by Common Dreams | Aug 28, 2022 | Racism (Us vs Them)
Citing the need to “reflect on the terrible toll of slavery,” Joe Biden last weekend observed this country’s first Slavery Remembrance Day, marking the “ignominious milestone” of the day in 1619 when the first slave ship, the British...
by ProPublica | Aug 19, 2022 | Racism (Us vs Them)
Since Donald Trump’s election in 2016, an entire ecosystem of right-wing social media platforms has come into existence — from Gab (where the alleged Pittsburgh synagogue shooter posted hateful screeds) to Parler (a hot spot for insurrectionary activities in the...
by The Conversation | Aug 12, 2022 | Racism (Us vs Them), Human Rights & Justice
Of all the subjects taught in the nation’s public schools, few have generated as much controversy of late as the subjects of racism and slavery in the United States. The attention has come largely through a flood of legislative bills put forth primarily by Republicans...
by Curt Strickland | Jul 26, 2022 | Opinions & Commentary, Racism (Us vs Them)
Words have power. They can change the course of history, but they can also serve as an agent of suppression and enslavement. A group of Texas educators has proposed to the Texas State Board of Education a new term for slavery: “Involuntary relocation.” As a friend of...
by The Conversation | Jul 26, 2022 | Racism (Us vs Them)
Antisemitic incidents have shown a sharp rise in the United States. The Anti-Defamation League, a New York-based Jewish civil rights group that has been tracking cases since 1979, found that there were 2,717 incidents in 2021. This represents an increase of 34% over...
by Documented | Jul 16, 2022 | Racism (Us vs Them), Politics, Corruption & Criminality
The Conservative Partnership Institute (“CPI”) is a $19.7 million “America First” institution boosted with a $1 million donation from former President Trump’s PAC. Led by former Trump White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows and former Heritage Foundation president Jim...