Category Archives: African Americans

Open Thread | There Are Real Life Consequences To Racial Discrimination

Posted on March 16, 2022 by rikyrah

This is not just a story about discrimination by a bank. This is about limiting generational wealth, as a result. Wells Fargo Rejected 47% of Black Applicants in Mortgage Refinancing Boom. Other lenders approved 71% of Black applicants. The subject … Continue reading →

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Open Thread | The Supreme Court Nominee Makes the Rounds

Posted on March 9, 2022 by rikyrah

Supreme Court Nominee Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson meeting with Sen. Booker today in his office. This is the second week Judge Jackson has been on Capitol Hill meeting with senators leading up to her confirmation hearing. pic.twitter.com/tgyOSbbsZy — Rarione Maniece … Continue reading →

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Open Thread | Vice-President Kamala Harris Visits Selma to Remember Bloody Sunday

Posted on March 7, 2022 by rikyrah

Our Vice-President was in Selma to commemorate “Bloody Sunday”. https://twitter.com/coreybking/status/1500636236809187328?s=19 But the media said VP isn’t popular.. https://t.co/wFl005FvMr — Candidly Tiff (@tify330) March 6, 2022 This photo of @VP Harris leading the March across the Edmund Pettus Bridge today is … Continue reading →

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Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to be nominated to the United States Supreme Court

Posted on February 25, 2022 by rikyrah

If confirmed, she will be the first Black woman on the Supreme Court. Biden is scheduled to introduce Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson at the White House at 2 pm. https://t.co/LJRl2jeRNX — darlene superville (@dsupervilleap) February 25, 2022 President Joe Biden … Continue reading →

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Open Thread | The Debate on Critical Race Theory Was Never About Critical Race Theory

Posted on February 21, 2022 by rikyrah

Which only a certain sect of GRADUATE LEVEL SCHOOL STUDENTS WILL LEARN. It was about White people not wanting their children to be taught ACTUAL American history. They want to minimize the pain of those not-White in this country, and … Continue reading →

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Open Thread | The Plan Is Afoot To Hurt the Biden Administration for the 2022 Election

Posted on February 16, 2022 by rikyrah

Folks are being obvious😠😠 THIS is the actual record of 46 and his Administration: From the largest drop in the unemployment rate on record to the largest reduction in childhood poverty ever recorded in a single year, my first year … Continue reading →

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Open Thread | The Supreme Court Pushes Further With Black Voter Suppression😠

Posted on February 9, 2022 by rikyrah

The Supreme Court's order and dissents can be found here. https://t.co/VfdCaw3aos This is another major blow to the Voting Rights Act that will likely preserve Alabama's current racist gerrymander. — Mark Joseph Stern (@mjs_DC) February 7, 2022 Kagan, dissenting: The … Continue reading →

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Open Thread | Why Are So Many Upset By the Mere Thought of A Black Woman Being On The Supreme Court?

Posted on February 2, 2022 by rikyrah

The thought of a self-respecting Black woman serving on the Supreme Court is scaring a whole lotta people – on the left and the right. For all the concern trolls… Have a stadium full of seats. See the far left … Continue reading →

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Open Thread | So, the filibuster lives another day because of the pair of Trifling Tricks , Sinema and Manchin😠

Posted on January 20, 2022 by rikyrah

Talk about being on the wrong side of history.😠 I swear to Gawd the MSM is determined to not call a thing a thing. Why are they still saying @Sen_JoeManchin and @SenatorSinema support voting rights? They don’t and folks should … Continue reading →

Posted in 2022 Elections, African Americans, Black Voter Suppression, Black Voters, Breaking News, Civil Rights, Culture, Current Events, GOP, Politics, President Joe Biden, Vice-President Kamala D. Harris, Voter Suppression, voters, Voting Rights, Voting Rights Act | Tagged , , , , , | 3 Comments

Happy Birthday, Forever FLOTUS😍😍😍

Posted on January 17, 2022 by rikyrah

Happy Birthday to Michelle Robinson Obama…one of the best First Ladies this country has ever had. She is out here living her best life, and I love it!👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾 Here’s to a sweet 58th! Thank you so much for your outpouring … Continue reading →

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