Tag Archives: Crimes Against Humanity

Julián Castro on reparations for slavery

Posted on July 5, 2019 by SouthernGirl2

If elected president, 2020 Democratic contender Julián Castro said he would create a commission to explore the possibility of reparations for slavery. During a stop Sunday at the South by Southwest Festival in Austin, Castro did not commit to paying … Continue reading →

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Wednesday Open Thread | Immigration Update

Posted on May 29, 2019 by rikyrah

We have to return to immigration. Have no choice, because the racists in this Administration don’t stop. Now, wonderboy Jared Kushner has been placed in charge of immigration. I happen to believe it’s because they are delusional enough to think … Continue reading →

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Kirstjen Nielsen need to be taken to The Hague

Posted on April 7, 2019 by SouthernGirl2

DHS Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen has resigned but she should be taken to The Hague and prosecuted for crimes against humanity. Little kids locked in cages like dogs, separated from their parents, molested, living in horrible conditions, some died, little babies … Continue reading →

Posted in Child Trafficking, Crimes Against Humanity, Current Events, ICEgov, Immigration, Immigration Reform, Kidnapping, News, Open Thread, Politics | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , | 54 Comments

Julian Castro on Reparations: ‘Why Wouldn’t You Compensate People Who Actually Were Property?’

Posted on March 10, 2019 by SouthernGirl2

Julian Castro clocked the shyt outta Bernie Sanders. Bernie just got uncovered for his bigoted racism about reparations. Notice when folks bring up reparations for black people, Bernie says that would be divisive,  what about poor white people? Poor white … Continue reading →

Posted in 2020 Elections, 2020 Presidential Campaign, Black Lives Matter, Crimes Against Humanity, Current Events, Human Rights, Open Thread, Politics, Reparations, Slavery | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , | 19 Comments

Tuesday Open Thread | Where Are The Immigrant Children

Posted on June 26, 2018 by SouthernGirl2

What is the Trump regime planning on doing with those kids? Selling them for adoption, human trafficking? There is some wicked EVIL going on. Some folks need to be jailed over this. It’s monstrous what Trump, Jeff Sessions, and Kristjen … Continue reading →

Posted in Crimes Against Humanity, Current Events, Donald Trump, human rights abuse, News, Open Thread, Politics, Racism | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | 86 Comments

Rachel Maddow tears up on live tv about immigrant toddlers being detained

Posted on June 20, 2018 by SouthernGirl2

Rachel Maddow is all of us………. The MSNBC host struggles to get through a segment on her nightly show, describing babies being forcibly removed from their parents and taken to shelters under Trump’s hardline immigration laws. Maddow eventually crosses to … Continue reading →

Posted in Crimes Against Humanity, Current Events, human rights abuse, News, Open Thread, Politics, Racism | Tagged , , , , , , , | 95 Comments

Audio of immigrant children wailing for their parents at the U.S. Customs and Border Protection facility

Posted on June 19, 2018 by SouthernGirl2

This is horrendous. Trump, Kirstjen Nielsen and Jeff Sessions need to be taken to the World Court for this. March them to the ICJ for human rights abuse. Listening to those babies crying for their mommy & daddy is soul … Continue reading →

Posted in Crimes Against Humanity, Current Events, Human Rights, ICEgov, Immigration, Open Thread, Politics | Tagged , , , , , , , | 38 Comments

The National Lynching Memorial Opens In Alabama

Posted on April 26, 2018 by SouthernGirl2

The National Memorial for Peace and Justice, opening Thursday, stands high on a hillside overlooking downtown Montgomery, Ala. Beyond the buildings you can see the winding Alabama River and hear the distant whistle of a train — the nexus that … Continue reading →

Posted in African Americans, Crimes Against Humanity, Current Events, Jim Crow laws, Lynching, Memorial, Murder, Open Thread, racial terror, White Supremacy | Tagged , , , , , , , , | 24 Comments

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

Monday Open Thread | International Slavery Museum Liverpool

Posted on October 24, 2016 by SouthernGirl2

“The transatlantic slave trade was the greatest forced migration in history. And yet the story of the mass enslavement of Africans by Europeans is one of resilience and survival against all the odds, and is a testament to the unquenchable … Continue reading →

Posted in African Americans, Africans, Black History, Crimes Against Humanity, Current Events, History, Human Rights, Human trafficking, Kidnapping, News, Open Thread, Politics, Slavery | Tagged , , , , , | 16 Comments