Category Archives: Jim Crow laws

Happy Birthday, Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

Posted on January 20, 2025 by rikyrah

Today is the official celebration of the birthday of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. This is my favorite section from “Letter from a Birmingham Jail [King, Jr.]” We know through painful experience that freedom is never voluntarily given by … Continue reading →

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Open Thread | When One Speaks of Reparations…You Don’t Have To Go Back That Far

Posted on February 2, 2024 by rikyrah

Allison Wiltz Psy.M. (@queenie4rmnola) posted at 11:07 AM on Thu, Jan 25, 2024: What is a piece of black history do you wish more people knew? (https://x.com/queenie4rmnola/status/1750566140277866978?t=_6t4mvd2elb8rU_nqkjjag&s=03) Bougie Black Girl (@BougieBlackGurl) posted at 10:13 PM on Thu, Jan 25, 2024: … Continue reading →

Posted in Black History, Economics, Economy, Education, Empowerment, Financial Abuse, injustice, Jim Crow laws, Open Thread, Politics, Reparations | Tagged , , , , , | 3 Comments

Open Thread | I Don’t Know If This Had Anything To Do With Don Lemon’s Firing…

Posted on April 28, 2023 by rikyrah

But, it would say more about CNN than Lemon. No self-respecting Black American, who knows our history, could sit silent while this muthaphucka sat there lying on Black folks and our history. Note, that bobblehead Poppy sat there, and let … Continue reading →

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Open Thread | Any Talk of a Primary Challenge to President Biden Is Fool’s Talk

Posted on March 14, 2023 by rikyrah

And, is being pushed by non-Democrats.😠😠 A contested Democratic Party Primary in 2024 gives you a Republican President that November. People pushing this are running a game on you. https://t.co/M3t5XCzD10 — DFW Sports 4Life (@Kennymack1971) March 6, 2023 Nothing but … Continue reading →

Posted in 2022 Elections, 2024 Elections, Black Voter Suppression, Black Voters, Breaking News, Democratic Party, Elections, GOP, Jim Crow laws, Open Thread, Politics, President Joe Biden, Vice-President Kamala D. Harris | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , | 12 Comments

Open Thread | The Attack on Education in Florida….as They Try To Install Fascism

Posted on February 23, 2023 by rikyrah

In case you didn’t know… I don’t know if you know what’s been going on in Florida. Their Governor has chosen to go full-on fascist. There is the full-blown attack on education. The banning of books. The attack on the … Continue reading →

Posted in 2022 Elections, 2024 Elections, Black Excellence, Black History, Black Voter Suppression, Black Voters, Breaking News, Critical Race Theory, Culture, Current Events, Democratic Party, Department of Justice, Economics, Economy, Education, Elections, History, Institutional Racism, Jim Crow laws, Justice, Open Thread, Politics, President Joe Biden | Tagged , , , , , , , , | 12 Comments

Open Thread | Mississippi…Jim Crow Revisited😠

Posted on February 17, 2023 by rikyrah

Just absolutely racist to the core.😠 Instead of helping Jackson escape its water crisis, Mississippi House Republicans are snatching judicial power from this majority-Black city. They "passed a bill to create a separate, unelected court system in the city of … Continue reading →

Posted in African Americans, Black Voter Suppression, Black Voters, Breaking News, Corruption, Current Events, injustice, Institutional Racism, Jim Crow laws, Mississippi, Open Thread, Politics | Tagged , , , , , , , | 15 Comments

Open Thread: A Little Education on ‘ White Passing’.

Posted on December 16, 2022 by rikyrah

I saw this tweet, and it made me think: https://twitter.com/ShimminyKricket/status/1601641900007571456?s=20&t=OP5ElpItdCC2bcskjK-zPQ With the dropping of the beginning of their documentary series on Netflix, there has been misinterpretation of Meghan being ” White Presenting” versus “White Passing”. These are two entirely different … 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 →

Posted in African Americans, Alabama, Black Excellence, Black History, Black Voter Suppression, Black Voters, Civil Rights, Freedom, History, Jim Crow laws, Justice, Open Thread, Politics, segregation, Vice-President Kamala D. Harris, Voter Suppression, Voting Rights, Voting Rights Act | Tagged , , , , , , | 3 Comments

RIP, General Charles McGee, One of the last Tuskegee Airmen, Dead at 102

Posted on January 16, 2022 by rikyrah

RIP, General.🙏🏾😪 Today, we lost an American hero. Charles McGee, Brigadier General and one of the last surviving Tuskegee Airman, passed at the age of 102. While I am saddened by his loss, I'm also incredibly grateful for his sacrifice, … Continue reading →

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Open Thread | A Supreme Court That Wants to Usher in Jim Crow II Voter Suppression

Posted on July 6, 2021 by rikyrah

The worst court on Voting Rights since Taney.😠😠   https://twitter.com/Sifill_LDF/status/1410615498081931280?s=19 https://twitter.com/Sifill_LDF/status/1410617721952210951?s=19

Posted in African Americans, Black Voter Suppression, History, Jim Crow laws, Open Thread, Politics, Supreme Court, Voter Suppression, Voting Rights, Voting Rights Act | Tagged , , , , , , , | 22 Comments