Tag Archives: White Supremacy

In 2007, It was a Clinton campaign strategy to paint Barack Obama as un-American

Posted on September 23, 2015 by SouthernGirl2

Mark Penn to Hillary Clinton campaign in 07: Lets “OWN” American in our programs, speeches etc. Barack Obama doesn’t. Barack Obama’s LACK of American roots. Clinton surrogate Stephanie Tubbs Jones 08: I have no shame or no problem with people … Continue reading →

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Thursday Open Thread | Armed Black Panthers protest #SandraBland’s death

Posted on August 13, 2015 by SouthernGirl2

HEMPSTEAD Texas (AP) — Dozens of heavily armed demonstrators rallied in Southeast Texas to protest the arrest and jail-cell death of a black woman arrested after a confrontation with a white state trooper during a traffic stop. About 25 demonstrators … Continue reading →

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This is the GOP|Gov. Kasich To Black Lawmaker: ‘I Don’t Need Your People’

Posted on August 8, 2015 by SouthernGirl2

Jan 28th 2011 Delivering on his vision for a “new way,” Ohio Gov. John Kasich (R-OH) “is on pace to be the first governor since 1962 to have an entire Cabinet without any racial diversity.” Every one of his 22 … Continue reading →

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#SandraBland’s Family sues DPS trooper who arrested her

Posted on August 4, 2015 by SouthernGirl2

The mother of Sandra Bland filed a federal lawsuit Tuesday against the Texas Department of Public Safety trooper and several others she deems responsible for the death of her 28-year-old daughter at the Waller County Jail in mid-July. Geneva Reed-Veal … Continue reading →

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Police release jail footage in death of #SandraBland

Posted on July 20, 2015 by SouthernGirl2

Texas police have released video taken from inside the county jail during the last minutes of Sandra Bland’s life as activists claimed that the traffic stop that led to her imprisonment escalated into a confrontation because a trooper was angry … Continue reading →

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Saturday Open Thread | Klan Training Camp

Posted on July 4, 2015 by SouthernGirl2

The Ku Klux Klan is encouraging interested citizens to attend a five-day training camp later this month, where students will study leadership skills intended to help them become better advocates of white supremacy in their own communities. Listed under “national … Continue reading →

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Wednesday Open Thread | Another Historically Black Church in SC Burns

Posted on July 1, 2015 by SouthernGirl2

Yet another black church in the South went up in flames Tuesday night, this time historic Mount Zion African Methodist Episcopal in Williamsburg County, South Carolina — 20 years after it was burned to the ground by Ku Klux Klan … Continue reading →

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Tuesday Open Thread | 91 Times Black Churches Have Been Violently Attacked

Posted on June 30, 2015 by SouthernGirl2

When Dylann Roof allegedly opened fire at the Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Charleston, South Carolina, last week, it was an act of terror of the kind that happens all too often in black houses of worship. Roof has … Continue reading →

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Monday Open Thread | White supremacist: Charleston ‘a preview of coming attractions’

Posted on June 29, 2015 by SouthernGirl2

Dylann Roof refers to Harold Covington’s white separatist group, the Northwest Front, in his alleged manifesto. The rightwing sci-fi writer distances himself from the shooting, but his followers speculate if his work influenced Roof’s actions One of the shadowy figures … Continue reading →

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#TearOffTheWhiteHood – President Obama wants to force KKK to name its members after church massacre

Posted on June 28, 2015 by SouthernGirl2

President Obama is keen to introduce tough new laws which will force the KKK and other extreme right-wing groups to disclose the identities of their members, Daily Mail Online can disclose. The President discussed the possibility of the new measures … Continue reading →

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