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time.com
1 week ago
Social justice

How Virginia Used Segregation Law to Erase Native Americans

The Racial Integrity Act of Virginia was enacted in 1924 to preserve white racial purity.
The Act aimed to erase the presence of Native people and reinforced a black-white racial binary.
Inverse
1 week ago
Social justice

The Director of 2024's Most Controversial Satire Addresses Its Biggest Criticisms

The trope of the 'magical negro' is dehumanizing and lacks depth in storytelling.
Filmmaker Kobi Libii aims to empathize with and critique the 'magical negro' trope in the film industry.
Harvard Gazette
1 month ago
Social justice

Black America as canary in coal mine of democracy - Harvard Gazette

Rise in white supremacy and birtherism impacting democracy
Erosion of voting rights and attacks on teaching about race and gender threaten democracy.
Truthout
1 month ago
Social justice

What Is It About Black History That Frightens the Hell Out of the Far Right?

Carter G. Woodson established Black History Month to ensure the history of Black people was told.
Woodson believed that education for Black people should involve interrogation of white ideology and liberation of minds.
www.nytimes.com
1 month ago
Social justice

Canadian Judge Rules the Killing of Four Muslims Was Terrorism

The deadly rampage was ruled an act of terrorism motivated by white supremacy.
This was the first terrorism finding in Canada against a far-right extremist.
New York Post
1 month ago
Social justice

'White Fragility' author calling Michaelangelo painting of God 'white supremacist' is a new low

Robin DiAngelo criticizes Michelangelo's painting 'The Creation of Adam' as white supremacist
DiAngelo misidentifies the figures in the painting
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www.ocregister.com
1 month ago
Black Lives Matter

Founder of violent California white supremacist group ordered freed after judge claims bias against far-right

Prosecutors dismissed charges against Robert Paul Rundo accused of establishing a white supremacist group.
Judge criticized the U.S. Attorney's Office for selective prosecution of suspected far-right groups over leftist groups like Antifa.
Sacramento Bee
1 month ago
California

Charges against alleged white supremacists are tossed by a California judge for the second time

Charges against violent white supremacist group dismissed for the second time in five years due to selective prosecution.
Federal prosecutors accuse Rise Above Movement members of inciting violence at California rallies by organizing online and celebrating violence.
Oregon ArtsWatch | Oregon Arts & Culture News
1 month ago
Social justice

Bobby Bermea: A 'Spear' in the heart of racial reckoning

Smith and Nesbitt aim to center the conversation on white supremacy and the responsibility of white people to address it.
The play Spear explores the spiritual struggle of three young Irish men confronted with their own insecurities when a Black friend achieves international acclaim.
Chicago Tribune
2 months ago
Social justice

Letters: Nikki Haley's remark about the Civil War wasn't a gaffe

Nikki Haley's refusal to acknowledge slavery as the cause of the Civil War was not a gaffe, but a deliberate attempt to please Confederate sympathizers and white supremacists.
Haley's refusal to denounce the Confederate flag as a hate symbol demonstrates her disregard for the racial implications and harm it represents.
US politics
HuffPost
2 months ago
US politics

DOJ To Pursue Death Penalty Against Buffalo Supermarket Shooter

The Department of Justice will seek the death penalty for Payton Gendron, who killed 10 people in a supermarket in a racist attack.
Gendron livestreamed part of the attack on Twitch and wrote a manifesto expressing support for white supremacy.
english.elpais.com
2 months ago
US politics

Biden condemns white supremacy in campaign speech at church where Black people were killed

President Biden denounces white supremacy at the site of a deadly church shooting in South Carolina.
Biden's campaign is focusing on energizing Black voters amid concerns of losing support from this critical constituency.
Axios
2 months ago
US politics

Protesters calling for Gaza ceasefire interrupt Biden speech in S.C.

