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April 15th, 2022 - 12:00 pm § in Racism

Jackie Robinson tribute

75 years ago today, he broke MLB’s color barrier. Return to The-Ave.US Home Page[...]

April 13th, 2022 - 9:32 pm § in Law and Courts, Politics, Racism

2 states, 2 voter fraud prosecutions

Charles Franklin Barnes Jr., 64 (left), and Jay Richard Ketcik (right), 63, are white, male, Republican, and live in a notoriously pro-Trump Florida retirement community. Both intentionally voted multiple times in the 2020 election. They got pretrial diversion, which means their records will be wipe[...]

April 10th, 2022 - 2:59 pm § in News Media, Politics, Racism

Huffington Post op-ed dishonestly attacks Black Lives Matter

Stephen A. Crockett Jr. (photo, left; profile here) is an opinion writer for Huffington Post. He didn’t originate the argument below; I’ve seen conservatives use it to attack Black Lives Matter. (I’m not familiar with Crockett’s work, and don’t know what his political o[...]

April 7th, 2022 - 11:14 am § in Politics, Racism

Whose birthday party is this?

Rep. Paul Gosar (R-AZ) frequently supports white nationalists, sometimes attends their events (see flyer below), and routinely lies about it, without a squeak of disapproval from GOP leaders. APU refers to American Populist Union, a rightwing extremist group; to find out whose birthday they’re[...]

April 5th, 2022 - 5:55 pm § in Jews, Racism

Outed hate-spewing cop resigns

“When I seize power, ‘hate crimes’ will be encouraged.” “If I found a genie and I had one wish? The Jews would be a distant memory in 72 hours. I am a supporter of as many holocausts as it takes to cleanse this world of talmudic influence.” “Niggers ruin everything. I have metal st[...]

April 4th, 2022 - 11:08 pm § in Law and Courts, Racism

One man’s hate crime spree

A 28-year-old homeless man has been indicted in New York City for physically assaulting 7 Asian women in 3 hours. His M.O. was to approach the women from behind, strike them in the face with a closed fist or elbow, then flee the scene, according to police. He’s Steven Zajonc, and here’s [...]

April 1st, 2022 - 8:15 pm § in Politics, Racism, Religion, Schools & Colleges

Treating LGBQT people like humans isn’t a “political issue”

“A gay Ohio substitute teacher was fired last week after handing out Pride bracelets to high school students, the latest example of LGBTQ discussion in schools sparking controversy amid heated debates in school boards and states around the country,” CNN reported on Friday, April 1, 2022 [...]

March 23rd, 2022 - 5:27 pm § in Law and Courts, Politics, Racism

Can Ted Cruz read?

I got my start with Jack and Jill, and over time gradually progressed to reading the stuff I write about on this blog and a lot more. I’m not sure Ted Cruz made it up the hill, but I doubt he’s read Anti-Racist Baby — he either didn’t bother, or can’t. Ted claims the bo[...]

March 23rd, 2022 - 4:06 pm § in Jews, Politics, Racism, Schools & Colleges

Too stupid to legislate

GOP state legislator Sarah Fowler Arthur (photo, left), who sponsored a bill to ban teaching “divisive concepts” (read: critical race theory) in Ohio schools, explains her tilting at windmills as follows: “What we do not want is for someone to come in and say, ‘Well, obviously the Ge[...]

March 22nd, 2022 - 11:03 pm § in Politics, Racism

QAnon group sends gunmen to Colorado voters’ homes

In Colorado, a pro-Trump QAnon group is sending gunmen to voters’ homes. They impersonate government officials by wearing fake badges and knock on doors “in areas with large numbers of voters of color, questioning people about how they voted and taking photographs of their homes,” [...]