Tag Archives: Institutional racism

Open Thread | Still Don’t Think The Courts Matter?

Posted on June 5, 2024 by rikyrah

The 2016 Election will haunt us FOR DECADES. When we told you that The Courts were at stake. Some of you arrogantly took to purse your lips that you ‘ couldn’t be scared into voting for Hillary by using the … Continue reading →

Posted in 2016 Elections, 2024 Elections, Affirmative Action, African Americans, Black Voter Suppression, Black Voters, Breaking News, Civil Rights, Democracy, Economics, Elections, Federal Judges, Federal Judiciary, GOP, Institutional Racism, Open Thread, Politics, President Joe Biden, Supreme Court | Tagged , , , , , | 3 Comments

Open Thread | They Continue To Want To Police Our Bodies

Posted on October 16, 2023 by rikyrah

That legacy of slavery has not left this country. The fight over Black Hair never seems to end. So, for those who purse their lips to say that ‘it’s just hair’. It’s NEVER just hair. There is no other group … Continue reading →

Posted in Body Autonomy, Breaking News, Culture, Current Events, Education, Institutional Racism, Open Thread, Politics, Racial Bias, racial hate, Racial Oppression, Racial Profiling | Tagged , , , , , , , , | 17 Comments

Open Thread | The Part of AMERICAN HISTORY That Some Want Erased

Posted on July 10, 2023 by rikyrah

I read these two tweets and just went UH HUH UH HUH – Black slaves worked for free for 270+ years– Black slaves were worth 2x more than railroads, which was arguably the most valuable asset– Black slaves were agricultural … Continue reading →

Posted in African Americans, Black Codes, Black Excellence, Black History, Black Voter Suppression, Black Voters, Breaking News, Democracy, Elections, Heritage, History, Institutional Racism, Open Thread, Politics, Voter Suppression, Voting Rights | Tagged , , , , , | 27 Comments

Open Thread | Brett Favre Is A THIEF!

Posted on September 27, 2022 by rikyrah

Mississippi is one of the poorest states of the United States of America. We have Republicans running the state who literally have the slave master mentality. They thieve money from the least of these and be sure to enrich themselves. … Continue reading →

Posted in Breaking News, Conspiracy, Corruption, Environmental Racism, Infrastructure, Infrastructure Racism, injustice, Institutional Racism, Mississippi, Open Thread, Politics | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | 12 Comments

Open Thread | There Are Real Life Consequences To Racial Discrimination

Posted on March 16, 2022 by rikyrah

This is not just a story about discrimination by a bank. This is about limiting generational wealth, as a result. Wells Fargo Rejected 47% of Black Applicants in Mortgage Refinancing Boom. Other lenders approved 71% of Black applicants. The subject … Continue reading →

Posted in African Americans, Black Lives Matter, Conspiracy, Economics, Institutional Racism, Open Thread, Politics | Tagged , , , , , , | 10 Comments

Open Thread | More About Critical Race Theory

Posted on June 25, 2021 by rikyrah

Some folks have had enough of the clowns.😠     After being asked about Critical Race Theory, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Mark Milley delivers an answer every American should watch.pic.twitter.com/MrJl5oCvsw — rantt (@ranttmedia) June 23, 2021 … Continue reading →

Posted in 2022 Elections, Critical Race Theory, Institutional Racism, Open Thread, Politics, President Joe Biden, Racial Bias, Racism, Vice-President Kamala D. Harris | Tagged , , , , , , | 25 Comments

Open Thread | Hardships of Black Farmers

Posted on April 7, 2021 by rikyrah

In this past COVID Relief bill, $ 5 Billion went specifically to Black farmers. Something Senator PittyPat of South Carolina had the nerve to call reparations. AS IF. This is only part of the truth that Black farmers have always … Continue reading →

Posted in Economics, Economy, Institutional Racism, Open Thread, Politics | Tagged , , , , , | 16 Comments

Open Thread | Faulkner Wrote It Well

Posted on February 5, 2021 by rikyrah

The past is never dead. It’s not even past. This entire thread is much Truth. So much Black history, really isn’t history, because so many people alive today experienced it.   https://twitter.com/tressiemcphd/status/1354119330141786112?s=20

Posted in African Americans, Black History, Economics, Empowerment, History, injustice, Institutional Racism, Jim Crow laws, Open Thread, Politics | Tagged , , , , , , | 28 Comments

Simple Financial Advantage and How It Trickles Down

Posted on February 28, 2020 by rikyrah

This thread is very much on point and attempts to explain White Financial Advantage.   First of all, of you live in a home in a black neighborhood, it’s worth, on average, $48,000 less than an identical home in an … Continue reading →

Posted in African Americans, discrimination, Economics, Institutional Racism, Open Thread, Politics | Tagged , , , , | 18 Comments

Thursday Open Thread | Sally Yates learned about Trump’s #MuslimBan by ‘reading about it on the internet.’

Posted on June 29, 2017 by SouthernGirl2

Worth watching the whole clip. Sally Yates learned about Trump's travel ban by 'reading about it on the internet.' pic.twitter.com/nKTLyHOOkT — Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) June 29, 2017 Sally Yates: Trump administration behavior should be alarming to us as a country … Continue reading →

Posted in Current Events, Department of Justice, discrimination, Ethnic Cleansing, Foreign policy, Immigration, Muslims, News, Open Thread, US Department of Justice | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , | 112 Comments