Cut the crap, Klansman.
Let’s stop giving white supremacy a respectable name. pic.twitter.com/AA48HOQ86M
— AJ+ (@ajplus) November 19, 2016
Category: Race
FormationGate: SNL’s skit ‘The Day Beyoncé Turned Black’ got it right
Beyoncé celebrated black culture and white people lost their minds. … FormationGate: SNL’s skit ‘The Day Beyoncé Turned Black’ got it right
New Klux Klan
It is painfully apparent that there is a subculture of law enforcement whose actions and character resemble the 21st Century Edition of the Klu Klux Klan. Thanks to social media, the world is becoming aware of cases where police officers are assaulting and arresting black and brown individuals for little other reason than asserting their power, “failure to comply” or because “they fit the description”. Meanwhile, there are citizens that support this bigotry through ignorance, bitterness, and/or blatant hatred. … New Klux Klan
A 14 Year Old Robotics Fanatic Arrested For Being Brown
A 14-year-old boy in Irving, TX makes a homemade clock and takes it to school. Instead of teachers and administrators applauding his tenacity and passion for electrical engineering, he is accused of making a bomb, arrested and interrogated without parental supervision.
Why? Because his name is Ahmed Mohamed and he is Islamic. … A 14 Year Old Robotics Fanatic Arrested For Being Brown
You Can’t Judge A Book By Its Color
Social justice activist Shaun King spent the greater part of this week being vilified by conservative media and their minions based on haphazard evidence that suggested he is a white man pretending to be African-American. However, anyone with common sense could read the context clues of his writings and see that (1) his biological father is black, (2) the circumstances are complicated, (3) he didn’t want to talk it out of respect for his mother, and (4) it is none of our business. Of course, these outlets were relentless, pulling out “family members” and birth certificates to support their attacks.
Eventually King was pushed into posting this piece explaining his lineage, why he didn’t want to talk about it, and the true motivations behind the “investigation” against him. A part of me wanted him to remain silent, throwing the middle finger to their desperate attempts to disqualify his life’s work. However, another part of me is glad he eloquently dismantled each one of their thinly-veiled arguments. … You Can’t Judge A Book By Its Color
Race Baiting 101: How Americans Have Been Duped
Oscar-nominated director Matthew Cooke produced a short PSA called “Race Baiting 101” that is absolutely brilliant. This 11-minute piece explains the history of the American slave system and how it still affects us 150 years after it was “abolished”. … Race Baiting 101: How Americans Have Been Duped
The Perils of Discussing Racism With The Blissfully Ignorant
I try to stay away from asserting my opinion as fact on topics that I have no experience in, and it boggles my mind when others do. With the increase in conversations about race in the last year or so, there have been a lot of polarizing points of view on both sides and, like a lot of people-of-color, I’m exhausted.
Trying to explain systemic racism and its effects to those ignorant of its existence is like debating The Tanakh with Adolf Hitler. The problem isn’t the lack of knowledge on a topic, but rather the unwillingness of some to accept the perspectives of those who actually know and experience it. … The Perils of Discussing Racism With The Blissfully Ignorant
Systemic Racism For Dummies
It really bothers me when I hear people say “we’re in a post-racial society”, “I don’t see color” or “we have a black president”. Sometimes I wonder how much of it is willful ignorance.
Thankfully, Laci Green gets it. … Systemic Racism For Dummies
The Thing About Racism…
Through all of the injustices and tragic deaths caused by individual and/or systemic racism over the last few years, I have kept my thoughts and beliefs about them out of the workplace. Mostly out of professional courtesy, but mostly because it’s an uncomfortable, uphill battle to explain your reality to those who haven’t had to live it. … The Thing About Racism…
Stereotypes Debunked Through Humor
These videos were created by comedy collective Reckless Tortuga in 2011 and, just like quotes from the Civil Rights Movement of the 50’s, are still very accurate.
I enjoy the fact that they can bring humor to such an ugly topic. … Stereotypes Debunked Through Humor