W. Kamau Bell / CNN – Below the surface of the water is where you find the bulk of White supremacy: The structures and systems that are in place to keep White Americans at the top and every other race and ethnicity below them to protect the status quo. This includes everyday stuff like policeContinueContinue reading “This Week in White Supremacy #134: W. Kamau Bell – ‘What every American needs to know about White supremacy’”
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This Week in White Supremacy #133: North Carolina’s Asheville unanimously approves reparations for slavery
BBC – The city council of Asheville, North Carolina, has unanimously voted to give financial reparations to black people amid a surge in debate about the issue. Reparations – financial compensation to the descendants of enslaved people – have long been hotly contested. Asheville becomes one of the first US cities to approve reparations, joiningContinueContinue reading “This Week in White Supremacy #133: North Carolina’s Asheville unanimously approves reparations for slavery”
This Week in White Supremacy #132: The Fullest Look Yet at the Racial Inequity of Coronavirus
The New York Times : ‘The Fullest Look Yet at the Racial Inequity of Coronavirus’ – Early numbers had shown that Black and Latino people were being harmed by the virus at higher rates. But the new federal data — made available after The New York Times sued the Centers for Disease Control and PreventionContinueContinue reading “This Week in White Supremacy #132: The Fullest Look Yet at the Racial Inequity of Coronavirus”