Protesters calling for a ceasefire in Gaza interrupted President Biden's speech in Charleston, South Carolina.
The interruption highlighted the deep divide among Democrats over the response to the Israel-Hamas war.
www.mediaite.com
3 months ago
US politics

It IS an Appeal To White Supremacists!' CNN Anchor and Analysts Pile On Fascist Nazi' Trump Rally

Former President Donald Trump is facing criticism for using Nazi-echoing language and making incendiary comments about immigrants.
CNN anchor Jim Acosta and his panel discussed the appeal to white supremacists in Trump's remarks.
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The Nation
2 months ago
Social justice

The Cops Killed More People in 2023 Than They Had in Years

White support for police reform and inclusivity measures in the wake of George Floyd's murder quickly dissipated.
Meaningful police reform and anti-racist efforts have largely been abandoned or undermined.
george-floyd
The Nation
2 months ago
US politics

The Cops Killed More People in 2023 Than They Had in Years

White support for police reform and inclusivity measures in the wake of George Floyd's murder quickly dissipated.
Meaningful police reform and anti-racist efforts have largely been abandoned or undermined.
The Nation
2 months ago
US politics

The Cops Killed More People in 2023 Than They Had in Years

White support for police reform and inclusivity measures in the wake of George Floyd's murder quickly dissipated.
Meaningful police reform and anti-racist efforts have largely been abandoned or undermined.
www.nytimes.com
10 months ago
US news

How a Military Base's New Name Honors a Military Spouse and Mother

Fort Benning is now officially Fort Moore, the only U.S. base named for a married couple.Photographs and Text by Arin Yoon Lt. Gen. Harold G. Moore commanded troops in the first major battle of the Vietnam War, a role depicted in a book and a movie.His wife, Julia, was a champion for military spouses and changed the way next of kin are notified when a service member is killed.
Chicago Tribune
1 year ago
Chicago

UIC students protest conservative speakers Charlie Kirk and Candace Owens

Students from the University of Illinois at Chicago protested a Turning Point USA college event Thursday evening at the UIC Forum featuring far-right speakers Charlie Kirk and Candace Owens.The pair spoke as part of the conservative organization's spring 2023 college tour.Andrea Daviera, a graduate student at UIC in the community psychology program, said she was taking part in the protest with about 100 other students because Kirk and Owens are "simply known for inciting and saying really bigoted things."
Boston.com
1 year ago
Boston

New Hampshire considers mandating cursive, communism history

CONCORD, N.H. (AP) - Communism and cursive would be part of the mandatory curriculum in New Hampshire schools under a pair of bills harking back to bygone eras of history and handwriting.The House Education Committee held public hearings Wednesday on Republican bills to require that students be taught cursive writing, and receive at least one hour of instruction on the nature and history of communism.
Los Angeles Times
1 year ago
Los Angeles

Black Lives Matter leader accused of stealing $10 million from organization, using it as 'personal piggy bank'

The leader of the Black Lives Matter Global Network Foundation has been accused by former colleagues of stealing more than $10 million in donations from the organization for his own personal use, according to a lawsuit filed in court this week.
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english.elpais.com
2 months ago
Left-wing politics

Biden condemns white supremacy in campaign speech at church where Black people were killed

President Biden denounces white supremacy at the site of a deadly church shooting in South Carolina.
Biden's campaign is focusing on energizing Black voters amid concerns of losing support from this critical constituency.
Axios
2 months ago
Left-wing politics

Protesters calling for Gaza ceasefire interrupt Biden speech in S.C.

Protesters calling for a ceasefire in Gaza interrupted President Biden's speech in Charleston, South Carolina.
The interruption highlighted the deep divide among Democrats over the response to the Israel-Hamas war.
Axios
2 months ago
Left-wing politics

Protesters calling for Gaza ceasefire interrupt Biden speech in S.C.

Protesters calling for a ceasefire in Gaza interrupted President Biden's speech in Charleston, South Carolina.
The interruption highlighted the deep divide among Democrats over the response to the Israel-Hamas war.
Axios
2 months ago
Left-wing politics

Protesters calling for Gaza ceasefire interrupt Biden speech in S.C.

