Category Archives: Racial Oppression

Sunday Open Thread | Praise & Worship

Posted on November 27, 2016 by SouthernGirl2

Pray for Standing Rock Sioux

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Saturday Open Thread | Army Corps issues eviction notice to #StandingRock protest camp

Posted on November 26, 2016 by SouthernGirl2

The madness of white supremacy but the Native people are not going quietly into that goodnight. THIS WILL NOT END WELL. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers issued a letter Friday announcing its plan to close land that has been … Continue reading →

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The Nightmare Begins: Senator Sessions for Attorney General?

Posted on November 21, 2016 by rikyrah

I have always had an interest in historical fiction. I especially like reading fiction about Black people during the Civil War and Reconstruction. Putting myself in their shoes – these people, who had just been freed from slavery, believing that … Continue reading →

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Police soak up to 400 #StandingRock protesters with water cannons in freezing temperatures

Posted on November 21, 2016 by SouthernGirl2

For the love of God! Will someone do something to stop the horrendous abuse of Native people? How can those in power allow this to happen? Who uses water cannons on unarmed protesters in the freezing cold except rabid mad … Continue reading →

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Prosecutors charge cop who killed Philando Castile — then still give him special treatment

Posted on November 16, 2016 by SouthernGirl2

For 20 minutes, Ramsey County, Minn., District Attorney John Choi eloquently, compassionately and thoroughly explained why his office chose to charge St. Anthony Police Officer Jeronimo Yanez in the shooting death of Philando Castile. For the first time we learned … Continue reading →

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#MichaelSlager Trial

Posted on November 14, 2016 by SouthernGirl2

When they return to court Monday, jurors will have had three days to ruminate on questions they heard from attorneys hoping to upend the case against the policeman who killed Walter Scott. With all but a few of the 27 … Continue reading →

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#RayTensing Trial | Verdict Watch

Posted on November 10, 2016 by SouthernGirl2

CINCINNATI — After learning that the jury in Ray Tensing’s murder trial was not close to a verdict Wednesday, Judge Megan Shanahan sequestered them overnight. Deliberations resumed at Thursday around 8:45 a.m., and a verdict could very well follow. The … Continue reading →

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Officer #RayTensing on Trial for the Murder of #SamDuBose Day 5

Posted on November 4, 2016 by SouthernGirl2

Ray Tensing was not dragged by the car Sam DuBose was driving before the former UC police officer shot and killed DuBose, a forensic video analyst testified during Tensing’s trial Thursday. Tensing is accused of murder and voluntary manslaughter in … Continue reading →

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Friday Open Thread | United Nations Investigates Scandalous Treatment of Demonstrators

Posted on November 4, 2016 by SouthernGirl2

Richard Broken Nose is a spiritual leader from the Pine Ridge reservation. On Wednesday, October 26, he and Leonard Little Finger, one of the Oglala’s most revered elders, came to pray with the water protectors near the Cannonball River. The … Continue reading →

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Officer #RayTensing on Trial for the Murder of #SamDuBose Day 4

Posted on November 3, 2016 by SouthernGirl2

Attorneys for both sides in Ray Tensing’s murder trial agree the former University of Cincinnati’s body camera footage will play a huge role in the case. The footage shows Tensing shooting Sam DuBose during an off-campus traffic stop in July … Continue reading →

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