Cops Didn’t Know Camera Caught Them Deleting Video of the Murder of Laquan McDonald | Alternet
Everything about this is fucked. All of the officers involved in the murder and cover-up belong behind bars.
Obama pledges $100+ million towards girls and women of color
The White House announced Friday $118 million worth of funding commitments towards economic and research initiatives, honing in on the inequalities faced by minority girls and women.
Obama pledges more than $100 million towards girls and women of color – CSMonitor.com
cool
Clinton slams Alabama’s ‘discriminatory’ voter law
“…A blast from the Jim Crow past.”
Clinton slams Alabama’s ‘discriminatory’ voter law | TheHill
hmmmm
7 memorable Democratic debate moments – CNNPolitics.com
The candidates have been preparing for weeks for the first Democratic debate — and they delivered.
7 memorable Democratic debate moments – CNNPolitics.com
On the subject of #5…
Bernie’s response to the question about whether #BlackLivesMatter or #AllLivesMatter was well answered and an important contrast. It is also a contrast to the G.O.P. but the most important contrast his answer struck was the one between that answer and his previous comments in regard to that particular questions. Let’s not rewrite history, folks.
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Black Women More Likely to Get Wrong Breast Cancer Care
Black women are much more likely to get the wrong treatment for their breast cancer, new research shows.
Black Women More Likely to Get Wrong Breast Cancer Care, Study Confirms – NBC News
This pisses me off so much!!!!!!!!!!!!
What Race Has to Do With Breast Cancer
Researchers provide the most detailed look yet at why minority women tend to fare worse with breast cancer
=What Race Has to Do With Breast Cancer | TIME
Why the fuck are all of those feminists who want to talk so much about race and what it has to do with feminism not bringing up shit like this? Oh, that’s right because it might actually have an impact on the lives of women. Assholes.
Palestinians kill 3 Israelis as violence mounts in ‘day of rage’
Jerusalem’s mayor calls for Arab neighborhoods to be cordoned.
Palestinians kill 3 Israelis as violence mounts in ‘day of rage’
Um, wait a second, isn’t restricting the movements of Palestinians what started this? So the mayor wants to increase resentment and the ensuing violence? Is it a prerequisite for Israeli politicians to be short-sighted bigots?
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