A new article by Jesse Washington on ESPN’s The Undefeated reported on a new poll revealing that unconscious racial bias has been a major barrier in the lives of Black people and posing as much or more of a problem than structural racism and individual discrimination. Article includes quotes from Chris Bridges of the Equal Justice Society, the Program Manager of the National Implicit Bias Network. (read more)
THE GOOD NEWS FIRST:
- Mellody Hobson and the Hobson/Lucas Family Foundation have made the lead gift to establish a new residential college at Princeton University. Hobson College will be the first residential college at Princeton named for a Black woman and will be built on the site of First College, formerly known as Wilson College. https://bit.ly/34XQUeG
- Sherrilyn Ifill on Twitter: “How wonderful! #JuliusChambers is an American hero, trailblazing North Carolina civil rights lawyer, and @NAACP_LDF’s 3rd Director-Counsel.” ==> Dedrick Russell WBTV on Twitter: “Just told @CharMeckSchools will rename Vance HighSchool – Julius Chambers High School at Tuesday night’s school board mtg. @WBTV_News https://t.co/4AsG3nfUO5” / Twitter https://bit.ly/3lRZqms
- Ruth Hopkins on Twitter: Savanna’s Act & The Not Invisible Act become law today. These laws start to address the epidemic of missing & murdered Indigenous women. Trump is taking credit for it but their passage is the result of the tireless work of Native women & their allies, including women in Congress. https://bit.ly/31emYtH
- swissbusiness on Twitter: “Miami street to be named after Trayvon Martin https://t.co/x5LVo2od2M” / Twitter https://bit.ly/3nUFsJk
- iceagebaby on Twitter: “In honor of Indigenous Peoples’ Day I wanted to provide a thread of acclaimed shows and films that feature Indigenous peoples! The film industry has such a violent legacy with native peoples, things need to be better. These are some of my favorite shows/films growing up.” / Twitter https://bit.ly/2H1zCVW
- Opinion | Megan Thee Stallion: Why I Speak Up for Black Women – The New York Times https://nyti.ms/31buF3E
- Streetcar, bus to be dedicated to Buck O’Neil | MLB.com https://atmlb.com/34ZQDYN
- The Congressional Black Caucus Statement on Letter to Secretary Mnuchin on Withheld Stimulus Payments to Incarcerated Individuals | Congressional Black Caucus https://bit.ly/31bRqVm
AND NOW THE NEWS RELATED TO WHITE SUPREMACY:
- The Anti-Latino Roots of California’s Ban on Affirmative Action and Opposition to Prop 16 | Opportunity for All Coalition – Yes on Prop 16! https://bit.ly/31bMIah
- Sherrilyn Ifill on Twitter: “Since very little attention is being given to the fact that this morning the President of the United States referred repeatedly to a Black woman United States Senator as a “monster,” I’ll re-up this piece. https://bit.ly/2IB39q4
- Black Man Stopped in Beverly Hills for Jaywalking Accuses Cops of Racial Profiling https://bit.ly/3lRW3M4
- Lesley Lokko resigns as dean of Spitzer School of Architecture at City College of New York https://bit.ly/3nUP1rU
- Justice Department cancels diversity training, including for immigration judges – SFChronicle.com https://bit.ly/377dcxn
- Injera Mami on Twitter: “My therapist said something in our last session that I can’t get out of my head: “Black women don’t often recognize that they’re struggling with depression or anxiety. Instead, they think they’re failing.”” / Twitter https://bit.ly/350OFY5
- Derek Chauvin Can Await Murder Trial Out Of State Amid ‘Safety Concerns’ : Live Updates: Protests For Racial Justice : NPR https://n.pr/351g3oW
- The White Privilege to Terrorize https://bit.ly/37i9Rvc
- California prison factories put inmates at high COVID-19 risk – Los Angeles Times https://lat.ms/350PBM5
- Los Angeles Times on Twitter: “While much of the state shut down this spring, Robbie Hall stitched face masks for 12 hours a day in a sewing factory at a women’s prison. For weeks, Hall and other women said, they churned out masks by the thousands but were forbidden from wearing them. https://t.co/U9PTzjbkzw” / Twitter https://bit.ly/2IBotvF
- Even as the Economy Grew, More Children Lost Health Insurance – The New York Times https://nyti.ms/351ftHD
- A legal fight over how to fix ballot errors in North Carolina has left thousands of voters in limbo. Nearly half are people of color. – The Washington Post https://wapo.st/2Iteb0o
- Claire McCaskill on Twitter: “This is a picture of voter suppression. Why do Americans have to wait in lines this long? This is the line in Suwannee Georgia today to vote. https://t.co/rHl4Gr5kEi” / Twitter https://bit.ly/3196lje
- Berkeley Social-Justice Institute to Be Shuttered, but Not Without a Fight https://bit.ly/34XS61E
- Two Colleges Suspend Diversity Events After Trump Threatens Companies, Institutions Who Don’t Comply With Exec Order – Blavity News https://bit.ly/2Ix6pmd
- RAICES on Twitter: “After using torture to force many of them to sign their own deportation orders, ICE is using fake documents to conduct a mass deportation of Black immigrants in the next 24 hours. Most of them Cameroonian. https://t.co/c36rgeI1nG” / Twitter https://bit.ly/2H3ldsr
- Colin Seeberger on Twitter: “Just got a report from an early voter in East Dallas. She said only 1 in 6 voting machines are working at the Samuell-Grand Rec Center. While you can vote early at any early vote site in Dallas, the Congressional District where this site is located is 80% Black & Hispanic.” / Twitter https://bit.ly/3lTARWi
- Early voting begins in Georgia with long lines, high turnout https://nbcnews.to/3nTWqHS
- Amy Coney Barrett Draws Scrutiny for Ruling Saying ‘N-Word’ Doesn’t Prove a Workplace Is Hostile https://bit.ly/31e42vf
- Couple says they faced discrimination in home appraisal because of wife’s race https://yhoo.it/3nTWsiY
- NPR on Twitter: “Sen. Cory Booker asked Amy Coney Barrett what she’s read to educate herself on racism in the justice system. She said she’s had conversations about it but “it’s not something that I can say, yes I’ve done research on this and read X, Y and Z.” https://t.co/4rMTwMBWCq” / Twitter https://bit.ly/318d3pl
- Proud Boys promoting rally in San Francisco on Oct. 17 https://bit.ly/2T1J524
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