racism
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The VSB Group Chat: Insecure Season 3, Episode 3, 'Backwards-Like' Recap
Are we getting anywhere with Issa and Daniel as we putt-putt along into episode 3? Welcome back to the shenanigans as we keep the debate and discussion that Insecure inspires going with our weekly chat between Jouelzy and Panama Jackson. Salut. Jouelzy: They’re rolling HBO’s requirement for explicit sex into dream montages and I don’t…
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1-800-WYPIPO: Breaking Down Trump’s Tweets About Black Folks
Why does Donald Trump keep coming for black folks? Here at The Root, we’ve been keeping an eye on the internets, and it looks like Trump has something disparaging to say about black folk, like, all of the time. He’s called Omarosa a dog; called LeBron James and Don Lemon dumb; not to mention his…
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Racist White Man Allegedly Stabs Black Man to Death, Then Asks Police for a Ride Home
On Sunday, 24-year-old Joden Rocco was charged in the stabbing death of 24-year-old Dulane Cameron Jr. outside of a bar in Pittsburgh. But as details from the incident emerge, a story that initially seemed like just an unusually tragic outcome to a bar fight has been discovered to have serious racial implications. Rocco (who is…
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Republican Senator Michael Williams Proves Why White Supremacy Will Never Die
“Throughout history, it has been the inaction of those who could have acted; the indifference of those who should have known better; the silence of the voice of justice when it mattered most; that has made it possible for evil to triumph.” Ras Tafari Makkonen text Perhaps no quote better captures the worldwide indifference to…
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A List of Ways to Tell If a White Person Has Personally Benefitted From America's History of Racism
I witnessed some very nice white peoples on the internet this week who were adamant that they haven’t personally benefitted from America’s history of racism and also felt that the distinctions between those who have and those who haven’t should be acknowledged. So, full disclosure: I’ve been on a high-fiber kick recently, which has 1)…
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White Privilege Is a Thing. Here’s How It Works
From the moment a white person is born they are afforded certain privileges. While the extent and nature of those privileges vary, one thing’s consistent: If you’re white, society says, “You’re out here winning.” Peggy McIntosh, a white scholar who started studying white privilege in the 198os is credited with introducing this concept (pdf) to…
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This Is How Black Joy and Resistance Triumphed Over White Supremacy at D.C.'s Unite The Right Rally
White supremacists behind the original Unite the Right rally that terrorized Charlottesville, Va., in 2017 with violent protests, decided to have another riveting event. This time, in our nation’s capital. But the group was dwarfed by counter-protestors. This is their story. “The Black Lives Matter movement is such a place of hope and faith. To…
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This Is What They Meant By 'Great Again': It's 2018 and America Is Preparing for a Nazi Attack
No matter how stupid or ugly something may seem, everything eventually comes back in style. Ashton Kutcher brought back trucker hats. Jellies made a brief appearance a few years ago. Fanny packs are a thing now. And there may be no better proof that history repeats itself than the Unite the Right 2: Nazi Boogaloo…
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Soledad O'Brien Wants Journalists to Stop Playing Games and Call a Racist a Racist
There’s a lot of people out here, namely, journalists who refuse to call out Donald Trump as a racist. One seasoned newsperson, Soledad O’Brien, ain’t having it! O’Brien has built her career as a storyteller and also as a truth-teller. “I often on Twitter talk to journalists because I feel like they dropped the ball at…