Protesters calling for a ceasefire in Gaza interrupted President Biden's speech in Charleston, South Carolina.
The interruption highlighted the deep divide among Democrats over the response to the Israel-Hamas war.
Truthout
10 months ago
Left-wing politics

To Push Back GOP Extremism, Democrats Must Reinvest in Southern Communities

Whether a favored candidate wins or loses, our communities still need strong grassroots organizations.Election workers help voters cast their ballots for the state's Senate runoff election on Election Day in Atlanta, Georgia, on December 6, 2022.NATHAN POSNER / ANADOLU AGENCY VIA GETTY IMAGES After a mass shooting in Nashville took the lives of young children, educators and a school custodian, three legislators in Tennessee rightly raised their voices demanding commonsense gun reform.
Truthout
1 year ago
Left-wing politics

Following Tennessee Tragedy, House Republican Vows: "We're Not Going to Fix" Shooting Crisis

Rep. Tim Burchett claimed that only a "revival" of Christianity, not Congress, can solve the problem.Rep. Tim Burchett participates in a meeting of the House Oversight and Reform Committee in the Rayburn House Office Building on January 31, 2023, in Washington, D.C. Kevin Dietsch / Getty Images As the country reels from news of yet another school shooting at an elementary school in Tennessee this week, one Tennessee Republican has vowed that Congress will never solve the U.S.'s mass shooting epidemic, and that only Christian nationalism can stop the violence.
Above the Law
3 months ago
Education

Law Student Writes Dean To Complain Classmates Aren't Nicer To The White Supremacist On Campus

Professor Amy Wax is facing backlash and calls for her removal from Penn Law due to her controversial views and actions.
Students have protested and criticized Wax for inviting white supremacist Jared Taylor to campus and for her comments about students.
Above the Law
3 months ago
Education

Law Student Writes Dean To Complain Classmates Aren't Nicer To The White Supremacist On Campus

Professor Amy Wax is facing backlash and calls for her removal from Penn Law due to her controversial views and actions.
Students have protested and criticized Wax for inviting white supremacist Jared Taylor to campus and for her comments about students.
www.theguardian.com
1 year ago
Education

What is behind Ron DeSantis's Stop-Woke Act? | Cas Mudde

Florida governor Ron DeSantis has been grabbing national headlines with his relentless attacks on so-called woke.In addition to his Stop-Woke (Wrongs to Our Kids and Employees) Act, which prohibits educational institutions and businesses from teaching students and employees anything that would cause anyone to feel guilt, anguish or any form of psychological distress due to their race, color, sex or national origin, he has barred University of Florida professors from giving evidence against the state's voting law, claimed that professors at public colleges have no right to freedom of speech, and organizing a hostile takeover of the New College of Florida, one of the best liberal arts colleges in the country.
LGBTQ Nation
1 year ago
Education

Fox News host claims that Democrats want to "trans our kids"

Fox News host Jeanine Pirro has claimed that teachers nationwide want to turn kids transgender, an increasingly common right-wing claim that has set parents and anti-LGBTQ activists against public educators.In a recent installment of the Fox News talk program The Five, Pirro said that the midterm elections would continue a Democrat-led downward slide against free speech, aided by "Big Tech."
Above the Law
3 months ago
Law

Law Student Writes Dean To Complain Classmates Aren't Nicer To The White Supremacist On Campus

Professor Amy Wax is facing backlash and calls for her removal from Penn Law due to her controversial views and actions.
Students have protested and criticized Wax for inviting white supremacist Jared Taylor to campus and for her comments about students.
www.npr.org
1 year ago
Law

Supreme Court hears clash between LGBTQ and business owners' rights

Stefani Reynolds /AFP via Getty Images The U.S. Supreme Court hears arguments Monday in a potentially landmark case that pits two cherished constitutional principles against each other.On one side are laws that guarantee same sex-couples equal access to all businesses that offer their services to the public.
Music production
KQED
9 months ago
Music production

