The Religion of Whiteness Becomes a Suicide Cult | The New York Times A wounded and swaggering identity geopolitics puts the world in grave danger.
A wounded and swaggering identity geopolitics puts the world in grave danger.
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Category: Race
At 98, the Army Just Made Him an Officer: A Tale of Racial Bias in World War II | The New York Times “Decades have gone by and there hadn’t been a measure of basic fairness, of basic justice that was brought to bear,”... “We owe him this commission.”
“Decades have gone by and there hadn’t been a measure of basic fairness, of basic justice that was brought to bear,”… “We owe him this commission.”
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He Was ‘Socializing’ With a White Woman—Then Ended Up Dead | Daily Beast In 1983, Timothy Coggins was found dead and disfigured after being dragged behind a truck and fatally stabbed more than 30 times. One of his accused killers was convicted Tuesday.
In 1983, Timothy Coggins was found dead and disfigured after being dragged behind a truck and fatally stabbed more than 30 times. One of his accused killers was convicted Tuesday.
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Library Group Removes ‘Little House’ Author’s Name From Award For Racist Themes | Colorlines The Association for Library Service to Children renamed the Laura Ingalls Wilder Award in response to long-standing complaints about her books’ treatment of Indigenous and Black people.
The Association for Library Service to Children renamed the Laura Ingalls Wilder Award in response to long-standing complaints about her books’ treatment of Indigenous and Black people.
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Natives: Race and Class in the Ruins of Empire by Akala – Review | The Guardian In a powerful, polemical narrative, the rapper charts his past and the history of black Britain
In a powerful, polemical narrative, the rapper charts his past and the history of black Britain
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The Racist Trope That Won’t Die | The New York Times The toxically racist ape characterization has been pushed to the margins of the public square.
The toxically racist ape characterization has been pushed to the margins of the public square.
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Akala: ‘As I grew up, I became embarrassed by my mother’s whiteness’ | The Guardian At five, the hip-hop poet was racially abused at school. Could his mother ever really understand?
At five, the hip-hop poet was racially abused at school. Could his mother ever really understand?
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Poor People’s Campaign Launches With March on Capitol Hill | Colorlines The campaign’s list of demands directly address the issues of systemic racism and economic inequality.
The campaign’s list of demands directly address the issues of systemic racism and economic inequality.
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Lezley McSpadden, Michael Brown’s Mother, Is Considering Running For Political Office In Ferguson | Essence Ever since her son, 18-year-old Michael Brown, was killed by a police officer in Ferguson, Missouri in August 2014, Lezley McSpadden has been a tireless advocate for justice. Now, she could be running for office.
Ever since her son, 18-year-old Michael Brown, was killed by a police officer in Ferguson, Missouri in August 2014, Lezley McSpadden has been a tireless advocate for justice. Now, she could be running for office.
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Tribeca Film Festival hosts screening and Q&A for ‘Rest in Power: The Trayvon Martin Story’ | New York Amsterdam News Martin’s extrajudicial killing seemed to reopen a portal to history many had fought to shut tight—a time when the Klu Klux Klan routinely and with impunity killed Blacks in the South and across rural America in the 100 years from Reconstruction through the civil rights era.
Martin’s extrajudicial killing seemed to reopen a portal to history many had fought to shut tight—a time when the Klu Klux Klan routinely and with impunity killed Blacks in the South and across rural America in the 100 years from Reconstruction through the civil rights era.
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