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What a frightened bunch, that Fox News audience, so sensitive to racist dog whistles, because the GOP is apparently blameless for racist policies. More frightening is that “this is a … Read More
Fox News had an interesting graph along with a report on stock market moves in regards to when certain things happen to black men, police violence & deaths. The matter-of-fact … Read More
Darn that BLM Plaza. Trump wanted a Space Force, when unlike an army in outer space, on this planet, it’s not about force in the urban space of protest and speech rights. In the … Read More
U.S. Senate candidate, Jaime Harrison (D. SC), has an op-ed in The Root that addresses George Floyd and the years of police brutality that the black community has had to … Read More
It is important to remember that public acts of prayer do not absolve the application of selective violence especially against journalists. x Police Target Journalists as Trump Blames ‘Lamestream Media’ … Read More
Received this e-mail today from the Progressive Change Campaign Committee in support of Jamall Bowman’s (D. NY-16) campaign: x YouTube Video As we see videos of the police shooting, beating, … Read More
The Black guy did not belong here; the Mexican will rape our women, that virus—oh the Chinese did it. In one form or the other the commander-in-chief, now from under … Read More
MSNBC Host Katy Tur was shocked that black men have better odds of demise-by-cop than winning a scratch-off ticket. Joshua Johnson helped set the stage. MSNBC host Katy Tur was … Read More
Racist says what? x Question: With your tweet today, are you concerned that you may be stoking more racial violence?Trump: No not at all… I have no idea if they’re … Read More
Yup. Exactly the same. A Black man getting his throat crushed by a cop is exactly the same thing as the FBI investigating a presidential candidate’s numerous sketchy ties to — … Read More
MSNBC correspondent Trymaine Lee did not hold back when Chuck Todd asked him about the situation in Minneapolis after the George Floyd murderer Trymaine Lee tells America an inconvenient truth x … Read More
A white woman walking her dog was mad at a black man who asked her to leach her dog. Upset, she calls 911 and accuses the man falsely. The life … Read More
It’s amazing how some people use their privilege for evil acts against others. It’s a matter of time before this woman if fired from her job. And she should be … Read More
I heard poor and superficial spinning on Joe Biden’s gaffe with Charlamagne Tha God on “The Breakfast Club” all day. I mostly remained unengaged on the issue until I was … Read More
Karl Rove is back! And in related news … what the hell is this wart on my asshole? I should get that checked. Anyway, George W. Bush’s Svengali, whom the second-worst … Read More
Nothing good ever comes after the phrase “this isn’t me being racist.” Never, ever, ever, ever, ever. In fact, it’s an iron law of racism that any such phrase is … Read More
Um, okay. Nice to see that Abraham Lincoln, who issued the Emancipation Proclamation, at least gets a shout-out. But Abe, JFK (proposed the Civil Rights Act), LBJ (signed the Civil … Read More
Some big news today for Joe Biden’s campaign. First, this is a big endorsement: The Congressional Black Caucus PAC endorsed Joe Biden’s presidential bid on Monday, further cementing his support … Read More
Everyone! Wear masks! The CDC says you should! To protect yourself and others from the deadly coronavirus! Just do it! (Unless you’re black, of course.) x Wood River, Illinois. Two … Read More
More than a few folks probably made money because Trump hinted he was “going to do something” yesterday in his presser. Not the first timing, because it’s not really hinky, … Read More
Princeton Professor Eddie Glaude shares the shock many shared for the overwhelming support black voters gave to Joe Biden in South Carolina in support of the moderate wing of the … Read More
Dr. Victoria Dewey pointed out an important reality while in Las Vegas Nevada speaking to Bernie Sanders supporters. The fact that black women's healthcare is systemically undermined, only when all … Read More
FUCK YEAH!!!! x #WarrenTime pic.twitter.com/WjyWlH0WeD— Jack Black (@jackblack) February 24, 2020 Actor and musician Jack Black endorsed Sen. Elizabeth Warren’s (D-Mass.) presidential bid on Monday. The comedic celebrity said he’s “all in” for … Read More
It was either three years prior to her birth, or when my great-grandmother (GG) was three years old, that the Wright Brothers flew for 12 seconds in a field just … Read More
Why would anyone need to do this when Donald Trump has already promised he’d get 95 percent of the black vote the second time around? Are they trying to ratchet … Read More
I’m a very flawed man who doesn’t understand a lot of things, but I feel a little better about myself after reading this Buzzfeed article on Buttigieg’s white Iowan supporters … Read More
Donald Trump once said he’d get 95 percent of the black vote when he ran for reelection. I’m thinking no. A new Washington Post-Ipsos poll also tells a completely different story. … Read More
In the Republican Party’s continued plunge into racism, former U.N. Ambassador and South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley tethered herself to white nationalism and bungee jumped into the valley. Speaking to … Read More
Chuck Todd went through a poll showing Biden strong black support. It would seem to conclude that blacks should be Republicans. This is the second time Chuck has issued a statement … Read More
This is simply reprehensible: Facing South.org “Voters in Houston, Texas, elected 19 black women to local judgeships last year. The new judges, all Democrats, have instituted wide-ranging reforms to the … Read More
The title of this diary is taken from a question asked by a male black student at forum held at Benedict College in Columbia, SC. The student was directing his … Read More
I confess. This president* giving Kamala Harris lessons in How To Be A Black Person was not on my bingo card today. — Charles P. Pierce (@CharlesPPierce) October 26, 2019 … Read More
According to this article from the SC newspaper The State, Pete Buttigieg has his work cut out for him when it comes to black Democratic voters in SC. Buttigieg focus … Read More
Republicans are trying to make “no quid pro quo” the new “no collusion.” Guess what? There doesn’t have to be any quid pro quo for there to be an impeachable … Read More
The GOP has, in multiple states, enacted severe penalties for the completely non-existent crime of in-person voting fraud. This is mostly to scare people in lower income areas into thinking that … Read More
This morning at Eclectablog, I published a Guest Post from my friend Sommer Foster. Foster is an African American woman from Michigan who, like me, was at the #BlackLivesMatter protest … Read More
Originally posted at Eclectablog. On Monday of this week U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Officer Mitchell Quinn shot and killed 20-year old Detroiter Terrance Kellom. The killing took place during … Read More