At Hip Hop For Change, Two New Creative Studios and a Seismic Shift

Since James' departure, Hip Hop For Change is now collectively helmed by Richardson, grassroots director Malina King, marketing and creative director Marc Stretch and grants manager Pallavi Kidambi.And the four of them were tight-lipped during our interview about the circumstances surrounding James' departure, saying only that the organization's board of directors hired an outside investigator to look into allegations about his leadership, which led to his removal.
KQED
1 year ago
Music production

The Gripping 'Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues' Confronts the Artist's Complexities | KQED

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Louis Armstrong was a titan who never forgot his humble upbringings, and also a public figure who carefully assessed his own weight in the world.(Courtesy of Apple TV+)



Louis Armstrong made his first transatlantic voyage in July of 1932, sailing from New York City to Plymouth, England, aboard the ocean liner RMS Majestic.
KQED
1 year ago
Music production

Jada Imani's 'Rosa Parks' is History with a Jazzy R&B Finish | KQED

The video for Jada Imani's " Rosa Parks " features black-and-white footage of civil rights-era marches spliced with modern-day shots of Imani sitting at a bus stop in West Oakland.
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www.independent.co.uk
10 months ago
France news

In Cannes, Scorsese and DiCaprio turn spotlight toward Osage Nation

It was well into the process of making Killers of the Flower Moon that Martin Scorsese realized it wasn't a detective story.Scorsese, actor Leonardo DiCaprio and screenwriter Eric Roth had many potential avenues in adapting David Grann's expansive nonfiction history, Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI."
www.mercurynews.com
10 months ago
Books

Opinion: Book bans indicate we really don't want discussion in schools

Do you believe in discussion in our schools?Or do you want the schools to discuss just what you believe?That's the big question that all Americans need to ask themselves right now.And everything really, everything hinges on the answer.Witness two recent news stories, both involving book censorship.
Chicago Tribune
10 months ago
Chicago

Jonathan Zimmerman: Do we really want discussion in our schools? Book censorship indicates otherwise.

Do you believe in discussion in our schools?Or do you want the schools to discuss just what you believe?That's the big question that all Americans need to ask themselves right now.And everything - really, everything - hinges on the answer.Witness two recent news stories, both involving book censorship.
www.dw.com
1 year ago
Books

James Bond novels still sexist despite revisions DW 03/05/2023

It's 70 years since British author Ian Fleming published the first James Bond novel: "Casino Royale".The book, published on April 13, 1953, introduced the world to British secret agent James Bond, code number 007, who would go on missions to defeat villains in a total of 14 books, which also served as the basis for a popular film franchise.
Vulture
1 year ago
Writing

How to Write Like Octavia E. Butler

Octavia E. Butler in front of her home, 1988.Photo: Miriam Berkley
Butler did not mince words, ever, when she talked about racism, sexism, or the exact mechanisms of how bigotry was working.In Dawn, there are multiple points where characters point out that a big reason the Oankali, a fictional alien community, keep failing to form families with human men is because the aliens can't comprehend toxic masculinity.
www.nytimes.com
1 year ago
Television

Opinion | Why Atlanta' Is the Blackest Show Ever

I can't remember exactly when I realized Atlanta, which ended its four-season run Thursday night on FX, was the Blackest show in TV history.It was probably in the midst of Rich Wigga, Poor Wigga the episode in which high school kids, in order to qualify for a college scholarship that a wealthy Black man is giving out, have to take a test to prove their Blackness.
Nytimes
1 year ago
NYC music

Opinion | The Exploitive Anti-Blackness of Kanye West

Send any friend a story As a subscriber, you have 10 gift articles to give each month.Anyone can read what you share.Give this article Give this article Give this article
www.independent.co.uk
10 months ago
UK news

Teenager planned far-right terror attack to accelerate race war' in Britain

A teenager who wanted to accelerate a race war in Britain has been convicted of planning a far-right terror attack targeting police stations in Newcastle.Luke Skelton, now 19, carried out hostile reconnaissance and wrote a manifesto and final note to spread his message after the attack.He denied preparing acts of terrorism in the year leading up to his arrest in October 2021, but was convicted by a jury at Teesside Crown Court on Tuesday.
www.independent.co.uk
1 year ago
UK news

