Society is noisy right now, which to my ear sounds like the cacophonous wail of hit dogs. How do we deal with folks who don’t want to acknowledge or deal with systemic oppression?
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American Exceptionalism (White Exceptionalism by a nicer name) | Medium
William Spivey, Medium Illustration by Matthieu Bourel, photograph by Edu Bayer for The New York Times, Featured Image [dropcap]American[/dropcap] Exceptionalism has been described by historians since the mid-1800s. Definitions fall basically into three camps. 1. Because of its unique origins, born from revolution, America is unique from all other nations. Never having Kings and Queens […]
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How black mothers talk to their daughters about skin tone | The Guardian
Photographer Shaniqwa Jarvis captures the variety – and pride – in skin tone across all black women, and also between mothers and daughters.
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How Blackface Feeds White Supremacy | The New York Times
A racist caricature from 19th-century minstrel theater still haunts America.
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These Harrowing Pictures Capture The Reality Of “Bloody Sunday” In 1965 | Buzzfeed
“There are no broad highways that lead us easily and inevitably to quick solutions. But we must keep going.” —Martin Luther King Jr.
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How a black man says he ‘outsmarted’ a neo-Nazi group and became their new leader | The Washington Post
Katie Mettler, The Washington Post One of the largest and oldest neo-Nazi groups in the United States appears to have an unlikely new leader: James Stern, a black activist who has vowed to dismantle it. (Rogelio V. Solis/AP), Featured Image [dropcap]Without[/dropcap] notifying his followers or even his inner circle, the longtime president of a legacy […]
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If you truly knew what the N-word meant to our ancestors, you’d NEVER use it | The Undefeated
It was used and still can be used to make us hate ourselves
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How the 1% profit off of racial economic inequality | The Guardian
The racial wealth divide is bringing down median wealth, while wealth at the very top soars.
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Martin Luther King Jr.’s ‘Letter From Birmingham Jail’ | The Atlantic
“We will reach the goal of freedom in Birmingham and all over the nation, because the goal of America is freedom.”
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Florida Pardons the Groveland Four, 70 Years After Jim Crow-Era Rape Case | The New York Times
The Jim Crow-era case attracted widespread attention in 1949. Shortly after the rape was reported, mobs of white residents set fire to homes and property belonging to black families in the Groveland area.
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