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Posts Tagged ‘Racism’
July 14th, 2016 - 1:33 pm § in Uncategorized
What black people put up with
I sure hope this video was staged. Please tell me it’s staged, not real. But if it’s real, I’m sure glad I’m not black. I hope nobody hates me for saying this. I don’t mean any disrespect; I just don’t see how I could stand being treated like this every day of my [...]
July 11th, 2016 - 9:51 am § in Uncategorized
From the protests, an iconic image
“This is the work of God. I am a vessel.” — Ieshia Evans She was arrested and spent the night in jail. Read story here.[...]
June 23rd, 2016 - 12:36 pm § in Politics
GOP then and now
In 1964, Republicans joined with Democrats to pass the Civil Rights Act. Things have changed. This is what the GOP looks like today. (Read story here.) [...]
June 18th, 2016 - 3:53 pm § in Uncategorized
Is Georgia’s “stand your ground” law for whites only?
Jessie Murray, a black man, is charged in Georgia with murder. On Feb. 15, 2016, Murray met his estranged wife in a bar to discuss their marriage. After a few drinks they drifted to a pool table, where a tipsy white man, an ex-cop named Nathan Adams, stumbled into Mrs. Murray and knocked her down. [[...]
June 8th, 2016 - 5:48 pm § in Misc.
Judge frees black kid railroaded by dishonest cops
Davontae Sanford was released from prison today after serving 9 years for 4 murders he didn’t commit. Sanford, who is developmentally disabled, was only 14 when he was arrested, interrogated without an attorney, and coerced into confessing. Even though a drug dealers’ hit man confessed t[...]
June 7th, 2016 - 11:27 am § in Uncategorized
Racism’s last hurrah?
Now that Republicans have discovered their presidential candidate is a full-blown racist, maybe we can turn this election into a national referendum on racism, with white supremacists on one side (Trump) and everybody else on the other side (Hillary). Depending on how it turns out, maybe we can fina[...]
June 7th, 2016 - 10:26 am § in Uncategorized
A tale of 2 rapists
Brian Banks (left) and Brock Turner (right) were both student athletes. Banks played football; Turner was a swimmer. Both were accused of rape; one is innocent, the other guilty. Banks, who is innocent, served 5 years; Turner, who’s guilty, was sentenced to serve 3 months. How did this dispari[...]
June 2nd, 2016 - 1:41 pm § in Schools & Colleges
Alabama teacher fired for racist test
Even in Alabama, this test will get a teacher fired. The content apparently came from a 20-year-old email typical of what rightwingers circulate as “humor.” Read story here and here. [...]
May 26th, 2016 - 10:10 am § in Uncategorized
Honking at cops while Asian gets elderly woman a beating
CBS News reports that when an elderly Korean woman turning into a church parking lot honked several times at cops whose patrol cars were blocking the driveway, they followed her into the parking lot, harassed her, then manhandled and arrested her. While these are technically allegations in a lawsuit[...]