Far-right extremists discussed underground base in Lake District, court hears

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails The chief propagandist of a far-right extremist group discussed digging a tunnel in the Lake District as a base for their operations, a court has heard.Kurt McGowan, of Workington, Cumbria, was jailed for seven years at Preston Crown Court on Friday for four offences of collecting terrorist information and three counts of disseminating terrorist publications.
Nieman Lab
1 year ago
Media industry

Covering the right wrong

I've got good news and bad news.The good news is 2023 will be the year that journalists finally learn how not to cover right-wing extremism in the United States.The bad news?They'll learn by unwittingly bolstering its return to power in 2024.This past year has produced countless examples to fuel my pessimism.
Portland Mercury
1 year ago
Portland

UPDATE: Portlander Shot By Security Guard With Alleged White Nationalist Ties Calls on DA to Convict

It's been four months since Kolby Ross was shot in the gut and leg by a security guard in downtown Portland while walking past a club doorway.While his wounds are slowly healing, Ross' pursuit for justice following the shooting-which killed a 19-year-old acquaintance named Lauren Abbott Jr.-is far from over.
Chicago Tribune
10 months ago
Chicago

Editorial: In the New York subway chokehold death, we must force ourselves to wait for the facts

Can Americans for once wait for the actual facts?There are clear and dangerous signs of how the influence of social media and the tendency to see everything through an unbending ideological prism is hurting our access to, and understanding of, the truth.It's a pernicious problem, profoundly dangerous to our shared democracy and our mutual respect for the rule of law, and a matter about which far too few on the left, or the right, are speaking out.
socialmediaexplorer.com
10 months ago
Online marketing

Social Media Swamped With Photo Blaming Wrong Guy For Mass Shooting At Texas Outlet Mall

Social Media Swamped With Photo Blaming Wrong Guy For Mass Shooting At Texas Outlet Mall Newsmax screenshot with the photo of an individual who is not the Allen, Texas shooter that has killed 8. [+]On May 6, 2023, people will be able to see the date.Newsmax/Youtube On Saturday in Allen Texas, a gunman shot at an outlet shopping mall, killing 8 people.
The Forward
1 year ago
Online marketing

Twitter re-platformed extremists - and it's paying off in ad money

By Mira Fox February 10, 2023
Under Elon Musk's leadership, Twitter has reinstated numerous accounts that had previously been banned for violating Twitter's rules - usually by posting hate speech, disinformation or incitement to violence.Now, apparently, hate speech and disinformation are making Twitter a lot of money.
www.npr.org
1 year ago
Media industry

Maine newspaper apologizes for running a redacted version of 'I Have a Dream' speech

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., head of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, addresses marchers during his "I Have a Dream" speech at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington on Aug. 28, 1963.On Monday, his daughter Bernice King said, "My father's 'dream' wasn't palpable to the white masses, including politicians."
Nieman Lab
1 year ago
Media industry

As social media fragments, marginalized voices gain more power

In November 2022, many people watched Elon Musk's Twitter takeover with fascination.Some of us also watched with horror.Here was the richest person in the world, who assembled most of his wealth by building the world's largest electric vehicle automaker, pivoting to being what appears to be the sole overseer of the world's most important organizing platform with a renewed penchant for climate denialism - what could go wrong?
Nytimes
1 year ago
Education

Opinion | As a Child in Haiti, I Was Taught to Despise My Language and Myself

Send any friend a story As a subscriber, you have 10 gift articles to give each month.Anyone can read what you share.Give this article Give this article Give this article
Consequence
10 months ago
Music

Rage Against the Machine react to Rock Hall induction: "A surprising trajectory"

Rage Against the Machine have responded to this morning's news that they are among the inductees in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame 's Class of 2023.The groundbreaking band cited "a surprising trajectory" while thanking their "passionate fans" and others for their inspiration over the years.
www.nytimes.com
10 months ago
Tech industry

Carlson's Text That Alarmed Fox Leaders: It's Not How White Men Fight'

