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The Dictionary Definition of Racism Isn’t Enough
Whether President Trump’s tweets about four Democratic congresswomen of color are bigoted cannot be decided solely by reference texts.
Joe Feagin
Deferring to a dictionary definition doesn't suffice in judging whether President Trump’s comments about four Democratic congresswomen of color should be called racist. @bgzimmer explains why
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Yale Was a Boys’ Club for Centuries. Then the First Women Came Along.
In her new book, Anne Gardiner Perkins tells the stories of the first women admitted to Yale.
Denying Racism Supports It
Refusing to address and acknowledge the prejudices in our country is a big part of the problem.
The True Story of Pocahontas: Historical Myths Versus Sad Reality
Pocahontas had a Native husband and Native child; never married John Smith.
Joe Feagin
The True Story of Pocahontas: Historical Myths Versus Sad Reality newsmaven.io/indiancountryt… via @IndianCountry
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Iran: The Case Against War
The similarities between the current situation and the prelude to the invasion and occupation of Iraq in 2002–2003 are unmistakable. A pugnacious and insecure US president obsessed with a government he has demonized is unconstrained due to a...
About The White Male Problem
First of all, I want to make it clear that this post is NOT about all white men, nor is it meant to be insulting or racist. If you are a white male who is offended, maybe this post if for you to po…
Joe Feagin
About The White Male Problem brothawolf.wordpress.com/2013/01/09/abo… via @wordpressdotcom
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Scholar Spotlight: Darrick Hamilton | Scholars Strategy Network
This week’s scholar spotlight highlights Darrick Hamilton, whose work on stratification economics has inspired Democratic presidential hopefuls Sen. Cory Booker and Rep. Beto O’Rourke.
Census Case Judges Cite ASA In Disallowing Citizenship Question
In 2018, the ASA joined other organizations in filing an amicus brief against the late inclusion of a question about citizenship to the 2020 Census. Both the New York Southern District Court and a concurring Justice on the Supreme Court noted ASA’s...
Trump Wants Immigrants to ‘Go Back.’ Native Americans Don’t.
The president and his followers lack authority to tell anyone to leave this country because they are not indigenous to this land.
Trump Is a Symptom of an Age That’s Been a Long Time Coming
What does history’s magic 8-ball say about how we wound up with Donald Trump? Two historians try to supply the context.
Joe Feagin
Trump Is a Symptom of an Age That’s Been a Long Time Coming [[Actually the age of systemic white racism, operating regularly in society incl presidency, has ALWAYs been here, since the European invastions in 1600s]] thedailybeast.com/trump-is-a-sym… via @thedailybeast
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The Nationalists Take Washington
Prominent figures from Tucker Carlson to John Bolton gathered at the Ritz-Carlton to declare war on the conservative establishment and lay the groundwork for a new intellectual movement on the right.
Joe Feagin
Prominent figures from Tucker Carlson to John Bolton gathered in D.C. to declare war on the conservative establishment and lay the groundwork for a new intellectual movement on the right, @emmaogreen reports
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Black US lawmaker says white man told her to 'go back where you came from’
State representative Erica Thomas says she was verbally attacked in supermarket while shopping with her nine-year-old daughter
Is 'Race Science' Making A Comeback?
The Digital Home for Duke University Professor and Left of Black host Mark Anthony Neal
Donald Trump, Racism, White Racism and the 2020 Presidential Election
Lord have mercy! What has the past several days wrought?! Some weeks are made for the history books! There is no doubt that history will…
Racism is not a distraction; It’s policy
Racism should never be diminished as a distraction—history shows well that the strategic deployment of bigotry is a default practice used to undercut democracy.
Americans say the nation’s political debate has grown more toxic and ‘heated’ rhetoric could lead to violence
Many Americans say the tone and nature of political debate in the United States has become more negative in recent years.
Joe Feagin
Americans say the nation’s political debate has grown more toxic and ‘heated’ rhetoric could lead to violence
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Merkel, Trudeau condemn Trump's racist attacks on members of Congress
Donald Trump’s racist tirades against four elected Democratic members of the U.S. House of Representatives and his ongoing nativist appeals to his base of supporters are not meeting resistance from members of the Republican Party. People who are...
'Trump's 'Go home' invective echoes Nazi incitement against Jews:' Chemi Shalev for Haaretz
Now that Republican voters have embraced Donald Trump’s declaration that elected women of color who criticize his policies should “go back to where they came from,” this seems like the perfect opportunity to remind Republicans exactly what kind of...
Joe Feagin
'Trump's 'Go home' invective echoes Nazi incitement against Jews:' Chemi Shalev for Haaretz
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Rethinking Birthright
Amidst chants of “send her back,” it’s clear that we need a more just conception of citizenship—one that abolishes the distinction between “natural” and naturalized citizens.
Employees revolt after San Diego store manager berates customer for speaking Spanish
Two employees at a store in San Diego this week quit their jobs after witnessing their boss angrily lash out at a woman who was speaking Spanish. 10 News San Diego reports that the manager at a My Sister’s Closet thrift store attacked a customer...