Category Archives: segregation

Open Thread | Senator Cory Booker Breaks Strom Thurmond’s Record

Posted on April 2, 2025 by rikyrah

Cory Booker is giving a marathon speech on the Senate floor. Why and how long can it last? The New Jersey Democrat took the Senate floor at 7 p.m. ET to begin a marathon speech blasting the Trump administration and … Continue reading →

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Open Thread | Brown v Board was ‘accepted quickly’? In what world, WSJ?

Posted on May 13, 2022 by rikyrah

The delusional Editorial Page of the WSJ is at it again. Brown v. Board was ‘ accepted quickly’? Absolutely not. Tell us the truth, Ms. Ifill https://twitter.com/Sifill_LDF/status/1522769607802687497?s=20&t=dsIc3Xx4wmABA2H7Wp6zzQ

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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

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

The Racket of Racism

Posted on October 7, 2016 by SouthernGirl2

Hat tip: Romany Malco

Posted in Black Codes, Black History, Black Lives Matter, Civil Rights, Current Events, History, Human Rights, Institutional Racism, Jim Crow laws, News, Open Thread, Pig Laws, Racial Oppression, Racial Profiling, Racism, segregation, Slavery, Violence, White Supremacy | Tagged , , , , , , , , | 8 Comments

Would YOU Want to be Treated Like Blacks?

Posted on July 8, 2016 by rikyrah

Jane Elliot confronting white folks HEAD ON. Because they are the folks that need to do this”

Posted in Birtherism, Black Codes, Black Voter Suppression, Civil Rights, Criminal Justice, Democracy, discrimination, Empowerment, Hate Crime, Income Inequality, Institutional Racism, Jim Crow laws, Justice, Lynching, Murder, Police bruality, Police violence, Protests, Racial Bias, Racial Profiling, Racism, segregation, Slave Auctions, Slave Breeding in America, Slavery, Voter Suppression, Voting Rights Act, White Supremacy | Tagged , , | 5 Comments

ICYMI: Ken Burns’ Documentary on Jackie Robinson

Posted on April 17, 2016 by rikyrah

This past week on PBS, they aired the documentary that was done on Jackie Robinson. By showing the context of Jackie Robinson’s life, including many stories about how he grew up, and what happened in his life, it brought out … Continue reading →

Posted in African Americans, Black History, Civil Rights, Culture, Democracy, First Lady Michelle Obama, History, Institutional Racism, Jim Crow laws, Open Thread, Politics, President Obama, Racism, segregation, Voting Rights, White Supremacy | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , | 10 Comments

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. | Life In Pictures

Posted on April 4, 2016 by SouthernGirl2
Posted in African Americans, Current Events, Democracy, Freedom, History, Honor, Human Rights, Jim Crow laws, Justice, Memorial, News, Open Thread, Photos, Police bruality, Police violence, Protests, Racial Bias, Racism, segregation, Voting Rights, Voting Rights Act | Tagged , , , | 27 Comments

Tuesday Open Thread |Brazen in your face segregation at Trump Rally

Posted on March 15, 2016 by SouthernGirl2

OMG! Sweet Jesus! I can’t believe what I just saw. Black woman with tickets denied entry. White guy admitted he was a protester allowed in. We’ve witnessed overt racism from Donald Trump, his supporters yelling…”go back to Africa”. The hate … Continue reading →

Posted in 2016 Elections, African Americans, Current Events, discrimination, Institutional Racism, Jim Crow laws, News, Open Thread, Politics, Racial Bias, Racism, segregation, Violence, White Supremacy | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | 100 Comments

Saturday Open Thread | NPR Interview with Clinton Emerges: ‘My Roots Are Conservative, I’m Proud I Was a Goldwater Girl’

Posted on February 27, 2016 by SouthernGirl2

A 1996 NPR interview with Hillary Clinton has recently resurfaced, in which the current Democratic front-runner shockingly embraced conservatism and reiterated how proud she was to support a segregationist presidential candidate. In the interview, Clinton told NPR’s Scott Simon that … Continue reading →

Posted in Black Voters, Civil Rights, Current Events, Institutional Racism, Jim Crow laws, News, Open Thread, Politics, Racism, segregation, Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , , | 49 Comments