“For the horrors of the American Negro’s life,” wrote James Baldwin in 1962, “there has been almost no language.” The history is clear. America gave Black Americans nothing. What freedom we have was earned through blood, toil, grit, perseverance, & courage. After the deadliest insurrection in American history, Black-New Yorkers rebuilt their lives, shaped their destinies & contributed to the ongoing freedom struggle.
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Alabama lawmakers refuse to create 2nd majority-Black congressional district in defiance of SCOTUS
Florida schools teaching that slavery was beneficial to Black people
Texas troops pushing brown migrant kids into the Rio Grande to drown them
Two thoughts from all this and more.
1) White supremacy is thriving in GOP. It’s a feature, not a bug.
2) GOP was never about law and order—they were always about advancing racism, and their defiance of their own right wing court is further proof.