Racism/White Supremacy
Starting down the path to embracing our history of White Supremacy
Starting down the path to embracing our history of White Supremacy
April 18, 2023
Several years ago, I participated in a reading gro —>> read more –>>
jim crow laws
Politics
Trump, Charlottesville, and Presidential Blinders to White Terrorism
Trump, Charlottesville, and Presidential Blinders to White Terrorism
August 15, 2017
Viewed from a bit longer lens of history this reaction to white supremacist terrorism fits in very well with the lengthy history of Presidents, Congress, and the judicial branch turning a blind eye to white terrorism used as a tool to oppress African Americans during the so-called Jim Crow era.
Racism/White Supremacy
New Orleans, Mayor Landrieu, and the Future of Race in America
New Orleans, Mayor Landrieu, and the Future of Race in America
July 13, 2017
On Friday 5/19/17 Mayor Mitch Landrieu gave a powerful speech about the need to deny the falsifications of history that are those statues and to embrace the phrase, e pluribus unum, from many we are one. The speech is well worth listening to.
Racism in America – White Supremacy
Racism in America – White Supremacy
July 3, 2017
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Books
Slavery by Another Name: The Re-Enslavement of Black People in America from the Civil War to World War II
Slavery by Another Name: The Re-Enslavement of Black People in America from the Civil War to World War II
November 13, 2010
This book brings to light the extent to which the —>> read more –>>
Books
The Warmth of Other Suns – Isabel Wilkerson
The Warmth of Other Suns – Isabel Wilkerson
October 10, 2010
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