Category Archives: Human Rights

The Killing of #PhilandoCastile. Dashcam video released

Posted on June 20, 2017 by

WARNING:  VERY  DISTURBING The legal lynching of #PhilandoCastile. Video just released today. An abomination. This officer is a murderer. Philando obeyed the law. pic.twitter.com/JNXA1XTlVk — Shaun King (@ShaunKing) June 20, 2017

Posted in Current Events, Human Rights, JusticeForPhilandoCastile, Murder, News, Open Thread, Police bruality, Police violence, Racial Oppression, Racial Profiling, racial terror, White Supremacy | Tagged , , , , , , , | 29 Comments

Wednesday Open Thread | Repealing Obamacare could violate international law

Posted on April 26, 2017 by

We’ve already seen that repealing Obamacare is politically perilous. Now there’s a new complication: It may also violate international law. The United Nations has contacted the Trump administration as part of an investigation into whether repealing the Affordable Care Act … Continue reading →

Posted in Affordable Care Act, Current Events, Human Rights, News, ObamaCare, Open Thread, Politics | Tagged , , , , , , , | 87 Comments

New Evidence Reveals Miami Cop Who Shot Charles Kinsey Knew He Was Unarmed

Posted on April 5, 2017 by

New evidence reveals that a Miami police officer that shot a behavioral therapist last year knew that the latter was unarmed. On July 18, 2016, North Miami police officer Jonathan Aledda, fired three shots at behavioral therapist Charles Kinsey, who … Continue reading →

Posted in Black Lives Matter, Current Events, Human Rights, Institutional Racism, News, Open Thread, Police bruality, Police violence, Racism | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | 3 Comments

Friday Open Thread | ICE Agents forcibly removed a woman awaiting emergency surgery to a detention center.

Posted on February 24, 2017 by

BARBARIC! How inhumane can ICE Agents get? Sick & in pain be DAMNED! If anyone walked into a Veterinary Clinic and forcibly removed a wounded dog awaiting surgery there would be OUTRAGE across the country & the person would be … Continue reading →

Posted in Current Events, Foreign policy, Human Rights, ICEgov, Immigration, Institutional Racism, News, Open Thread, Politics, White Supremacy | Tagged , , , , , , , | 65 Comments

#BlackHistory: Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Jefferson, Abraham Lincoln & Henry Berry’s views on Black People

Posted on February 19, 2017 by

Benjamin Franklin Thomas Jefferson Abraham Lincoln Henry Berry

Posted in Black History, Crimes Against Humanity, discrimination, Domestic Terrorism, History, Human Rights, Institutional Racism, Jim Crow laws, News, Open Thread, Racial Oppression, racial terror, Racism, White Supremacy | Tagged , , , , , , , , | 4 Comments

Monday Open Thread | James Baldwin Week

Posted on February 13, 2017 by

Happy Monday, Everyone. This week’s featured artist is Mr. James Baldwin. We’ll look at some of his most acclaimed writings, essays, novels, and TV/radio addresses. James Baldwin was an essayist, playwright and novelist regarded as a highly insightful,    iconic writer with … Continue reading →

Posted in African Americans, Arts, Black History, Books, Civil Rights, Current Events, Education, Freedom, History, Human Rights, Media, Movies, News, Open Thread, Politics, Racism | Tagged , , , , , | 47 Comments

Black History | #AMERIKKKA

Posted on February 4, 2017 by

I have no words…

Posted in Black Codes, Black History, Black Lives Matter, discrimination, History, Human Rights, Institutional Racism, Jim Crow laws, Open Thread, Racial Oppression, White Supremacy | Tagged , , , , , , , , | 4 Comments