Category Archives: Racial Oppression

Dallas sportscaster on NFL players taking a knee: “All of us should protest how black Americans are treated”

Posted on September 26, 2017 by SouthernGirl2

Sportscaster Dale Hansen of Dallas ABC affiliate WFAA—whose excellent work we have shouted out before—offered a beautifully strong and clear defense of the national anthem protests on his segment tonight. Hansen, a Vietnam veteran, takes down the idea that the … Continue reading →

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Sunday Open Thread | #TakeAKnee ‘til change comes…..

Posted on September 24, 2017 by SouthernGirl2

1. #TakeAKnee is a movement started last year by NFL player Colin Kaepernick. Quarterback Colin Kaepernick, 29, began kneeling during the national anthem last NFL season as a demonstration to protest (police brutally killing unarmed black men) the current treatment … Continue reading →

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Sunday Open Thread

Posted on September 17, 2017 by rikyrah
Posted in Culture, Current Events, News, Open Thread, Politics, prejudice, Racial Oppression, Racial Profiling, Racism | Tagged | 24 Comments

Activist radio personality, attorney Lizz Brown passes away

Posted on September 6, 2017 by SouthernGirl2

Longtime St. Louis radio personality, attorney and social justice activist Lizz Brown passed away today (Wednesday, September 6) in St. Louis, following a lengthy illness. Brown fought for the rights of African Americans and for justice. As host of the … Continue reading →

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Georgia cop tells frightened white woman at traffic stop, “We only kill black people.”

Posted on August 31, 2017 by SouthernGirl2

A lieutenant from a police department in Georgia is under investigation after a dashcam video obtained by Channel 2 Action News appears to show the officer telling a driver during a DUI stop, “Remember, we only kill black people.” Lt. … Continue reading →

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Tuesday Open Thread | White guy who claimed a Black man stabbed him for looking like a Nazi admits he LIED. He stabbed himself

Posted on August 29, 2017 by SouthernGirl2

Two weeks ago, a 26-year-old white man made headlines after claiming a Black man stabbed him because he had a haircut that made him look like a neo-Nazi. Now the man has admitted the entire story was made up. Joshua … Continue reading →

Posted in Current Events, News, Open Thread, Politics, racial hate, Racial Oppression, Racism, Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , , | 80 Comments

Thursday Open Thread

Posted on August 24, 2017 by rikyrah

The REAL monuments that tells America’s TRUE HISTORY. Thoughts on Confederate Statues from a Southern White Male Growing up in the South, I was told (and unfortunately believed) a number of things about the Confederacy. Of course, I heard the common … Continue reading →

Posted in Black History, Civil Rights, Current Events, Domestic Terrorism, Hate Crime, Hate Groups, Healing, Heritage, History, Human Rights, Institutional Racism, Jim Crow laws, Lynching, Media, Memorial, Open Thread, Politics, racial hate, Racial Oppression, racial terror, Racism, White Supremacy | Tagged , , , , , | 55 Comments

Monday Open Thread | The State of Our Country

Posted on August 14, 2017 by rikyrah

Been thinking about what happened on Saturday. Some have said that they were saddened by what happened on Saturday. Me? I’m just mad as hell. Because, there’s no reason why we should be at this point in time. We should … Continue reading →

Posted in 2016 Elections, History, Open Thread, Politics, Racial Bias, racial hate, Racial Oppression, racial terror, Racism, US Department of Justice, Violence | Tagged , , , , , | 103 Comments

GOP Voter Suppression- Massive ‘Purge Notices’ in Georgia

Posted on July 23, 2017 by rikyrah

Meanwhile, here’ what the GOP rats are continuing to do, OBLITERATE our right to VOTE. Stay WOKE, folks! More Than 380,000 Georgia Voters Receive ‘Purge Notice’ More than 380,000 Georgia voters received a “purge notice” from their local board of … Continue reading →

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The Killing of #PhilandoCastile. Dashcam video released

Posted on June 20, 2017 by SouthernGirl2

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 , , , , , , , | 31 Comments