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News Flash: The Confederacy Never Surrendered

medium.com - Whether you call yourself a Republican, a Democrat, or an Independent, you likely consider this particular time in America to be, at best, a difficult one. As a nation, we have always had political d…Tweeted by @Dorofcalif https://twitte...

Woodrow Wilson: This So-Called Progressive was a Dedicated Racist | Paul Rahe

fee.org - More than one hundred years ago, Woodrow Wilson brought Jim Crow to the North. He had been inaugurated on March 4, 1913. At a cabinet meeting on April 11, his postmaster general, Albert S. Burleson, …Tweeted by @MATTP1949 https://twitter.co...

The Privilege of Despair

nursingclio.org - A preternatural calm settled over me on Saturday afternoon as I heard the news of Brett Kavanaugh’s confirmation to the Supreme Court. I wasn’t reconciled to the outcome; my calm did not come from sa…Tweeted by @cjdenial https://twi...

The Last Jim Crow Generation

forbes.com - Paul Davis Taylor displays a Confederate flag in front of Little Rock Central High School, 1957. (AP Photo/File) White voters turning 70 this year are among Donald Trump’s most enthusiastic demograph…Tweeted by @LatinoLeftist https://twi...

Project 1619: A Sophisticated Lie

rgmin.org - No nation can survive that is not committed to the truth. The Bible recognizes this principle and commands people to speak the truth. “Wherefore putting away lying, speak every man truth with his nei…Tweeted by @RGMTweets https://twitter....

Conservatives want to rewrite the history of the Crusades for modern political ends | David M Perry

theguardian.com - At the National Prayer Breakfast, President Obama made a statement that you wouldn’t expect to be controversial: violence in the name of religion is a global problem and it’s bad. He referenced the w…Tweeted by @ErikHellman https://...

NAACP Warns Black Travelers To Use 'Extreme Caution' When Visiting Missouri

npr.org - The Missouri state chapter of the NAACP had issued an advisory of its own in June, urging travelers to "pay special attention while in the state of Missouri and certainly if contemplating spending ti…Tweeted by @BlaqDuchezz https://twitter....

6 Ways To Wear An Old Wash And Go

The wash and go is one of the most coveted styles by every curly girl because it’s so simple- just wash your hair, and go. Although it’s super easy to do, not everybody wants to take the time everyday to co-wash (or rinse) their hair, add the...

The Black Woman Who Biked Across the US Alone During the 1930s Jim Crow Era

vice.com - She zoomed over forlorn dusty roads, responding to the beckoning call of new adventures. The airborne sensation and the freedom of the road ensured that she climbed on her trusty Harley-Davidson time…Tweeted by @RachelTravels_ https://twit...

Michelle Alexander Is Wrong about Mass Incarceration | National Review

nationalreview.com - Michelle Alexander, famous for her book arguing that mass incarceration is the “new Jim Crow,” now has a perch on the op-ed pages of the New York Times, where she’s been offering her views on the cri…Tweeted by @rinkumathew https...

Inequality in the Criminal Justice System: Combating with Education

ashford.edu - Few career fields have the same potential to impact people's lives as criminal justice. In light of the extraordinary responsibility afforded to those who pursue criminal justice careers, a strong ba…Tweeted by @DottieW08485010 https://...

The Party Of Slavery Is Now The Party Of Reparations For Slavery

teaparty.org - (Breitbart) – The Democratic Party is the party of slavery. Thanks to the Democrats’ cartoonish clown car of presidential candidates, the party of slavery is now the party of reparations for slavery.…Tweeted by @TeaPartyOrg https://twi...

14 Shocking Facts That Prove the US Criminal Justice System Is Racist

opendemocracy.net - The biggest crime in the U.S. criminal justice system is that it is a race-based institution where African-Americans are directly targeted and punished in a much more aggressive way than white people.Tweeted by @Brravehart09 https...

Next chapter in Confederate monument’s history could be written starting Monday

chathamnewsrecord.com - PITTSBORO — There’s no action promised, but it certainly appears there will be plenty of discussion. The monument in downtown Pittsboro honoring Confederate veterans will enter the next phase of its …Tweeted by @ZachHornerCNR...

Hudson: The Party of Slavery Is Now the Party of Reparations for Slavery ⋆ MICHAELANTONIO MEDIA

michaelantonio.biz - This stampede of opportunistic dilettantes — conducting self-promotion campaigns posing as presidential bids — have all endorsed Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee’s (D-TX) resolution, H.R. 40, calling for a co…Tweeted by @MICHAELANTONIO ht...