This Week in White Supremacy: Week 26

To be black in America is to never be able to have your presence be benign, and to always be in danger, of unease, humiliation or even arrest (or death by arrest) because of it. That’s what racism is, in a nutshell. –Joy Reid

Why a statue of the ‘Father of Gynecology’ had to come down: J. Marion Sims’s advances in medical science were made through experimentation on enslaved women. The Atlantic
A video has surfaced showing officers beating up an unarmed, naked, black Harvard student who appeared to be in distress. The Root
South Asian actors are fighting Hollywood’s racism. VICE
The head of the parent company of Cambridge Analytica knew Trump’s demonization of Muslims was comparable to Hitler’s demonization of the Jews. @Hadas_Gold
Blackface falls under ‘free speech,’ university president says in wake of racial fraternity scandal. DiversityInc
From Starbucks to Hashtags: we need to talk about why white Americans call the police on Black people. The Root
VIDEO: Trevor Noah shares his thoughts about two Black men getting arrested for doing nothing at Starbucks. Comedy Central
Orange County city votes again to opt out of California’s sanctuary state law. Fox News
For at least a year, the biggest page on Facebook purporting to be part of the Black Lives Matter movement was a scam with ties to a middle-aged white man in Australia. CNN
Tweet by Rebecca Vallas. @rebeccavallas
David Harewood: I’ll fight for the Windrush generation – their treatment has been shameful. The Guardian
Charlize Theron has considered leaving the U.S. for the safety of her Black children. Hollywood Reporter
White woman hurled racist and homophobic slurs at two Black soldiers — and then physically attacked them for recording video of her outburst. Raw Story
Why The Simpsons’ response to the Apu controversy was so heartbreaking. Entertainment Weekly
Election officials and Democrats in Wisconsin have repeatedly argued that the state’s strict voter ID law allowed Donald Trump to win the state in 2016 by keeping thousands of voters—predominantly in Democratic-leaning areas—from the polls. Now a top Republican official in the state is saying the same thing. Mother Jones
Afghan San Francisco police officer says some colleagues called him a terrorist. KTVU
Neo-Nazi ‘Tyrone’ exposed as a U.S. marine. Al Jazeera
Claims of unjust arrests by ICE agents and cops often disappear into an overwhelmed immigration court system. ProPublica
The Trump administration is seeking to completely revamp the country’s social safety net, targeting recipients of Medicaid, food stamps and housing assistance. The Hill
Colleges recruit at richer, whiter high schools. New York Times
Secret use of census info helped send Japanese Americans to internment camps in WWII. Washington Post
Maternal mortality and the devaluation of Black motherhood. Center for American Progress
A retired Chief of Police likens police shootings to modern-day lynchings. @Amy_Siskind
Suspected white supremacist died building ISIS-style bombs. Daily Beast
Video footage shows that officers waited almost five minutes after firing their weapons to approach Stephon Clark to deliver medical aid out of apparent concern that he was armed and playing dead as he lay motionless in his grandmother’s backyard. Los Angeles Times
The anti-KKK law that could bring down a notorious voter-suppression group. Slate
The mysterious deaths of Ferguson activists. @IamGMJohnson
Black teen who missed bus to school gets shot at while trying to ask for directions. The Root
Tweet by Wendell Pierce. @WendellPierce

AND NOW FOR SOME GOOD NEWS

Washington, D.C., may let 16-year-olds vote for president.

Trump pick Gorsuch casts deciding Supreme Court vote against deporting immigrant.

Marine Corps selects 1st black woman to be a general officer.

Eric Kelley and Ralph Lee walk out of prison after 24-year fight for freedom.

MORE GOOD NEWS, VICTORIES & HEROES

House Speaker Paul Ryan announced Wednesday that he will not seek re-election — that makes 39 GOP members not running for re-election this year. NPR
309 women have filed to run for U.S. House seats this year. HuffPost
Maryland became the 12th state to enact automatic voter registration. Mother Jones
The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled that employers can’t pay women less than men just because they made less at a previous job. NPR
Congratulations, Senator Tammy Duckworth! This week she became the first senator to give birth while in office. Axios
The Broward County School Board, which includes Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, voted against arming teachers. CBS Miami
In response to her tweet against Parkland shooting survivor David Hogg, 26 companies have vowed to stop advertising on Laura Ingraham’s Fox News show. The Wrap
Last week, Anchorage voters rejected an anti-transgender “bathroom bill.” NPR
Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg administered the oath of citizenship to 201 new citizens. New York Times

Read the full list and more from Susie Tompkins Buell’s The Rising, here.

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