Monthly Archives: August 2016

Wednesday Open Thread | #VeteransForKaepernick Exploded On Twitter

Posted on August 31, 2016 by SouthernGirl2

Colin Kaepernick’s refusal to stand during the national anthem has taken over the news cycle. It seems almost everyone has weighed in on the issue except one, extremely important group: American combat veterans. That changed Tuesday night the hashtag #VeteransForKaepernick … Continue reading →

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Tuesday Open Thread | Colin Kaepernick to continue his protest of the National Anthem

Posted on August 30, 2016 by SouthernGirl2
Posted in African Americans, Black Lives Matter, Current Events, Human Rights, Institutional Racism, Jim Crow laws, News, Open Thread, Police bruality, Police violence, Politics, Protests, Racial Profiling, Racism, Violence, White Supremacy | Tagged , , , , , , | 99 Comments

Monday Open Thread | The Protests At Standing Rock

Posted on August 29, 2016 by SouthernGirl2

This Nation Was Founded on Genocide Lawrence O’Donnell: From the start of colonial intrusion, the free and original peoples of this hemisphere “have been treated as enemies and dealt with more harshly than any other enemy in any other war.” … Continue reading →

Posted in Culture, Current Events, Human Rights, Institutional Racism, Native Americans, News, Open Thread, Politics, Protests, Racism, White Supremacy | Tagged , , , , , , , | 87 Comments

Sunday Open Thread

Posted on August 28, 2016 by rikyrah
Posted in Christianity, Current Events, Gospel, Music, News, Politics, Praise, Spirituality, Worship | Tagged , , , , | 39 Comments

Saturday Open Thread | Gov. Paul LePage: “The enemy right now…are people of color.”

Posted on August 27, 2016 by rikyrah

The Governor of Maine. pic.twitter.com/UjjVZYEscA — Adam Parkhomenko (@AdamParkhomenko) August 27, 2016

Posted in 2016 Elections, Current Events, discrimination, Institutional Racism, Jim Crow laws, News, Open Thread, Politics, racial hate | Tagged , , , , , | 67 Comments

Friday Open Thread

Posted on August 26, 2016 by rikyrah

TGIF Alabama Lynching Memorial to confront U.S. history of slavery

Posted in African Americans, Black Lives Matter, Criminal Justice, Current Events, Democracy, discrimination, Jim Crow laws, Lynching, Open Thread, Politics, Racism | Tagged , , , | 59 Comments

Thursday Open Thread

Posted on August 25, 2016 by rikyrah

Southside with You opens in theater nationwide tomorrow!

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Wednesday Open Thread |A Love Supreme

Posted on August 24, 2016 by rikyrah

Happy HUMP day, Everyone! Mr. John Coltrane, because I can NEVER get enough of his “Love Supreme.”

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Tuesday Open Thread | Black Women In Medicine

Posted on August 23, 2016 by rikyrah

http://www.blackfilm.com/read/2016/08/black-women-medicine-doc-hit-theaters-aug-26/?ct=t(Blavity_Daily_Newsletter_8_21_168_21_2016)&goal=0_b53d5e9f25-17be011ec2-206100893&mc_cid=17be011ec2&mc_eid=6ca89fc2f4 Source: Coming to theaters in New York (August 26 through September 1) and Los Angeles (September 2 through 8) is “Black Women in Medicine,” the first documentary to explore the history, contemporary issues and future possibilities of African American … Continue reading →

Posted in African Americans, Education, Empowerment, Health, Health & Nutrition, Inspiration, Movies, Open Thread | Tagged , , , , | 64 Comments

Monday Open Thread

Posted on August 22, 2016 by rikyrah

Happy Monday, Everyone. The 2016 Rio games are over. Today we’ll feature highlights.

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