Let's talk about how we get off
the highway to escalation....
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xJ1BAh0ZbKw
Portland protesters, Wall of
Moms sue Trump administration over use of tear gas, rubber bullets
Black Florida family receives
racist letter demanding they remove pictures of daughters
Seattle mayor: Looks like Trump
is rehearsing for martial law. Mayor
Jenny Durkan of Seattle talks about how Donald Trump's deployment of federal
forces in Portland and other cities has antagonized protesters and made
circumstances worse for city officials.
A former Border Patrol agent describes
the special federal unit deployed in Portland as one of 'the most violent and
racist in all law enforcement'
What Does It Mean to ‘Look Like
a Mom’? As the Wall of Moms movement
spreads across the country, so, too, does that question.
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/28/style/wall-of-moms-image.html?referringSource=articleShare
Jailed Portland Protesters Must Agree to Stop Going to
Protests to Be Freed
Portland Wall of Mums sing 'hands
up please don’t shoot me' lullaby in Portland protest
Stunning allegation against
Vallejo police: Officers bent badges to mark people they killed
Dave Chappelle Tells All |
Inspirational Documentary | Goalcast
From the Start, Federal Agents
Demanded a Role in Suppressing Anti-Racism Protests: Twin government memos show
how a gung-ho federal law enforcement response to anti-racism protests may have
been driven by a shaky understanding of the demonstrations’ roots.
Federal Officers To Depart
Portland After Weeks Of Violent Clashes With Protesters: Oregon Gov. Kate Brown
said the departure will be “phased.”
We Keep Us Safe: A Virtual Town
Hall on Police Brutality & State Violence
A Meme About Mount Rushmore’s
Racist Past Went Viral. Here’s What We Know.
The meme, which even claimed KKK ties to the beloved monument, took off
amid anti-racism protests in the U.S. in the summer of 2020.
https://www.snopes.com/news/2020/07/29/kkk-mount-rushmore/
Mississippi election
commissioner's social media comment about Black voters causes uproar
Donald Trump’s Lost Cause: The
president rode to power by exploiting racial grievance – and now the backlash
against his inflammatory acts may doom his reelection chances
https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2020/07/donald-trumps-lost-cause/613873/
Obama eulogizes John Lewis at Ebenezer Baptist Church in
Atlanta: President Barack Obama delivered the eulogy at the funeral service for
Rep. John Lewis. He called the congressman and civil rights giant "God's
finest disciple" and the "founding father of that fuller, fairer,
better America."
Citing impostors, feds urge
lifting of court order protecting journalists amid Portland protests: Justice
Department lawyers leveled the claims of misconduct by purported journalists in
filings submitted Thursday.
https://www.politico.com/news/2020/07/31/feds-court-order-journalists-portland-protests-389262
From Bloody Sunday to Black
Lives Matter, the role of the Black church is shifting: Civil rights icons John
Lewis and C.T. Vivian were part of a tradition that often found its home in the
Black Church. A new generation of activists and organizers is doing things
differently.
https://www.politico.com/news/2020/07/30/the-role-of-the-black-church-389180
Prosecutor: No charges for
officer in Michael Brown’s death. The
county prosecutor announced his decision after quietly re-investigating the
case in a five-month review.
https://www.politico.com/news/2020/07/30/no-charges-michael-brown-death-388968
Obama calls for end of 'Jim Crow
relic' filibuster if it blocks voting reforms: The former president is perhaps
the most prominent political voice to call for an end to the filibuster.
https://www.politico.com/news/2020/07/30/barack-obama-john-lewis-filibuster-388600
Trump Blows Bigot Bullhorn, Says
Repeal Of Fair Housing Rule Will Boost Home Prices, Lower Crime
Police: Richmond Riots
Instigated By White Supremacists Disguised As Black Lives Matter
Jesus Or Jail? AU Helps Atheist
Parolee Who Was Told To Live In A Christian Facility Or Go Back Behind Bars
Jerry Falwell Jr. Tweets Photo
Of Racist Face Mask
Mayor Of Texas City Says Women
May Not Lead Council Prayers
Pence Asks Anti-LGBTQ Pastor To
Facilitate Meeting On Racial Reconciliation
Anti-LGBTQ Religious Right
Pastor Lou Sheldon Dies At Age 85
Religious Freedom And Racial
Justice: A Critical Nexus
Call Trump’s Tactics What They
Are: Fascist. Honest officials have
begun to use the “f” word in describing the president's assaults on American
cities and the right to dissent.
