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Stand Your Ground!!!

 

“History has proven there is only one way to get the attention of unmovable ideologies to achieve change. Matching and protests are strategies, which is nothing more than a good show for the cameras. For example, the March on Washington and the Million Man March produced little in terms of measurable results. On the other hand, BOYCOTT’s work – the Birmingham Bus Boycott and the Martin Luther King Holiday Boycott on the state of Arizona – WORKED! It is time to stop BS-ing and BOYCOTT FLORIDA and everything connected to it. We will then get change. And that’s my thought provoking perspective…”

 

 

Community Village‘s insight:

 

Stand your ground against Stand Your Ground.

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Tavis Smiley – Week Nine 2014

 

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Lisa Bloom – “Suspicion Nation”    On February 26, 2012, an unarmed Black teenager was shot to death by a neighborhood watch volunteer in central Florida. Over the following year, the nation was transfixed by the details and by standoffs between those who argued that George Zimmerman was within his rights to kill Trayvon Martin, and those who said Trayvon was the victim of an overzealous racist vigilante. Now, two years later, the question remains: why is Zimmerman walking free? In a new book, “Suspicion Nation: The Inside Story of the Trayvon Martin Injustice and Why We Continue to Repeat It”, civil rights attorney Lisa Bloom blames a botched prosecution and pervasive racial bias in the American justice system.

 

Shyima Hall – “Hidden Girl”    At 8 years old, Shyima Hall was sold into slavery by her desperately poor Egyptian family to repay a debt. After several years of bondage in Egypt, her wealthy captors moved to the United States and smuggled her into the country with them. As a domestic slave in a gated community in Southern California, she was forced to work day and night before being rescued after an anonymous tip to law enforcement in 2002. In the heartbreaking memoir, “Hidden Girl”, Hall recounts her experience as a domestic slave and her work to help other victims of human trafficking.

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Down Syndrome Man Attacked By Police

Florida resident Gilberto Powell, who has Down Sydrome, was abused by police who mistook his colostomy bag for a weapon.

 

Community Village‘s insight:

 

When you see how the police treat people, it’s no wonder that people are afraid of the police and would want to run.

 

It’s a catch 22 – especially if you are Black or Brown.

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Isabel Wilkerson’s Sweeping ‘Warmth of Other Suns’

In “The Warmth of Other Suns,” Isabel Wilkerson documents the sweeping 55-year-long migration of black Americans from the South.

 

Community Village‘s insight:

 

The awesome book documents the migration of African Americans from the South of the U.S. to the North and West of the U.S. once they had the freedom to move after slavery was abolished.

See on www.nytimes.com

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Your “Preference” is Not Preferable: The History and Harm of Asian Fetishism

**Disclaimer:  In this article I focus on the fetishization of Asian females. I acknowledge that there are prevalent fetishes of other races and they are just as problematic. I acknowledge that I c…

 

Community Village‘s insight:

 

I love this article and I love it’s title.

 

Plus it’s an important topic for supporters of racial justice.

 

It covers:

 

  • What fetishism is
  • What about preferences? What if someone just happens to be attracted to a certain race?
  • Why are racial fetishes, especially Asian fetishes, such a widespread thing?
  • “I’m not sure if I have a racial fetish. How can I tell?”
  • The problems and consequences of racial fetishization
  • What can we do about racial fetishization?

See on mixedamericanlife.wordpress.com