This is a conference organized by the UC Berkeley’s Haas Institute for a Fair and Inclusive Society. EJS is proud to help spread the word about this event. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uwTBTDhe1MA More than 30 high-profile figures, including President Obama’s housing secretary, a former US senator, and the mayor of New Orleans, are set to participate in a … Continue reading Race & Inequality in America: The Kerner Commission at 50 Conference
This Week in White Supremacy: Week 18
From the Washington Post: Top U.S. officials tell the world to ignore Trump’s tweets "One (foreign) diplomat, speaking on the condition of anonymity to avoid provoking Trump, asked whether policymakers like McMaster who adhere largely to traditional U.S. foreign policy positions were falling into the same trap as Germany’s elite during Hitler’s rise, when they … Continue reading This Week in White Supremacy: Week 18
Trumpism and ‘The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo’
Katy Tur was on MSNBC last week talking about the fact that many people in the White House knew that a wife batterer was in their midst in a position of authority. Many in the White House stayed silent. We have all read tales of Donald J. Trump’s misogyny. “Grab them by the ……” In … Continue reading Trumpism and ‘The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo’
This Week in White Supremacy: Week 17
These are difficult times. Our government has run amuck. It is clear that Trump, et al., are beholden to the Russians and have no compunctions about avoiding the imposition of sanctions. In addition, the Trump appointed heads of the various intelligence agencies in our government testified that Trump has taken NO ACTIONS to protect the … Continue reading This Week in White Supremacy: Week 17
Our 2018 elections are still vulnerable
We're seeing lots of headlines on election cybersecurity this week after Rex Tillerson, CIA Director Mike Pompeo, Director of National Intelligence Dan Coats, and this morning, former Director of National Intelligence James Clapper continued to raise the alarm about the vulnerability of the 2018 elections to outside influence and hacking. Unfortunately when it comes to … Continue reading Our 2018 elections are still vulnerable
This Week in White Supremacy: Week 16
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
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