A text message sent by Tucker Carlson that set off a panic at the highest levels of Fox on the eve of its billion-dollar defamation trial showed its most popular host sharing his private, inflammatory views about violence and race.The discovery of the message contributed to a chain of events that ultimately led to Mr. Carlson's firing.
emptywheel
1 year ago
Left-wing politics

Introduction And Index To Series On The Second Founding - emptywheel

Index to posts in this series (to be added).The term "second founding" refers to the fundamental changes made to the US Constitution and in our society by the 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments.I had not heard this term before did some reading for this this post praising Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson's questions at oral argument on the recent Alabama redistricting case.
EverOut Portland
1 year ago
Portland

The Best Bang for Your Buck Events in Portland This Weekend: Feb 10-12, 2023 - EverOut Portland

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We recommend showing up in your most loud-and-proud '80s threads (a second-hand raspberry beret, perhaps?) to celebrate the High Priest of Pop at this sparkly queer shindig and screening of Purple Rain.Lala Benét, Sheniqua Volt, and Umbruh will get the rhythm going with a funky pre-screening drag show.(Clinton
Portland Mercury
1 year ago
Portland

Portlander Shot By Security Guard With Alleged White Nationalist Ties Calls on DA to Convict

It's been four months since Kolby Ross was shot in the gut and leg by a security guard in downtown Portland while walking past a club doorway.While his wounds are slowly healing, Ross' pursuit for justice following the shooting-which killed a 19-year-old acquaintance named Lauren Abbott Jr.-is far from over.
Portland Mercury
1 year ago
Portland

Good Afternoon, News: Drazan Refuses to Concede, Gonzalez Shows Love to Patriot Prayer Member, and Alex Jones Fined AGAIN

The Mercury provides news and fun every single day-but your help is essential.If you believe Portland benefits from smart, local journalism and arts coverage, please consider making a small monthly contribution, because without you, there is no us.Thanks for your support!GOOD AFTERNOON, PORTLAND!First, let's check in on the weather!
Portland Mercury
1 year ago
Portland

Queen Latifah's End of the Road Is a Horror Movie about MAGA Country

End of the Road, starring Queen Latifah (Brenda) and Ludacris (Chris), has received a lot of bad reviews.
Portland Mercury
1 year ago
Portland

Portland Playhouse Once Again Shines a Spotlight on Promising Short Films by Local Artists

There's something joyous about short films.
Truthout
1 year ago
Left-wing politics

Ocasio-Cortez Flames Christian Super Bowl Ad: Jesus Wouldn't Buy Ads That "Make Fascism Look Benign"

A recent investigation revealed the group behind the ads has ties to anti-abortion and anti-LGBTQ causes.Screenshots from the "Love Your Enemies" ad by He Gets Us.He Gets Us via YouTube During the Super Bowl on Sunday, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-New York) criticized advertisements by a Christian organization with deep conservative ties, saying that the ads normalize fascism.
www.independent.co.uk
1 year ago
UK news

Counter-terror report falsely claims no recent far-right attacks in UK

Officials have failed to correct a false claim in a major counter-terrorism report that there have been no far-right attacks in recent years.The Independent Review of Prevent concluded that the intervention scheme should be recalibrated to focus more on Islamists, rather than other ideologies that currently take up a greater portion of its work.
www.independent.co.uk
1 year ago
UK news

Milla Jovovich sick to my stomach' after Russian strikes on Ukrainian cities

Milla Jovovich says she felt sick to my stomach after hearing of recent developments in the conflict between Russia and Ukraine.
The Independent
1 year ago
UK news

Professor who wished Queen 'excruciating death' stands by criticism despite backlash

A professor who wished the Queen an "excruciating" death and tweeted that she hoped the monarch would die "in agony" has doubled down on her criticism despite the backlash.
Boston.com
1 year ago
Boston

Take a look at the Martin Luther King Jr. Day events around Boston

Racial Justice King famously earned his doctorate in theology from Boston University.People in Boston honored Martin Luther King Jr.'s legacy Monday by visiting the city's new art display honoring the civil rights leader, reflecting on the way he shaped our country for the better, and protesting for racial justice.
Boston.com
1 year ago
Boston

