by The Conversation | Jun 19, 2023 | Racism (Us vs Them)
The news was startling. On June 19, 1865, two months after the U.S. Civil War ended, Union Gen. Gordon Granger walked onto the balcony at Ashton Villa in Galveston, Texas, and announced to the people of the state that “all slaves are free.” As local plantation owners...
by Alabama Reflector | May 22, 2023 | Racism (Us vs Them)
White nationalism is racism. Don’t take it from me. That’s the dictionary definition. “The belief, theory, or doctrine that white people are inherently superior to people from all other racial and ethnic groups, and that in order to preserve their white, European, and...
by OtherWords — Institute for Policy Studies | May 6, 2023 | Racism (Us vs Them)
Last year, my client Susan called me to discuss her immigration case. During our conversation she referenced the news that immigrants were being bused from the southern border to cities in the North, often under false promises, only to be left stranded in an unknown...
by Mississippi Today | May 3, 2023 | Racism (Us vs Them)
The white woman at the center of the Emmett Till saga, Carolyn Bryant Donham, has died. Megan LeBoeuf, chief investigator for the Calcasieu Parish coroner’s office, confirmed Donham’s death. The 88-year-old was suffering from cancer and was receiving end-of-life...
by Common Dreams | Apr 23, 2023 | Racism (Us vs Them)
The state of Alabama’s top early education official was forced out Friday by Gov. Kay Ivey over a teacher resource guide—one that promotes inclusion of various kinds of families and acknowledges the reality of racism in the nation’s history—the Republican...
by Florida Phoenix | Apr 18, 2023 | Racism (Us vs Them)
Republicans have decided to care about etiquette. Doing things properly. Teaching young people manners. In the state of Tennessee, they call it “decorum.” You might recall that on March 27, three adults and three small children were shot to death at a school in...