“Freedmen at a voter registration office, Macon, Georgia in 1867. During Reconstruction (1866-1876).” Everett Historical/shutterstock.com Trump’s campaign team totally freaked out when it learned that early voting in Nevada saw a surge of Latino voters and that polling stations in Nevada’s most populous county, Clark County, had long lines and stayed open after closing time, […]
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Donald Trump Gets Coveted Ku Klux Klan Endorsement
Courtesy Daily Kos While Donald Trump may be suffering from a lack of endorsements—even reviled Republicans such as Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker accidentally gave Hillary the thumbs up—he will be undoubtedly thrilled to learn he has received a glowing endorsement from one of his biggest supporters… the Ku Klux Klan. From the Daily Kos: Not […]
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“White Privilege is the Reason the Bundys are Free.”
Imagine if armed Muslims or blacks or Latinos had taken over a federal building. Anyone think they’d be acquitted? https://t.co/s9CFdojEDz— Nicholas Kristof (@NickKristof) October 27, 2016 And the NYT’s Nicholas Kristof isn’t the only person who thinks the jury’s decision to acquit the Bundys and other Oregon standoff members was aided because of white privilege. […]
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Today in Stupid: Giuliani Says He’s Saved More Black Lives Than Beyoncé
Rudy Giuliani was on Fox & Friends this morning to discuss, among other things, Trump’s moving-target immigration position. The panel also touches on Beyoncé’s performance last night at the VMAs, a performance Giuliani called “a shame.” What’s causing the consternation of the Fox & Friends crew is a vignette from the pop star’s breathtaking and […]
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Right On, Colin Kaepernick: America’s National Anthem Celebrates Racism and Slavery
“I have to stand up for people that are oppressed.” Helga Esteb / Shutterstock.com San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick won’t stand for America’s national anthem, he says, because people of color are oppressed by police. He’s being vilified by conservatives. Seahawks defensive linesman Michael Bennett supports his right to protest however he sees fit. […]
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Watch Live: President Obama’s Remarks at the Memorial for Slain Police Officers in Dallas
Speaking soon, in Dallas. PETE SOUZA / WHITE HOUSE According to The New York Times, President Obama… …huddled with his speechwriters for much of Monday, hoping to find words that would not only console the officers’ grief-stricken families but also reassure a nation fearful that racial divisions are worsening after the Dallas slaughter and the […]
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Mother of Philando Castile Discusses Her Son’s Killing and the Struggles of Being Black in America
WATCH @AlisynCamerota‘s full interview with #PhilandoCastile‘s mother and uncle: https://t.co/tebqvDKwjt https://t.co/gOdiQrtHlF— New Day (@NewDay) July 7, 2016 Valerie Castile, the mother of a 32-year-old man shot by police in Falcon Heights, Minn. on Wednesday, told CNN that her son was “black in the wrong place.” Castile, who was interviewed alongside Philando’s uncle, Clarence Castile, told […]
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Required Reading: Being Queer and Muslim in America
A view from the ground at the vigil outside New York City’s Stonewall Inn on Monday evening. SB The Village Voice’s Raillan Brooks (who, full disclosure, is a close friend) on the Orlando shooting: In the early morning hours of June 12, 2016, a 29-year-old man entered Pulse, an Orlando gay club hosting an “Upscale […]
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Today in History: The Vanport Flood Destroys a City, Reveals Oregon Racism
Zack Soto THE HOUSES are gone. The theater, the recreation center, and the churches have all been destroyed. Walking through Delta Park, you’d never guess that the second largest city in Oregon once stood there. Most accounts of Vanport emphasize the flood of 1948—and in fairness, an entire city wiped out by a flood in […]
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A Question of Dignity: Oregon’s Shameful Treatment of Japanese Americans
EVERY DAY, thousands of Portlanders travel Naito Parkway as it hugs the bank of the Willamette River, carrying a steady stream of humanity through the heart of the city. It’s a path that takes them past the cherry trees in Waterfront Park and within eyeshot of Chinatown, where freshly renovated buildings dominate the landscape. But […]
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Ben Stein: Obama Hates America Because He’s “Part Black”
RawStory: The actor and former Nixon speechwriter appeared Monday on Newsmax TV, where he told host Steve Malzberg yesterday that President Barack Obama was a “bad joke” and a “very real danger to America,” reported Right Wing Watch. Stein, who has described the president as “anti-white” and questioned his background, speculated Obama actually hated the […]
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Here Are Some of the #BlackLivesMatter Tweets That the DOJ Thought Merited Investigation
Wikimedia Commons Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum Less than a week after it came to light that the Oregon Department of Justice began collecting information on Oregonians who used the hashtag #BlackLivesMatter, we still don’t know how wide the effort stretched, or whom the DOJ kept tabs on. That will presumably all come out of an […]