“The quote motivating me: ‘Either America will destroy ignorance or ignorance will destroy the United States.’-W.E.B. Du Bois. I am dedicating myself to destroying ignorance.” -Maya Wiley On the 28th anniversary of the ADA's passage, disability rights are increasingly in peril. Rewire The Justice Department has instructed US attorneys offices not to use the term … Continue reading This Week in White Supremacy: Week 37

Be wise with your energy. Everything doesn’t require your response. And injustice requires our attention, but we should be intentional and intelligent about that. Good can be strategic. I love you. -Bernice King These are the names of the Black people whom police have shot and killed since 2016. ACLU The founder of the Papa … Continue reading This Week in White Supremacy: Week 36

And, we are back!  Between our 2018 Mind Science Conference and summer vacations, TWIWS took a brief hiatus.  We had hoped the same would be the case for the racists but, of course, that did not happen. We hope you will take some time for self-care and rejuvenation this summer – we have a lot … Continue reading This Week in White Supremacy: Week 35

The NFL is learning the hard way that there’s no appeasing Trump. Vox What will happen if there is racist chanting at the World Cup? BBC A new study finds that white Americans are way more likely to support cuts to aid for the poor once you put them in a racist mood. New York … Continue reading This Week in White Supremacy: Week 34

Indigenous women have been disappearing for generations. Politicians are finally starting to notice. The Intercept Trump vs. the Philadelphia Eagles. New York Times Tweet by Mike Colter RE: taking a knee and police brutality. @realmikecolter A recently leaked image shows dozens of immigrants in orange jumpsuits, their hands and feet shackled, undergoing a "mass trial" … Continue reading This Week in White Supremacy: Week 33

President Trump and his top administration officials repeatedly warned that unaccompanied migrant children arriving at the southern border are potentially exposing the nation to eventual gang crime. “They look so innocent. They’re not innocent.” Washington Post VIDEO: At least eight white nationalists are running for federal office this year on the Republican ticket, more than … Continue reading This Week in White Supremacy: Week 32

'You don't deserve American food!': Muslim students attacked at McDonald's. Washington Post Just two weeks before Starbucks is set to close thousands of locations for "racial-bias education," for its employees, the coffee company is once again facing scrutiny after a barista at a store in La Cañada Flintridge, California, targeted a Hispanic customer with a … Continue reading This Week in White Supremacy: Week 31

Our good friend Emily Scott was in Montgomery for the openings of the Legacy Museum and the National Memorial for Peace and Justice, followed by a two-day summit on racial justice.  She wanted to share a few of her Facebook reflections and photos with our TWIWS readers: The enormity of all that was experienced, learned, … Continue reading This Week in White Supremacy: Week 30