Trump in leaked conversation
bragged about retweets for defending Confederate history
Trump administration to send
federal agents to Cleveland, Detroit and Milwaukee
‘If you can talk, you can
breathe,’ Arkansas officer tells man who later dies in police custody
https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2020/07/30/police-death-video-arkansas/
'These are his people': inside
the elite border patrol unit Trump sent to Portland. Bortac, a quasi-militarised outfit some
compare to the Navy Seals, has been deployed in Iraq and Afghanistan
Colorado protesters shut down
highway calling for justice in the death of Elijah McClain
Homeland Security Shuts Down
‘Intelligence’ Reports on Journalists: The acting secretary of homeland
security said that he would investigate his department’s dissemination of the
tweets of journalists who uncovered agency do
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/31/us/politics/homeland-security-portland.html?smid=tw-share
Louisville continues to consider
declaring racism a public health emergency
Colin Kaepernick, Anthony Fauci
to receive Kennedy human rights award: Colin Kaepernick and Anthony Fauci have
been named 2020 honorees of the Robert F. Kennedy Ripple of Hope award
https://thegrio.com/2020/07/31/colin-kaepernick-anthony-fauci-to-receive-kennedy-human-rights-award/
'Imagine if you're Colin
Kaepernick': Former Green Beret who advised NFL player to kneel criticizes
viral attack dog video
The Political Education of
Killer Mike: How Michael Render—a rapper from Atlanta who also happens to be a
Second Amendment–loving, Bernie Sanders–boosting, unapologetically pro-Black
businessman—became one of the loudest and most original political voices in the
country.
https://www.gq.com/story/killer-mike-the-atlanta-way
Rep. John Lewis’s voting rights
legacy is in danger: Lewis was unable to see the Voting Rights Act restored
before his death.
The Dehumanizing Condescension
of White Fragility: The popular book aims to combat racism but talks down to
Black people.
https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2020/07/dehumanizing-condescension-white-fragility/614146/
The False Promise of Anti-Racism
Books: Texts that seem to raise the collective American consciousness are
rendered futile without concrete systemic changes
https://www.theatlantic.com/culture/archive/2020/07/your-anti-racism-books-are-means-not-end/614281/
Clyburn says more important to
have Black woman on Supreme Court than as VP
Part 2 | The Vote | American
Experience | Season 32 Episode 10 | 1h 52m 58s |Video has closed
captioning. Part Two examines the
mounting dispute over strategy and tactics, and reveals how the pervasive
racism of the time, particularly in the South, impacted women's fight for the
vote.
In just one month Trump commits
a whole set of potentially impeachable offenses
Militarized Agents Seen in
Portland Are Deploying to Chicago — and Perhaps Further
Trump’s made-for-TV fascism in
Portland won’t get him reelected. It may get someone killed. | Will Bunch
Portland’s Pottery Barn Rule: If
a mayor won’t stop violence in his city, why should Trump let him off the hook?
https://www.wsj.com/articles/portlands-pottery-barn-rule-11595266795
Report: 97% of people busted for
pot in Albany were Black
Trump’s New Adviser Steve Cortes Thinks He Hasn’t Been
‘Fascist’ Enough: The conservative pundit turned campaign operative believes
BLM is a George Soros front and that Trump should have been tougher at
Lafayette Square.
Donald Trump Is Writing A
Terrifying New Chapter In The History Of Political Repression: In desperate
pursuit of reelection, the president is pitting America against itself.
Homeland Security Is Quietly
Tying Antifa to Foreign Powers: An intelligence report obtained exclusively by
The Nation mentions several Americans, including a left-wing podcast host.