Two marches to descend on Boston Saturday

Two separate protests will unfold in Boston on Saturday, both aimed at drawing attention to human rights issues, including women's access to reproductive health care and a humanitarian crisis in Iran.
Nieman Lab
1 year ago
Media industry

Continued culpability in anti-trans campaigns

I wish that my prediction was upbeat, that it signaled an unyielding hope of a near-future I actually want to live in.But that's not possible.The lives of trans people, and the gender-affirming and life-saving care that many of us need, should not be up for debate.Our humanity should not be a political wedge issue, or an object of social debate that demands supposed investigating.
time.com
1 year ago
Writing

Here Are the 12 New Books You Should Read in October

Many of this month's best new books border on the surreal or otherworldly, transporting readers to settings slightly removed from our everyday realities.
www.cnn.com
1 year ago
Black Lives Matter

Black Lives Matter executive accused of 'syphoning' $10M from BLM donors, suit says

(CNN)An executive at Black Lives Matter Global Network Foundation (GNF), is accused of "syphoning" more than $10 million from donors, the grassroots arm of the BLM organization said a court filing this week.
San Francisco Bay Times
1 year ago
SF LGBT

Dear Pride Karen: Your Racism Won't Win Here - San Francisco Bay Times

By Carolyn Wysinger-
Dear Pride Karen,
First of all, I hope you had a great Pride weekend.I certainly did.
Washington Post
1 year ago
Business

Analysis | Raphael Warnock and Georgia's Long Campaign

Georgia's junior senator outside his office.(Photographer: Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images North America)Senator Raphael Warnock of Georgia works out of the Russell Senate Office Building, the oldest and most imposing of the Capitol buildings housing senators and staff.Built on a granite base with marble and limestone facing, the Russell's high-ceilinged, Beaux Arts corridors have the feeling of a Parisian boulevard - broad, grand, powerful.
Chicago Tribune
1 year ago
Chicago

Lincoln statue in Chicago's Edgewater park defaced

A statue of young Abraham Lincoln was splashed with red paint on Thanksgiving Day with the words "COLONIZER" and "LAND BACK!" written below it in Chicago's Edgewater neighborhood.The vandals also reportedly wrote "Dakota 38," in apparent reference to 38 Dakota Sioux who were executed on Lincoln's order following the U.S.-Dakota War of 1862, also known as the Sioux Uprising.
Chicago Tribune
1 year ago
Chicago

Letters: A different approach to Chicago monuments that are under scrutiny

It seems to me that members of the Chicago Monuments Project have their heads on backward.
Truthout
1 year ago
Left-wing politics

Survey: Hundreds of County Sheriffs Think Their Authority Supersedes Federal Law

A newly released survey finds that hundreds of county sheriffs believe their power as law enforcement overseers supersedes state and federal laws in an alarming show of right-wing radicalization of law enforcement across the U.S.
In a survey of over 500 sheriffs  conducted by The Marshall Project and political scientists Emily Farris and Mirya Holman, nearly half of respondents, or over 200 sheriffs, agreed with the statement that "The sheriff's authority supersedes the federal or state government in my county."
www.npr.org
1 year ago
Books

A reporter's memoir of her jail time gets banned in Florida prisons

One journalist's memoir of rehabilitation is being banned in Florida state prisons.Eric Francis/Getty Images When an author's book gets banned or confiscated, one might imagine that the writer might be frustrated, or even angry.But when Keri Blakinger received word that the Florida state prison system placed her book, Corrections in Ink, on a temporary ban, she tweeted, "Honestly, I AM SO PROUD."
Truthout
1 year ago
Left-wing politics

1 in 4 Americans Say Bible Should Take Precedence Over People's Will in US Law

New polling finds that nearly half of Americans think the U.S. should be a Christian nation - and that, among those who believe as such, over half think that the word of the Bible should take precedence over the will of the public when it comes to writing laws.The research, by Pew Research Center , finds that 45 percent of adults surveyed say that the U.S. should be a Christian nation, while 51 percent disagree.
Non Profit News | Nonprofit Quarterly
1 year ago
Non-profit sector

