The idea for This Week in White Supremacy came from this list generated on Twitter by Amy Siskind. Each week she lists things that we should NOT get comfortable experiencing. I urge you to find her online. Her posts are very disturbing. Our democracy is in peril. Being knowledgeable is one tool for fighting back. … Continue reading This Week in White Supremacy: Week 16
Author: Eva Paterson
This Week in White Supremacy: Week 15
Florida elementary school teacher sends home spelling list with racial slur. Session’s DOJ compiled a report identifying Black Identity Extremists as America’s most prominent terrorist threat. Tweet by Carmen Yulín Cruz. Navajo lawmaker harassed by Arizona Trump supporters accusing him of being here 'illegally'. The neo-Nazi suspected of murdering a gay Jewish student allegedly trained … Continue reading This Week in White Supremacy: Week 15
This Week in White Supremacy: Week 14
Let us begin this week’s addition of TWIWS with a deep breath, words of wisdom, and the beauty of nature, courtesy of the Sierra Club’s Daily Ray of Hope: The pessimist complains about the wind; the optimist expects it to change; the realist adjusts the sails. - William Arthur Ward Alabama state House votes to … Continue reading This Week in White Supremacy: Week 14
Are We Listening To Our Consciences About Deportations?
“If you want to know what you would have done in the early days of the Nazi regime, look at what you are doing now.” Those words from a tweet have haunted me since I read them early in the days of Trump and Trumpism. I gave a speech to the Anti-Defamation League and did … Continue reading Are We Listening To Our Consciences About Deportations?
This Week in White Supremacy: Week 13
The function, the very serious function of racism is distraction. It keeps you from doing your work. It keeps you explaining, over and over again, your reason for being. Somebody says you have no language and you spend twenty years proving that you do. Somebody says your head isn’t shaped properly so you have scientists … Continue reading This Week in White Supremacy: Week 13
In San Diego to Honor Dr. King
Greetings from San Diego! I'm here today to keynote the 30th All Peoples Celebration, an annual gathering that honors the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. The organizers expect an amazing crowd of more than 1,000 community organizers, artists, students, business leaders, elected officials, and faith leaders. Special thanks to Andrea Guerrero, … Continue reading In San Diego to Honor Dr. King
This Week in White Supremacy: Week 12
The Black NFL coach can be a clean-up man, but he won’t be recycled. Trump’s first year in office revived an age-old debate about why some people choose race over class—and how far they will go to protect the system. Kerrice Lewis, Black lesbian woman shot and burned alive in Washington, D.C. Trump administration says … Continue reading This Week in White Supremacy: Week 12
This Week in White Supremacy: Week 11
Trump's pick to run 2020 Census has defended racial gerrymandering and voter suppression laws. GOP lawmakers surprised to learn no black soldiers served under Confederacy in South Carolina. Men charged with murdering black man because he 'socialized with a white woman.' How the news media distorts black families. The past year of research has made … Continue reading This Week in White Supremacy: Week 11