Brown vs Board Of Education of Topeka, Kansas.
One of the few decisions that the US Supreme Court has got right. Exactly 70 years ago today.
May 17, 1954.
“Separate but equal” is unconstitutional. The reversal of that evil Plessy v Ferguson decision.
Remember, the Holocaust didn’t start with gas chambers.
It started with politicians dividing the people with “us vs. them”.
It started with intolerance and hate speech.
It started when people stopped caring, became desensitized, and turned a blind eye.
Remember.
1. KKK marching down a public road carrying banners saying DEATH TO JEWS is anything but peaceful.
2. christofascists SCREAMING DIE AND GO TO HELL to people at abortion clinics is anything but peaceful
3. a horde of white dudes carrying tiki torches & chanting JEWS WILL NOT REPLACE US is anything but peaceful
1 & 3 refer to #Skokie & #Charlottesville, while 2 is still on-going across the country; yet none elicited the kind of police violence Biden approves against #StudentSpring
China: “Remove all VPNs”
Apple: “Sure thing”
China: “…and podcast apps”
Apple: “Can do boss!”
China: “…and also hand over all iCloud data for our citizens”
Apple: “I mean why wouldn’t we? Here you go!”
EU: “Allow alternate app stores, and do it fairly”
Apple: “Ahhh hell no! This is so unfair you guys are bullies! Malware! Privacy! We have standards! Unlike you we care about our users!”
In 1939, the Dongs, a Chinese American family, could not find a house to rent in Coronado, Calif., because of racially restrictive housing laws. Emma and Gus Thompson, a Black couple, allowed the family to rent and later buy their home. Now, the Dongs have sold that house, and are donating $5 million to Black college students. They are also working to have San Diego State University's Black Resource Center named after Emma and Gus, who was born into slavery in Kentucky. Here's more from NBC News.
#History #Culture #BlackHistory #AAPIHistory #BlackMastodon @blackmastodon @histodons #California
The Thompsons, a Black couple, rented to the Dongs, a Chinese American family, 85 years ago when nobody else would. Now, the Dongs are donating $5 million to Black college students because they say the Thompsons helped them get a toehold in U.S. society.