The World That Fear Made: A New
Book on Slave Revolts and Conspiracies in Early America
How 'good White people' derail
racial progress
https://www.cnn.com/2020/08/01/us/white-liberals-hypocrisy-race-blake/index.html
One St. Louis couple strives to
end racism ‘block by block,’ starting in Tower Grove
Let's talk about the Floyd footage
and what it changes....
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qm6CMkIkYIY
‘Not good enough:’ Maya Wiley
slams Aurora PD apology for handcuffing Black children. A police dept in
Aurora, Colorado says it's sorry after putting innocent Black girls in
handcuffs. Officers mistakenly believed they were riding a stolen car. This is
the same dept responsible for the death of Elijah McClain.
Sen. Ron Wyden to introduce
mental health care and public safety bill modeled after Eugene’s unarmed crisis
response team
Aurora police detain Black
family after mistaking their vehicle as stolen
‘Give Me the Fire’: Hispanic
Florida Man Shoots and Kills 22-Year-Old Burger King Worker After His
Girlfriend Complained to Him About a Delayed Order
Rein in the federal force run
amok on Portland’s streets
Leaders must stand up toTrump’s
display of force against protesters
Trump’s effort to provoke
violence is working: The president sent federal agents into Portland with the
apparent aim of inciting a confrontation
https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2020/07/trump-getting-what-he-wants-portland/614635/
By sending feds to U.S. cities
for political gain, Trump follows autocrats’ playbook
https://www.inquirer.com/opinion/portland-oregon-egypt-syria-hong-kong-trump-20200723.html
Iowa restores voting rights to
some felons ahead of November election
Police misconduct in
Philadelphia: Unsealed records name the city’s most cited cops. Even if officers assault civilians, they
rarely face repercussions — and sometimes get promoted, newly released
documents show.
How the Navajo Nation won a
hard-earned political voice in Utah: New districts were adopted just in time
for the 2018 midterm elections and could impact November’s election
A California State Senator
Introduced a Bill Pushing LGBTQ Equality—and a QAnon Mob Came for Him
Instagram users unleashed a
homophobic and anti-Semitic harassment campaign.
Remove statues of Margaret
Sanger, Planned Parenthood founder tied to eugenics and racism: How a woman who
advocated for the selective breeding of her fellow citizens came to be
memorialized with those who built a country is hard to understand.
NSA Whistleblower Reality Winner
And 500 Inmates In Federal Prison Test Positive For Coronavirus
Inside the federal prison where
three out of every four inmates have tested positive for coronavirus
Review: In ‘Begin Again,’ Eddie
Glaude channels James Baldwin, calls for truth-telling
James Baldwin spoke eloquently
to his era. Does he speak to ours?
We all live in bubbles. It’s
time to burst them.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2020/07/15/we-all-live-bubbles-its-time-burst-them/
James Baldwin’s America is the
subject of Glaude’s new book
https://flcourier.com/james-baldwins-america-is-subject-of-glaudes-new-book/
21 Best Books of 2020: The Books
Getting Us Through This Wild Year (So Far).
Presenting 21 of the Vanity Fair staff’s favorite books from the first
half of this unpredictable year.
The Federal Government Gives
Native Students an Inadequate Education, and Gets Away With It: The Bureau of
Indian Education has repeatedly neglected warnings that it is not providing a
quality education for 46,000 Native students. Once called a “stain on our
Nation’s history,” the school system has let down its students for generations.
Why a Court Overturned the Death
Sentence for Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, the Boston Marathon Bomber
Veteran kneels for nine hours in
silent protest in Utah
https://www.stripes.com/news/us/veteran-kneels-for-nine-hours-in-silent-protest-in-utah-1.640532
Alliance of Black ministers
calling for investigation into Aurora police
Combat Stress Magazine:
Harnessing Post-Traumatic Stress for Service Members, Veterans, and First
Responders
Let's really talk about the surprising origins of
consent-based policing....
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=io_0t3hpz00
'They're not even trying to
hide the racism': Wisconsin Democrats blast GOP efforts to aid Kanye West's
candidacy
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