A golf club in Pennsylvania has apologized for calling police on a group of Black women after the co-owner and his father said they were playing too slowly and refused requests to leave the course. AP Black crime victims too frequently slighted by justice system. USA Today The Trump administration says Native Americans might need … Continue reading This Week in White Supremacy: Week 27
Author: Eva Paterson
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 … Continue reading This Week in White Supremacy: Week 26
EJS-produced video features “Jack McCoy” drawing the line on firing Rosenstein
https://www.facebook.com/StandUpAmerica/videos/478674225936067/ Today, TrumpIsNotAboveTheLaw.org, a collaborative effort of dozens of organizations from across the political and ideological spectrum, released a video featuring Sam Waterston, the Academy Award nominated star of The Killing Fields and NBC’s Law & Order. The brainchild of Eva Paterson, the video was produced and directed by Valerie Stadler, written by Linda Burstyn … Continue reading EJS-produced video features “Jack McCoy” drawing the line on firing Rosenstein
Special 25th Edition of This Week in White Supremacy
“White supremacy.” We all thought that was a thing of the past, but as Trump and Trumpism have taken root in our political and social cultures, we see evidence that many of our fellow Americans feel that white people are superior to people of color intellectually and morally. I am a fan of Twitter and … Continue reading Special 25th Edition of This Week in White Supremacy
This Week in White Supremacy: Week 24
What the Supreme Court doesn’t get about racism. New York Times A Sacramento hospital parted ways with a nurse after she wrote on Facebook that Stephon Clark — an unarmed black man who was shot dead by police — “deserved it.” @yourrightscamp White House: Stephon Clark shooting probe best left 'to local authorities'. The Hill … Continue reading This Week in White Supremacy: Week 24
This Week in White Supremacy: Week 23
On Thursday of last week, on the second day of Spring, we learned that Trump was moving ever forward in his desire to be just like the dictators he so admires. He hired lawyers who are not adept at criminal legal defense but who can go on State TV AKA Fox News and peddle their … Continue reading This Week in White Supremacy: Week 23
This Week in White Supremacy: Week 22
The 22-year-old black man fatally shot by Sacramento police in his own backyard was carrying a cell phone. Sacramento Bee Tweet by Kumar Rao. @KumarRaoNYC Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke says 'Konnichiwa' after hearing story about WWII Japanese internment. CNN White writer blames 'Black Panther's' success for ruining other movies. Essence An IHOP restaurant in Maine … Continue reading This Week in White Supremacy: Week 22
Want to Help Save Our Fragile Democracy? Join a National Call on Thursday, March 22.
The Equal Justice Society is part of this coalition. We'd like to invite your organization to join a call Thursday March 22nd at 1:30pm EST to hear an update on ongoing work to defend our democracy and the efforts to get to the truth about the Trump campaign's potential illegal activity during the 2016 campaign … Continue reading Want to Help Save Our Fragile Democracy? Join a National Call on Thursday, March 22.