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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‘The game is fixed’: Activist explains why people loot, and historical erasure of Black wealth
"Let's ask ourselves why in this country in 2020, why the financial gap between poor Blacks and the rest of the world is at such a distance that people feel their only hope and only opportunity to get some of the things that we flaunt and flash in front of them all the time is … Continue reading ‘The game is fixed’: Activist explains why people loot, and historical erasure of Black wealth
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
Fascism/ANTIFA – Policing And Government By CONSENT – City Agrees To Ban Police Choke Holds After Protests Around George Floyd – Charleston Shooting, Hatred, Racism, KKK, White Terrorism, Christianity, Confederate Flag In History, Documentary Movie Ku Klux Klan (KKK), Racism/Slavery In US Historically | A Green Road Journal
What is seen in the US by Trump as ANTIFA 'terrorism', is seen by other countries as spontaneous US Citizen 'uprisings' against extreme fascism and racism. What is ANTIFA? ANTIFA is an acronym that stands for Anti-Fascism. Hitler was a fascist, as was Mussolini. They combined racism, militarism and predatory capitalism into FASCISM.Fascism/ANTIFA - Policing … Continue reading Fascism/ANTIFA – Policing And Government By CONSENT – City Agrees To Ban Police Choke Holds After Protests Around George Floyd – Charleston Shooting, Hatred, Racism, KKK, White Terrorism, Christianity, Confederate Flag In History, Documentary Movie Ku Klux Klan (KKK), Racism/Slavery In US Historically | A Green Road Journal
The White House is now surrounded by nearly 2 miles of fencing and barricades
In the 72 hours since the Trump administration used tear gas and other nonlethal force to violently clear Lafayette Square of peaceful protesters before President Trump's walk to St. John's Church, "the White House has been transformed into a veritable fortress," The Washington Post reports, with tall security fencing and concrete barriers erected to keep … Continue reading The White House is now surrounded by nearly 2 miles of fencing and barricades
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
Monuments to America’s racist history are getting toppled amid mass protests – Alternet.org
Monuments celebrating the nation’s racist history are coming down in several states after being targeted by protesters over the past week. On Wednesday, the city of Philadelphia removed a statue of the city’s former racist police chief and mayor, Frank Rizzo, just days after protesters attempted to topple it and light it on fire. Philadelphia … Continue reading Monuments to America’s racist history are getting toppled amid mass protests – Alternet.org
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
Racist Killing and Impunity – Centre for Research on Globalization
A court will judge whether there was intent to kill George Floyd; what is absolutely apparent is there was certainly no intent by the police to preserve his life or health. It is also plain that the force used was wildly disproportionate for the alleged offence. It is further undeniable that police violence in the USA impacts … Continue reading Racist Killing and Impunity – Centre for Research on Globalization
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
Justice for George Floyd and Solidarity in Defense of Black Life | Grassroots International
As a global justice organization, we have also witnessed this same white supremacy in the form of US military, economic and political interventions in the Global South, including the targeting of Afro-descendent Peoples and communities. Just last week, Edwin Fernández from Black Fraternal Organization of Honduras (OFRANEH), was killed by 3 hooded men, as part of the ongoing attacks … Continue reading Justice for George Floyd and Solidarity in Defense of Black Life | Grassroots International
US has DEADLIEST police culture in modern world, they only know incarceration & brutality – George Floyd family co-counsel — RT USA News
George Floyd died at the hands of uniformed officers, proving yet again that the US has the “deadliest police culture,” the like of which is nowhere to be found in the modern world, his family lawyer told RT’s Ruptly video agency. Public outrage over police brutality – fueled by the arrest and death of African … Continue reading US has DEADLIEST police culture in modern world, they only know incarceration & brutality – George Floyd family co-counsel — RT USA News
The Coronavirus Is Making Visible What Has Been Kept Hidden For Many Generations
Coronavirus is making visible what has been hidden and kept secret for generations. Neoliberalism and neoconservatism have wreaked havoc both at home and abroad, due to selling out to huge corporations on both ends of the political spectrum, racism, militarism, plus rigging elections. What has been lost? Every time there is an emergency, huge corporations … Continue reading The Coronavirus Is Making Visible What Has Been Kept Hidden For Many Generations
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.
It’s Bigger Than Buildings. America Is Burning | Common Dreams Views
“When the looting starts, the shooting starts,” Donald Trump threatened. He meant it. George Floyd was killed and no one was arrested. And they want me to care about that burning building with not one officer in it. You can rebuild a station. There is no resurrection for the dead Black bodies. George Floyd’s killing was on camera. … Continue reading It’s Bigger Than Buildings. America Is Burning | Common Dreams Views
Hatred, Racism, KKK, White Terrorism, Links To Christianity In History And Today In America
Hatred, Racism, KKK, White Terrorism, Links To Christianity In History And Today In AmericaHistorically, one race seems to have always enslaved and/or discriminated against another race and/or religion. The Bible is full of references to slavery and genocide of other religions. US history is full of slavery and discrimination against Indians, blacks and women, despite … Continue reading Hatred, Racism, KKK, White Terrorism, Links To Christianity In History And Today In America
Institution, History And Current State Of Apartheid By Other Means
John Pilger was banned from South Africa for his reporting during the apartheid era. On his return thirty years later with Alan Lowery, he describes the extraordinary generosity of a liberated people, but asks who are the true beneficiaries of a democracy - the black majority or the white minority? The video above won the … Continue reading Institution, History And Current State Of Apartheid By Other Means
2nd Amendment Gun ‘Right" Was Used To Suppress Black Slaves In South
Professor Carl T. Bogus, Professor of Law at Roger Williams University, Rhode Island, author of The Hidden History of the 2nd Amendment, joins Thom Hartmann.Why didn't slaves just rise up in the historical deep South states, when the blacks far outnumbered white 'owners' by huge margins? One reason why slaves were kept under control for … Continue reading 2nd Amendment Gun ‘Right" Was Used To Suppress Black Slaves In South
Trayvon Martin; Brutal Murder, or Justified Defense of Life?
17 year old Trayvon was wearing a hoodie, carrying some candy, had a soda and was talking on a cellphone with his sister. Somehow, Trayvon used these dangerous 'weapons' to viciously attack a MUCH larger, heavily armed, muscular Neighborhood Watch guy, who had just called in to police to report that he was following a … Continue reading Trayvon Martin; Brutal Murder, or Justified Defense of Life?
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