Category Archives: racial hate

#DylannRoof Federal Death Penalty Trial: Jury qualifications

Posted on November 29, 2016 by SouthernGirl2

Accused Emanuel AME Church shooter Dylann Roof got to work helping to pick the jury that will decide whether he lives or dies as he embarked on a risky legal strategy Monday, casting aside his top-flight defense team in favor … Continue reading →

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#DylannRoof Federal Death Penalty Trial

Posted on November 28, 2016 by SouthernGirl2

The white man accused of fatally shooting nine black parishioners at a South Carolina church will act as his own attorney in his federal death penalty trial. Dylann Roof’s request Monday came against his lawyers’ advice, and U.S. District Judge … Continue reading →

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Jury selection begins in the #DylannRoof Murder Trial

Posted on November 7, 2016 by SouthernGirl2

CHARLESTON — Jury selection in the trial of a white man accused of killing nine African-Americans begins Monday in Charleston, once again putting South Carolina and race relations in the South in a national spotlight. But in the case of … Continue reading →

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#WalterScott Shooting: Jury selection begins for the murder trial of officer Michael Slager

Posted on October 31, 2016 by SouthernGirl2

Jury selection is underway for the murder trial of former South Carolina cop Michael Slager, who shot and killed unarmed motorist Walter Scott during a traffic stop in early April 2015 in what prosecutors have alleged is murder, PEOPLE confirms. … Continue reading →

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St. Louis police lock up black man for spitting on the ground

Posted on October 24, 2016 by SouthernGirl2
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3ChicsPolitico.com’s Visit to the National Museum of African American History and Culture

Posted on October 17, 2016 by SouthernGirl2
Posted in African Americans, Black History, Black Lives Matter, Civil Rights, Culture, Current Events, Domestic Terrorism, Freedom, Heritage, History, Honor, Human Rights, Institutional Racism, Jim Crow laws, Justice, Lynching, News, Open Thread, Photos, Police bruality, Police violence, Protests, Racial Bias, racial hate, Racial Oppression, Racial Profiling, Racism, Slavery, Terrorism, Violence, Voting Rights, Voting Rights Act, White Supremacy | Tagged , , | 8 Comments

United Nations Panel | U.S. owes black people reparations for a history of ‘racial terrorism’

Posted on September 28, 2016 by SouthernGirl2

The history of slavery in the United States justifies reparations for African Americans, argues a recent report by a U.N.-affiliated group based in Geneva. This conclusion was part of a study by the United Nations’ Working Group of Experts on … Continue reading →

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U.N. Human Rights Council will debate whether police killings of black men are modern day lynchings

Posted on September 24, 2016 by SouthernGirl2

Police killings of Black people in the United States are reminiscent of lynchings and the government must do far more to protect them, a United Nations working group says in a report that will be debated at the U.N. Human … Continue reading →

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Monday Open Thread | Star Trek 50th Anniversary Week

Posted on September 12, 2016 by rikyrah

Hello 3 Chics Family. This week’s featured posts pays homage to “Star Trek” which premiered 50 years ago on September 8, 1966 Please feel free to post some of your favorite episodes. Thank you! src=”https://3chicspolitico.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/star_trek_original_series_cast_monochrome_wallpaper_-_800x600.jpg?w=640″ alt=”star_trek_original_series_cast_monochrome_wallpaper_-_800x600″ width=”640″ height=”480″ class=”aligncenter size-large … Continue reading →

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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

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