"Most politicians faced with [poor] numbers would look for ways to broaden their appeal. But Trump has just one political move: inflame the base. As an incumbent, he cannot credibly run again as an avenging outsider who will raze the temples of the evil place called Washington. Instead, he is running as the defender of … Continue reading This Week in White Supremacy #89 | Trump’s escalation of racism means he’s worried about reelection
Author: Eva Paterson
This Week in White Supremacy #88 | Texas Sentenced Crystal Mason to Five Years in Prison for Trying to Vote
From the ACLU via W. Kamau Bell: Crystal Mason thought she had the right to vote. Texas sentenced her to five years in prison for trying. The case of this Texas mother is a window into how the myth of voter fraud is being weaponized to suppress the vote. http://bit.ly/2SCeo2u W. Kamau Bell on Twitter: … Continue reading This Week in White Supremacy #88 | Texas Sentenced Crystal Mason to Five Years in Prison for Trying to Vote
This Week in White Supremacy, Week 87: The Ten Stages of Genocide (We’re at #7)
George Conway: Trump is a racist president - The Washington Post https://wapo.st/2JH2mSE Border Patrol Chief Was Member of Secret Facebook Group http://bit.ly/2M2XIzK Dara Lind on Twitter: "If you're familiar with the military/law enforcement, you know about commemorative "challenge coins." Border Patrol agents have been circulating an unauthorized coin (using the official logo!) that mocks … Continue reading This Week in White Supremacy, Week 87: The Ten Stages of Genocide (We’re at #7)
Crimes Against Humanity: The Banality of Evil
It’s Friday night. I am getting ready for two parties and band rehearsal with my friends in the Coolerators. I made the mistake of looking at my Twitter account and after the hilarity today provided by #BestofThrowbackBlackTwitter, I chanced upon this video. My jaw dropped because the racism is so raw and inescapable. As Chris … Continue reading Crimes Against Humanity: The Banality of Evil
This Week in White Supremacy, Week 86: Sen. Mitch McConnell’s great-great-grandfathers enslaved 14 people
Sen. Mitch McConnell's great-great-grandfathers enslaved 14 people, bringing reparations issue close to home. McConnell has opposed paying reparations to descendants of enslaved Africans, though census records show his family, like many others, benefited from their labor. https://nbcnews.to/2l4HR8m Sen. Mitch McConnell's great-great-grandfathers enslaved 14 people, bringing reparations issue close to home https://nbcnews.to/2l4HR8m Rev. Dr. William J. … Continue reading This Week in White Supremacy, Week 86: Sen. Mitch McConnell’s great-great-grandfathers enslaved 14 people
This Week in White Supremacy: Week 85 – Plain View Project Exposes Pervasive Police Racism
The Daily Show : A new review of police officers’ social media accounts by the Plain View Project reveals that many cops have posted vehemently racist sentiments online. http://bit.ly/325meWD The Plain View Project Exposes Pervasive Police Racism: A new review of police officers’ social media accounts by the Plain View Project reveals that many cops … Continue reading This Week in White Supremacy: Week 85 – Plain View Project Exposes Pervasive Police Racism
This Week in White Supremacy: Week 84 – “Dear America: You are waking up, as Germany once did, to the awareness that 1/3 of your people would kill another 1/3 while 1/3 watches.”- Werner Herzog
Also: 'Black People’s Land Was Stolen -- Any discussion of reparations must include how this happened, who did it, and the laws, policies and practices that allowed it.' "Any discussion of reparations must include how this happened, who did it, and the laws, policies and practices that allowed it," writes Dr. Andrew W. Kahrl, an … Continue reading This Week in White Supremacy: Week 84 – “Dear America: You are waking up, as Germany once did, to the awareness that 1/3 of your people would kill another 1/3 while 1/3 watches.”- Werner Herzog
This Week in White Supremacy: Week 83: House panel debates idea of reparations for slavery
Lawmakers on Wednesday held the first congressional hearing in more than a decade on reparations, spotlighting the debate over whether the United States should consider compensation for the descendants of slaves in the United States. https://to.pbs.org/2IWd8CJ Matthew Amha on Twitter: "Imagine CARDING the most high profile exec in professional sports, seconds after his team wins … Continue reading This Week in White Supremacy: Week 83: House panel debates idea of reparations for slavery