Category Archives: Institutional Racism

Open Thread | Hardships of Black Farmers

Posted on April 7, 2021 by rikyrah

In this past COVID Relief bill, $ 5 Billion went specifically to Black farmers. Something Senator PittyPat of South Carolina had the nerve to call reparations. AS IF. This is only part of the truth that Black farmers have always … Continue reading →

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Open Thread | Jim Crow Is Back With A Vengeance In Georgia😠😠

Posted on March 26, 2021 by rikyrah

Well, Jim Crow-2021 Version, came to Georgia.😠😠😠   Breaking: Georgia Republicans passed restrictive new changes to the state election process. The new law will limit early voting and add additional voter ID requirements to mail voting. We're breaking down the … Continue reading →

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Open Thread | Lack of Equity In Vaccinations

Posted on February 12, 2021 by rikyrah

This thread:   Unacceptable, but very intentional. We can not play surprised when:🔹Phase 1a is 70% White🔹 Phase 1b (65+yo) are 77% White🔹 70% of pharmacies are in white neighborhoods 🔹 Black/Brown communities are 2x less likely to have hospital … Continue reading →

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Open Thread | Faulkner Wrote It Well

Posted on February 5, 2021 by rikyrah

The past is never dead. It’s not even past. This entire thread is much Truth. So much Black history, really isn’t history, because so many people alive today experienced it.   https://twitter.com/tressiemcphd/status/1354119330141786112?s=20

Posted in African Americans, Black History, Economics, Empowerment, History, injustice, Institutional Racism, Jim Crow laws, Open Thread, Politics | Tagged , , , , , , | 28 Comments

Open Thread | Why This Moment In Time?

Posted on June 5, 2020 by rikyrah

Yesterday was the homegoing service for George Floyd. Been thinking a lot, as I watched the protests from across the world. Why this incident? Why now? I don’t really have an answer, except for that I don’t think it was … Continue reading →

Posted in activism, African Americans, Black History, Black Lives Matter, Breaking News, Criminal Justice, Department of Justice, History, injustice, Institutional Racism, Justice, Open Thread, Police bruality, Police Reform, Police violence, Politics, Rikyrah's Rant | Tagged , , , , , , , , | 43 Comments

Open Thread | Some Words

Posted on June 3, 2020 by rikyrah

The past few days have been hard. Just hard.   pic.twitter.com/vkK5hRvvjW — Sesame Street (@sesamestreet) June 1, 2020

Posted in activism, Breaking News, Current Events, Democracy, Ferguson, injustice, Institutional Racism, Justice, Open Thread, Police bruality, Police Reform, Police violence, Politics | Tagged , , , , | 73 Comments

Open Thread | Don’t Fall For the Okeydoke

Posted on June 1, 2020 by rikyrah

Been watching the protests with a curious eye.😒😒   George Floyd's murder was about race, not class. — Ragnarok Lobster 🐺 (@eclecticbrotha) May 31, 2020 SAY IT AGAIN😠😠😠 George Floyd's murder was about race, not class. — Ragnarok Lobster 🐺 … Continue reading →

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Simple Financial Advantage and How It Trickles Down

Posted on February 28, 2020 by rikyrah

This thread is very much on point and attempts to explain White Financial Advantage.   First of all, of you live in a home in a black neighborhood, it’s worth, on average, $48,000 less than an identical home in an … Continue reading →

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The MAGA Hat–Wearing Teens Who Taunted A Native American Elder Could Be Expelled

Posted on January 19, 2019 by SouthernGirl2

My rage is off the charts………… This student is a little racist fk with no respect, no home training. Is this what is being taught at Covington Catholic School? The Diocese of Covington and Covington Catholic High in Kentucky rebuked the … Continue reading →

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Tuesday Open Thread | Say His Name: Emantic Fitzgerald Bradford, Jr.

Posted on November 27, 2018 by rikyrah

I, and others, keep on telling folks…. these gun laws ain’t for Non-White folks. Not Stand Your Ground. Not Conceal Carry. Not Open Carry. PERIOD. The “black man” has a name. Emantic Fitzgerald Bradford, Jr. https://t.co/Za0NEpc2SH — Ana Navarro-Cárdenas (@ananavarro) … Continue reading →

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