Category: #Racism
Philadelphia apologizes for decades of medical experiments on Black inmates that involved a component of Agent Orange
The city allowed University of Pennsylvania researcher Dr. Albert Kligman to conduct experiments from the 1950s to the 1970s. Source: https://www.nbcnews.com/news/nbcblk/philadelphia-apologizes-decades-medical-experiments-black-inmates-invo-rcna51187 Droolin’ Dog sniffed out…
‘For most of my life, whiteness was the freedom not to think about race’
As a country founded on the violence of racial slavery and genocide, the United States has yet to overcome its historical dependence on the ideology…
Florida Republicans targeted Black voters, justice department says in filing
The agency claims the restrictions, including a ban on providing water and food to those lining up to vote, are racially motivated Florida Republicans intentionally…
Mastriano under fire for payment to ‘Christian nationalist’ platform
Doug Mastriano has come under fire for ties to a social media platform whose founder has said there’s no room for Jews and atheists in…
AOC confronts a CEO over the white-supremacist iconography in his firearm companies advertisements
This clear, concise, and direct line of questions from AOC shows the CEO of Daniel Defense the either be an idiot who doesn’t know his…
Hate incidents against Asian Americans continue to surge, study finds
Between March 2020 and March 2022, more than 11,400 hate incidents against Asian Americans have been reported Forty years after Vincent Chin, a Chinese American…
US justice system is a perfect instrument of racist rule
Our justice system is not ‘flawed’ and racist judges are not merely ‘bad apples’. Source: https://www.aljazeera.com/opinions/2022/7/19/an-instrument-of-racist-rule-not-our-imperfect-justice-system Droolin’ Dog sniffed out this story and shared it…
US schools remain highly segregated by race and class, analysis shows
More than a third of students in the US attended schools in which over three-quarters of students accounted for one race or ethnicity While US…
Texas school board official proudly describes firing a high school principal for standing against racism
After Dr. James Whitfield, Colleyville High School’s first Black principal, wrote a letter to the school community about police brutality in the wake of the…
US: murder of Jayland Walker was indeed ‘routine’ police practice
Two years after the police murder of George Floyd, racialised police brutality is still tragically ordinary in America. Source: https://www.aljazeera.com/opinions/2022/7/10/the-murder-of-jayland-walker-was-indeed-routine-police-practice Droolin’ Dog sniffed out this…
Tesla hit by new lawsuit alleging racial abuse
Fifteen black former or current employees allege they faced racial abuse and harassment at carmaker’s factories Fifteen black former or current employees at Tesla have…
Juan Williams: How the GOP stokes white fear of Black gun violence
The GOP, an 83 percent white party, has found the villain behind its own failure to seriously grapple with gun violence. The bad guys are Blacks…
Country Music Association rejects the Confederate flag
The Country Music Association has banned the display of Confederate flags at its music festivals. A symbol of hatred, oppression, and exclusion the Confederate flag…
6 in 10 Trump voters agree with core tenet of great replacement theory: survey
More than 60 percent of Americans who voted for former President Trump agree with the core tenet of the so-called “great replacement theory,” according to…
“His Name Is George Floyd”: Two Years After Police Murder, His Life & the Struggle for Racial Justice
This week marks the second anniversary of the police murder of George Floyd. We speak with Washington Post reporters Robert Samuels and Toluse Olorunnipa, who…
Buffalo shooting highlights new rise of violent white supremacy, and a demand for action
In the aftermath of the domestic terror attack that took place in a Buffalo supermarket, we’re reminded that hate still has a foothold in this…
75 percent of Black Americans fear physical attack based on their race: poll
Three quarters of Black Americans say they are worried that they or someone they love will be physically attacked because of their race, according to…
Opinion | How the Buffalo Massacre Proves There’s No ‘Great Replacement’
The victims of the gunman who opened fire in a Buffalo grocery store were shopping on what should have been an ordinary, sunny Saturday afternoon,…
‘Make Jim Crow blush’: Black leaders bash draft New York congressional map
Top Black members of Congress are irate about a draft New York congressional map that has jeopardized a handful of seats held by Black lawmakers. Source: https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2022-election/make-jim-crow-blush-black-leaders-bash-draft-new-york-congressional-ma-rcna29726…
Blacks only, whites only signs posted over water fountains at Cincinnati high school, students disciplined
Students at a Cincinnati high school who taped “Blacks only” and “whites only” signs over water fountains will be disciplined, the district announced. Source: https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/blacks-only-whites-only-signs-posted-water-fountains-cincinnati-high-s-rcna29584…
Buffalo supermarket targeted in mass shooting was oasis in a ‘food desert’
Tops Friendly, site of attack that left 10 people dead, was vital community hub in East Buffalo: ‘It was everything to us’ Tops Friendly on…
Stanford University investigates noose in tree as hate crime
Stanford University said it found a noose hanging from a tree outside of a residence hall and is investigating the incident as a hate crime….
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