Two innocent black brothers wrongly suspected by police of drug dealing after they bumped fists in the street say they were targeted because of their … Brothers stopped and searched for fist bumpRead more
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Black Britons Know Why Meghan Markle Wants Out
The British press has succeeded in its apparent project of hounding Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, out of Britain. The part it perhaps didn’t bargain for, … Black Britons Know Why Meghan Markle Wants OutRead more
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The Counter-Revolution of 1776 and the Construction of Whiteness
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Snzl41lX54&rel=0] Gerald Horne on Reality Asserts Itself (3/6) “Men make their own history, but they do not make it as they please; they do … The Counter-Revolution of 1776 and the Construction of WhitenessRead more
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The Black Scare and the Democratic Party
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_0SjHQGZd1w&rel=0] Gerald Horne on Reality Asserts Itself (2/6) We’re going to continue our series of discussions with Gerald Horne, who now joins us again … The Black Scare and the Democratic PartyRead more
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Covid-19: Public Health vs Public Racism
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Great Recession increases race wealth gap
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The Whitewashing of Black Genius
https://static.scientificamerican.com/sciam/cache/file/0D736623-F1B6-4C40-81D0149B19F95971_source.jpg?w=590&h=800&802CF0DF-453C-401C-BC4CB19EA4DE66D5 Antonio Maceo, left, and Frederick Douglass, right. Credit: Maceo Alamy; Douglass Alamy Sometimes it is the strange similarities and symmetries of unrelated historical moments … The Whitewashing of Black GeniusRead more
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Black Votes, White Violence: Parallels From 150 Years Past
https://www.counterpunch.org/wp-content/dropzone/2020/10/FreedmenVotingInNewOrleans1867.jpeg Freedmen voting in New Orleans, 1867 – Public Domain The Reconstruction Act of 1867 altered the 14th amendment through a redefinition of citizenship that … Black Votes, White Violence: Parallels From 150 Years PastRead more
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The Price of NAACP Compromise was Too High
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UH_Fi6403nM&rel=0] Gerald Horne on Reality Asserts Itself (1/6) PAUL JAY, SENIOR EDITOR, TRNN: Welcome to The Real News Network. I’m Paul Jay in Baltimore. … The Price of NAACP Compromise was Too HighRead more
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Public money subsidizing Black death in order to continue the system
Breonna Taylor settlement in Louisville. We just heard Benjamin Crump, as well as Breonna’s mother and Tamika Mallory, talking about this record $12 million settlement … Public money subsidizing Black death in order to continue the systemRead more