Via The Marshall Project. Before George Floyd’s Death, Minneapolis Police Failed to Adopt Reforms, Remove Bad Officers The department allows officers to use choke holds barred in other cities. As video footage of George Floyd’s last moments circulated this week, many watched in shock and revulsion. The 46-year old black man died Monday, pleading for … Read More
Via The Establishment. White People, It’s Time To Prioritize Justice Over Civility WRITTEN BY TAURIQ MOOSA In striving to be ‘civil,’ white moderates provide cover for deadly white supremacy. The Boston Globe recently ran — and subsequently deleted — a tweet that, with a straight face, asked: “Can white power groups get past old differences and build lasting relationships?” Welcome to our … Read More
Via Medium. The Subtle Linguistics of Polite White Supremacy Via YawoBrown What is Polite White Supremacy? Polite White Supremacy is the notion that whites should remain the ruling class while denying that they are the ruling class, politely. Affectionately, it’s called #PWS for short. It has been referred to as the Casual American Caste System, … Read More
Via Vivette Jeffries-Logan, Michelle Johnson, Tema Okun. Accountability in a Time of Justice Vivette Jeffries-Logan, Michelle Johnson, Tema Okun If you have come to help me you are wasting your time, but if you have come because your liberation is bound up with mine then let’s work together. Aboriginal Activist Sisters Accountability is a well-worn … Read More
Via Medium. GRIEVING THE WHITE VOID By Abraham Lateiner Learn more at www.risksomething.org “I stood to my feet in the midst of the cosmos. I discovered that all were intoxicated and none were thirsty. At the moment you are inebriated, but free from the effects of wine, you too may turn and stand.” — Yeshua, Saying … Read More
Via Paul Kivel. The Costs of Racism to White People by P a u l K i v e l WE TEND TO THINK OF RACISM as a problem for people of color and something we should be concerned about for their sake. It is true that racism is devastating to them, and if we … Read More