To Go Beyond Capitalism, We Must Redefine Ownership - Non Profit News | Nonprofit Quarterly

Emily Kawano: When we think about going "beyond capitalism," what's that got to do with owning our economy?Ownership is more than just owning stuff.It's really a bundle of rights that are individual, social, and collective.There is an increasing interest these days in challenging and rethinking these rights of ownership.
www.nytimes.com
1 year ago
New York City

Prints Make Themselves Seen (and Heard) Again

This article is part of our Fine Arts & Exhibits special section on how museums, galleries and auction houses are embracing new artists, new concepts and new traditions.
Truthout
1 year ago
Left-wing politics

Virginia's Governor Mansion Tour No Longer Includes Mention of Enslaved People

Virginia Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin and state first lady Suzanne Youngkin reopened public tours of the governor's mansion earlier this month, but omitted a key part of the program that had previously been included - the acknowledgment that enslaved people had worked and lived on the grounds for five decades prior to the Civil War.
Nytimes
1 year ago
Left-wing politics

Opinion | The Return of Combat Joe

Send any friend a story As a subscriber, you have 10 gift articles to give each month.Anyone can read what you share.
As a subscriber, you have 10 gift articles to give each month.
Truthout
1 year ago
Left-wing politics

Report: 17 of 18 Pro-Democracy Bills Were Killed By Filibuster This Congress

Recent years have marked a period of deep uncertainty and danger for the health of American democracy, and a new report reveals one major reason why attempts to protect democracy could be failing: the Senate filibuster.
Nieman Lab
1 year ago
Media industry

Semafor aims to be the source for "intelligent news consumers" who are "unhappy" and "screaming from the rooftops"

Semafor won't launch until October but we're getting a clearer picture of what the news startup with global ambitions has planned.
https://www.rogerebert.com/
1 year ago
Film

This Land movie review & film summary (2022) | Roger Ebert

Though it concerns that most clamorous of subjects in modern American discourse-political division, and the partisan enmity that's come to define it-the nonfiction feature "This Land" begins quietly: with a shot of a wheat field, blowing in the breeze, and the sound of a pick-up truck engine, sputtering.
Nytimes
1 year ago
NYC music

The Sound of the Vikings, With a Heavy Metal Twist

The band Heilung performs on replica instruments to recreate the sound world of pre-Christian Europe and bring it into the modern age.
Truthout
1 year ago
Left-wing politics

Virginia Judge Throws Out Republican Attempt to Ban Book About LGBTQ People

On Monday, a Virginia judge threw out a Republican-brought suit that attempted to place a statewide ban on two books through an arcane obscenity law.
Los Angeles Times
1 year ago
Los Angeles

Antisemitic banners displayed at UC Davis prompt campus police investigation

The Sacramento Bee reported on the banners and said photos of the banners were shared on social media.
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Davis Mayor Lucas Frerichs, in a statement posted on social media, said he was "disturbed" by the banners displayed over such a prominent overpass.
sfist.com
1 year ago
San Francisco

Fences at 24th and Mission Have Been Ripped Down, Seemingly by Protesters

Those controversial fences at the 24th and Mission BART station were torn down, apparently Saturday morning, and a protest group is taking credit for holding down the liberated space.
Fatherhood.gov
1 year ago
Fathers

Nelson Mandela and Black Lives | Fatherhood.gov

This online article focuses on Nelson Mandela's struggle against white supremacy and his work to dismantle the apartheid system in South Africa.
Itsnicethat
1 year ago
Graphic design

Creative Ecosystems is a digital garden tending communal Black creativity

The digital garden aims to grow "sustainably" rather than rapidly, challenging "the colonialism and imperialism" often involved in gardening.
Nytimes
1 year ago
Writing

A Crop of New Novels About Race and Racism Finds Freedom in Satire

Authors of color have turned in recent books to humor and surreal conceits to explore racism, identity politics and the pain of being "on the other side of whiteness."
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