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 –>>
segregation
Briefly Noted
Recently Noted – busing, re-segregation, white supremacy
Recently Noted – busing, re-segregation, white supremacy
July 17, 2019
The recent controversies surrounding Joe Biden’s a —>> read more –>>
Briefly Noted
Recently Noted – 1930s Redlining and Segregation Today
Recently Noted – 1930s Redlining and Segregation Today
August 29, 2017
More evidence that today’s segregated America didn’t just happen out of individual choices and preferences. The 1930s redlining of neighborhoods by the Home Owners’ Loan Corp, a New Deal housing agency, has had long term effects of segregating people.
Briefly Noted
Recently Noted – “Making Affirmative Action White Again”
Recently Noted – “Making Affirmative Action White Again”
August 13, 2017
Ira Katznelson (see my earlier post “Affirmative Action for Whites – began in the 1930s”) wrote a brief opinion piece in the 8/13/2017 NYTimes, “Making Affirmative Action White Again” that encapsulates the real history of affirmative action for whites.
Briefly Noted
Recently Noted – about racism
Recently Noted – about racism
August 2, 2017
New Trump focus on race reminds us, “All of the liberal praise for civil rights has produced no results over these six decades excepting the ritualized celebration of African American History Month. This is so embedded in our calendar that even Trump issued another executive order announcing it.”
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.
Books
Creating Segregated America in the 20th Century – Government in Action
Creating Segregated America in the 20th Century – Government in Action
July 12, 2017
Government, Federal, state and local took affirmative actions to set up and sustain segregation that is clearly unconstitutional and illegal. The de jure nature of the history then puts the burden on the government, our government, to remedy the situation.
Briefly Noted
Recently Noted – about racism
Recently Noted – about racism
May 12, 2017
An enormous entitlement in the tax code props up home prices — and overwhelmingly benefits the wealthy and the upper middle class.