Meet the Black Women Appointed to Lead the Democratic National Convention 

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Meet the Black Women Appointed to Lead the Democratic National Convention | LadiSav

I have a sheepish middle-class white person confession to make.

…Before I get into it, I want to make clear that in no way am I dissing, rejecting, or eschewing people of my own ethnic and cultural make-up. Quite the opposite in fact. Of course I’m way comfortable among folks who look like me. I’m a W.A.S.P.y-ass preppy-redneck and it’s hard to get much more Caucasian than that. The snow-white vanilla mayonnaise runs strong in my blood!

That said….

I don’t know if it is my background, where I’ve lived, or what, but I’m always more comfortable when there is a healthy mix of people from different backgrounds in any given group. Makes it more homey or something.

Plus, different people bring different strengths to the table, and that just makes the entire group stronger.

Anyways…

Go, ladies!

War Correspondents Are No Longer Spies in the Eyes of the Pentagon 

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Updated Law of War manual removes references that equate journalism to participation in hostilities

War Correspondents Are No Longer Spies in the Eyes of the Pentagon | Smart News | Smithsonian

I’d say this is a good thing if it wasn’t such an atrocious act of un-American sentiment for that language to have existed in the first place.

WNBA Players Continue Protests Despite Fines, Stage Media Blackout

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The New York Liberty played a game against the Indiana Fever this morning, the first game either team has played since being fined by the WNBA for wearing clothing that expressed support for Alton Sterling, Philando Castile, Black Lives Matter, and the slain Dallas police officers. Based on events that took place after the game, it doesn’t look like the players have any intention of staying silent.

WNBA Players Continue Protests Despite Fines, Stage Media Blackout

Good on ya, ladies!

Texas Court Acquits Man Who Shot Woman Dead For Refusing To Have Sex With Him 

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A Texas jury has just acquitted a 30-year-old man who shot and killed a woman he met on Craigslist after she refused to have sex with him. The man in question, Ezekiel Gilbert, has been cleared of murder after the Texas court determined that his actions were “justified after he shot an escort when she took his money but refused to have sex with him,” according to the Daily Mail.

….The acquittal came from a Bexar County Texas court which determined that Mr Gilbert, who was facing a life sentence, should not be convicted of murder “because he was trying to retrieve stolen property.” 

Texas Court Acquits Man Who Shot Woman Dead For Refusing To Have Sex With Him – Counter Current News

WTF?!

This transgender student won the right to run for prom king, now he’s suing to use the boys’ bathroom 

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Case is another sign of the intensifying legal battle over transgender rights; student says school district wanted transgender students to wear special wristbands to identify them.

This transgender student won the right to run for prom king, now he’s suing to use the boys’ bathroom – The Washington Post

Buried in here is the fact that the school district plans to require transgender students to wear green wristbands, publicly labeling them in a way very akin to Nazi stars and pink triangles.

Jeeee-zus. What jerks!

Police say white people wasting police time with 911 calls about ‘black neighbors’ 

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Dozens of serving and former US police officers have taken to the internet to air their astonishment at the racist emergency calls that they’ve had to deal with.

Police say white people wasting police time with 911 calls about ‘black neighbors’ | Daily Mail Online

People should be charged for these false reports.
Pure and simple.

Women launch ‘White Nonsense Roundup’ to unburden people of color

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Racial strife has exploded in America once again. Two Washington state women believe ‘White Nonsense Roundup’ could play a part in educating and healing.

If you are a Person of Color (POC), you have enough on your plate! It’s not your job to educate white people about privilege, racism, and what’s really going on in the world. If a white person is filling your social media with white nonsense – anything from overt racism to well-intentioned problematic statements – tag us and a white person will come roundup our own. We welcome your involvement, resource suggestions, and will take your feedback seriously. We are also happy to boost the signal of voices of color.

Women launch ‘White Nonsense Roundup’ to unburden people of color

Love this so much!