Category Archives: discrimination

White male @JCPENNEY employee assaults a black teenage girl with a headlock

Posted on January 3, 2017 by SouthernGirl2

JC PENNEY, Y’ALL! It’s so damn disturbing. According to reports, the girl was with her family when they were told to leave by the suspect after telling them “they didn’t belong there.” On their way out, the girl knocked over … Continue reading →

Posted in African Americans, crime, Current Events, discrimination, Institutional Racism, Jim Crow laws, News, Open Thread | Tagged , , , , , | 16 Comments

Thursday Open Thread | Arizona Sheriff Joe Arpaio to face criminal contempt charge

Posted on October 13, 2016 by SouthernGirl2

What took so long? Joe Arpaio should have BEEN in jail. He’s been racial profiling and violating the Constitutional rights of Latinos forever and a day. Throw his ass in JAIL! WASHINGTON The U.S. Justice Department is poised to charge … Continue reading →

Posted in Civil Rights, Criminal Justice, Current Events, Department of Justice, discrimination, Domestic Terrorism, Human Rights, Immigration, Institutional Racism, Latinos, News, Open Thread, Police bruality, Politics, Racial Oppression, Racial Profiling, Racism, US Department of Justice, White Supremacy | Tagged , , , , , , , , | 24 Comments

The Killing of Unarmed Black Man #TerenceCrutcher in Oklahoma

Posted on September 19, 2016 by SouthernGirl2

Tulsa, Okla., police released video footage Monday that shows a white police officer fatally shooting an unarmed black man — footage that the city’s police chief called “very disturbing.” “It’s very difficult to watch,” Police Chief Chuck Jordan said at … Continue reading →

Posted in Black Lives Matter, Current Events, discrimination, Domestic violence, Human Rights, Institutional Racism, JusticeForTerenceCrutcher, News, Open Thread, Police bruality, Police violence, Racism, White Supremacy | Tagged , , , , , , , , | 112 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

Wednesday Open Thread | Justice Department: Baltimore police routinely discriminated against blacks

Posted on August 10, 2016 by SouthernGirl2

(BALTIMORE) — Baltimore police officers routinely discriminate against blacks, use excessive force too often and are not adequately disciplined for misconduct, according to a harshly critical Justice Department report being issued Wednesday. The report, the culmination of a yearlong investigation … Continue reading →

Posted in African Americans, Baltimore, Black Lives Matter, Civil Rights, Corruption, crime, Criminal Justice, Current Events, Department of Justice, discrimination, Human Rights, Institutional Racism, Jim Crow laws, Justice, Justice for Freddie Gray, News, Open Thread, Police bruality, Police violence, Racial Bias, Racial Profiling, Racism, Terrorism, US Department of Justice, White Supremacy | 114 Comments

United Nations rep slammed US police for trampling protesters’ rights

Posted on July 29, 2016 by SouthernGirl2

Amid renewed nationwide protests over police killings of black men, a representative from the United Nations toured the United States with a peculiar goal: to assess whether the exercise of freedom of assembly and association in the country conforms to … Continue reading →

Posted in Black Lives Matter, Current Events, Department of Justice, discrimination, Human Rights, Institutional Racism, Jim Crow laws, Justice, News, Open Thread, Police bruality, Police violence, Protests, Racial Bias, Racial Profiling, Racism, White Supremacy | Tagged , , , , | 8 Comments

Reverend William Barber Speaks at the Democratic National Convention

Posted on July 28, 2016 by rikyrah

Rev. Barber took DNC folks to CHURCH. Updated

Posted in Civil Rights, Current Events, Democracy, discrimination, Justice | Tagged , , , , , , | 16 Comments

Donald Trump’s America | Mia Frias-Russell Woke Up To Racial Hate In Indiana

Posted on July 22, 2016 by SouthernGirl2
Posted in Black Lives Matter, crime, Current Events, discrimination, Domestic Terrorism, Hate Crime, Institutional Racism, Jim Crow laws, News, Open Thread, Racism, White Supremacy | Tagged , , , , , , , , | 14 Comments

Monday Open Thread | WH responds to petition to label Black Lives Matter a “terror” group

Posted on July 18, 2016 by SouthernGirl2

Fuck all the way out of here with this petition and your bullshit lies. Black people are not going to shut up about being treated unfairly in this country. We want no less for those not Black who kill us. … Continue reading →

Posted in African Americans, Black Lives Matter, Current Events, discrimination, Ethnic Cleansing, Human Rights, Institutional Racism, Jim Crow laws, News, Open Thread, Police bruality, Police violence, Politics, President Obama, Racism, White Supremacy | Tagged , , , , | 146 Comments