Category Archives: Racial Bias

Open Thread | When You See the Hate, Call It Out

Posted on December 19, 2022 by rikyrah

This ugliness. This Anti-Semitism. Don’t tell me that the New York Times didn’t know. Don’t allow them to gaslight us, pretending that it was done on accident. THIS👏🏾WAS👏🏾NO👏🏾ACCIDENT👏🏾 For those of you who still don’t get it, why people are … Continue reading →

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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 | More About Critical Race Theory

Posted on June 25, 2021 by rikyrah

Some folks have had enough of the clowns.😠     After being asked about Critical Race Theory, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Mark Milley delivers an answer every American should watch.pic.twitter.com/MrJl5oCvsw — rantt (@ranttmedia) June 23, 2021 … Continue reading →

Posted in 2022 Elections, Critical Race Theory, Institutional Racism, Open Thread, Politics, President Joe Biden, Racial Bias, Racism, Vice-President Kamala D. Harris | Tagged , , , , , , | 25 Comments

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 | So, This Happened 😡😡😡

Posted on January 7, 2021 by rikyrah

Sigh. Yesterday .   https://twitter.com/mikejason73/status/1346910964763955207?s=20 Well. Well. Well.   I mean…is anything that happened yesterday a surprise?   No. It’s not. It’s disgusting. It’s enraging. It’s infuriating. But, a surprise, it’s not. We knew this was coming. Well, I knew … Continue reading →

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Open Thread | Why Aren’t Our Children Allowed to be Children?😢

Posted on September 13, 2019 by rikyrah

The important issues for Black women: .@Essence poll: Most important issues for black women #AMJoy pic.twitter.com/Lj4M6aKejZ — Formerly 'AM JOY' on @MSNBC (@amjoyshow) September 8, 2019 Essence Magazine did a poll consisting of Black women. Joy Reid revealed the results … Continue reading →

Posted in Open Thread, Police bruality, Police violence, Politics, Racial Bias, Racial Profiling, racial terror, Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , , , | 93 Comments

Friday Open Thread | What If There Was No Wealth Gap?

Posted on August 23, 2019 by rikyrah

When we talk about reparations, it sometimes seems to be a number that can’t be quantified. I mean, the THEFT OF LABOR FOR ALMOST A CENTURY, and then another CENTURY of American Apartheid, AKA JIM CROW. Of course, post Civil … Continue reading →

Posted in Economics, Open Thread, Politics, Racial Bias, Reparations, Uncategorized | Tagged , , , | 45 Comments

Tuesday Open Thread

Posted on April 23, 2019 by rikyrah

Today’s feature covers the REAL history of reconstruction. See how our past affects our present with this inside look of Reconstruction with Henry Louis Gates, Jr. Reconstruction: America After the Civil War premiered April 9 & April 16. You can … Continue reading →

Posted in Black History, discrimination, Open Thread, Politics, Racial Bias, Racial Oppression, Racism, segregation | Tagged , , , , | 80 Comments

Friday Open Thread | There’s A Reason Why They Call It – ‘ A Deal With the Devil’

Posted on June 15, 2018 by rikyrah

Cause, the Devil ALWAYS WINS. This has bothered me ever since I read it on Monday. I still come back to the same question: ARE.THESE.PEOPLE.SERIOUS.? DA PHUQ? ICYMI: ; For Black Lives Activists, Engaging in Trump’s Pardon Politics Feels Like … Continue reading →

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Monday Open Thread

Posted on January 22, 2018 by rikyrah

ICYMI Does recognizing privilege influence your politics? News host Kerri Miller spoke with Ijeoma Oluo, the author of “So You Want to Talk About Race.” https://www.mprnews.org/listen?name=/minnesota/podcasts/kerri-miller/2018/01/15privilege_politics_20180115_64.mp3

Posted in African Americans, Books, Current Events, Institutional Racism, Media, News, Open Thread, Politics, prejudice, Racial Bias, Racial Profiling, Racism | Tagged , | 67 Comments