Throughout the 1830s, President Andrew Jackson ordered the forced removal of tens of thousands of Native Americans from their homelands east of the Mississippi River. This perilous journey to designated lands in the west, known as the Trail of Tears, was fraught with harsh winters, disease, and cruelty. The name came to encompass the removal … Continue reading The Trail Of Tears: The Forced Removal Of Native Americans To The West
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National Guard Troops Refuse Trump’s Race War | Courage to Resist
One Guardsmen who is resisting Trump’s orders originally hoped to join medical missions assisting in natural disasters. Addressing the current situation he says, “I can’t do it. Even looking at my uniform is making me feel sick that I’m associated with this, especially after [the National Guard unit] shot that man who owned that barbecue … Continue reading National Guard Troops Refuse Trump’s Race War | Courage to Resist
Moving Street Protests from Futility to Utility | Ralph Nader
They face racism daily. It is built into conditions of discriminatory poverty – no jobs or low-paid jobs, or unprotected work that is too often dangerous in nature. As tenants, many African Americans are defenseless against evictions and landlord safety code violations. As ripped off borrowers (payday loan rackets) defrauded consumers (the poor pay more … Continue reading Moving Street Protests from Futility to Utility | Ralph Nader
NASCAR bans Confederate flags at its events
The flag will no longer be allowed at races or displayed at any NASCAR properties, the league said in a statement posted to its Twitter account. "The presence of the confederate flag at NASCAR events runs contrary to our commitment to providing a welcoming and inclusive environment for all fans, our competitors, and our industry," … Continue reading NASCAR bans Confederate flags at its events
How to Fight Racism Through Inner Work, by Jill Suttie
There’s actually research that shows mindfulness helps reduce implicit bias—not just around race or gender, but also around homelessness, age, etc. So, there’s some reason to believe that basic, simple awareness practices can help disrupt that automatic, biased way of thinking. This helps us more consciously choose how we engage with one another—whether we see ourselves … Continue reading How to Fight Racism Through Inner Work, by Jill Suttie
A Quaker Antiracist Reading List
Last year, award‐winning historian Ibram X. Kendi created a reading list for the New York Times, a set of classic and contemporary books presented as “a stepladder to antiracism, each step addressing a different stage of the journey toward destroying racism’s insidious hold on all of us.” More recently, activists Sarah Sophie Flicker and Alyssa Klein shared their own … Continue reading A Quaker Antiracist Reading List
What Does The Great Replacement Symbol Mean And Say? Law And Order, Ethnic Autonomy, Protection Of Heritage And Culture, Workers Rights, Anti Imperialism, Environmentalism, Responsible Markets, Addiction Free Community – Supporting Racism, White Supremacy | A Green Road Journal
There are nine sections to this symbol. Let's go into them one at a time. ETHNIC AUTONOMY Ethnic autonomy - Racists and white supremacist groups all believe that ethnic minorities need to stay 'in their own areas', ideally separated by race. At first glance, this idea may seem to have a little merit. The racist … Continue reading What Does The Great Replacement Symbol Mean And Say? Law And Order, Ethnic Autonomy, Protection Of Heritage And Culture, Workers Rights, Anti Imperialism, Environmentalism, Responsible Markets, Addiction Free Community – Supporting Racism, White Supremacy | A Green Road Journal
Emotional Senate debate as Rand Paul blocks bill to make lynching a federal crime – ABC News
Lynching is still not a federal crime in the United States, despite nearly 200 attempts by lawmakers to make it so. Now, as the nation grapples with the death of George Floyd, emotional debate broke out on the Senate floor as one lawmaker stood in the way of allowing the historic passage of a bill … Continue reading Emotional Senate debate as Rand Paul blocks bill to make lynching a federal crime – ABC News
3 more Minneapolis officers charged in George Floyd death, Derek Chauvin charges elevated
The three former officers, Tou Thao, Thomas Lane and J. Alexander Kueng, were charged with aiding and abetting murder, according to criminal complaints filed by the state of Minnesota. The murder charge against the fourth, Derek Chauvin, was also elevated to second-degree, from third-degree. Chauvin, who held his knee on Floyd’s neck for more than … Continue reading 3 more Minneapolis officers charged in George Floyd death, Derek Chauvin charges elevated
Breaking News: Floyd Family lawyer said private autopsy found death homicide from asphyxia !
“The knee to the neck and the knees to his back both contributed to him not being able to get breath,” said Floyd family attorney Ben Crump in the news conference. “And what those officers did, that we see on the video, is the cause of his death, not some underlying, unknown health condition. George … Continue reading Breaking News: Floyd Family lawyer said private autopsy found death homicide from asphyxia !
A Long Time For Killing by Michael Parenti – Dandelion Salad
Today, across the nation, we witness homicidal violence delivered against unarmed people by law enforcement officers. These beatings and killings are carried out with something close to impunity. The cops almost always get away with murder. Moreover, these crimes are nothing new; they are longstanding in practice. A study of police brutality in three major … Continue reading A Long Time For Killing by Michael Parenti – Dandelion Salad
Bus Drivers Refuse To Help Police, Prison Labor Replaces Meatpackers And More
With protests erupting all over Minneapolis over the death of George Floyd, cops are attempting to arrest protesters in mass. However, some bus drivers in Minneapolis are refusing to use their buses to transport protestors to jail. “As a transit worker and union member, I refuse to transport my class and radical youth,” Minneapolis bus … Continue reading Bus Drivers Refuse To Help Police, Prison Labor Replaces Meatpackers And More
Minneapolis officers use more aggressive tactics against protesters as rallies flare around U.S.
Across the country, demonstrators took to the streets, some demanding justice for Floyd and others fueling chaos, burning businesses and facing off against law enforcement officers. Saturday night's protest capped a weekend of more than 100 protests, rallies and vigils. Vehicles were torched in both New York and Los Angeles, and at the White House, … Continue reading Minneapolis officers use more aggressive tactics against protesters as rallies flare around U.S.
Second federal judge blocks parts of Trump’s revised travel ban
A federal judge in Maryland early Thursday temporarily blocked parts of President Trump’s revised travel order, according to multiple reports. Hours earlier, a federal judge in Hawaii placed a nationwide block on Trump’s order, delivering a major blow to the president's policy just hours before it was set to go into effect. On Thursday, U.S. District … Continue reading Second federal judge blocks parts of Trump’s revised travel ban
Jeremy Scahill on Trump Team: A Cabal of Religious Extremists, Privatization Advocates & Racists
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