Chronicling the overtly racist acts of bigoted whites against minorities, women and the LGBTQ+ community.
If something makes you say, "Oh, sounds about white," it probably belongs here.
Rules:
Rules subject to change based on need.
Fight appeared to start when a worker objected to a pontoon boat preventing a larger river boat from docking, and was attacked by a group of white men
A dramatic brawl on the Montgomery, Alabama, riverfront pitted people standing up for a Black riverboat worker against a group of white people who began beating him for telling them to move their illegally parked pontoon.
The Saturday night fight, which was captured in multiple videos posted to social media, appeared to unfold largely along racial lines. And many social media users celebrated footage of the riverfront dust-up, which showed the white assailants get the tables turned on them by Black people who rushed to the riverboat worker’s aid.
“This is not … 1963 anymore,” read one comment, alluding to the year before the signing of the Civil Rights Act, which prohibited discrimination on the basis of race.
Montgomery police confirmed they responded to reports of a disturbance on the 200 block of Coosa Street in the area of the Montgomery riverfront park. They said officers had “located a large group of subjects engaged in a physical altercation”.
“Several subjects have been det
National Treasury Employees Union president calls Republican’s remark on federal jobs ‘repulsive and unworthy’ of campaign trail
Matthew Alvarez distanced himself from the violent comments, adding: ""That is not something that I agree with, obviously."
Florida Rights Restoration Coalition says governor has caused confusion and fear despite amendment that lifted lifetime ban
A voting rights group in Florida filed a lawsuit against the rightwing governor and presidential candidate Ron DeSantis, saying his administration created a maze of bureaucratic and sometimes violent obstacles to discourage formerly incarcerated citizens from exercising their right to vote.
Florida voters in 2018 overwhelmingly passed a constitutional referendum, called amendment 4, that lifted the state’s lifetime voting ban for people with felony convictions.
Yet what ensued in the years since 2018 was an aggressive campaign, led by DeSantis, to sow confusion and fear among formerly incarcerated people. The Florida Rights Restoration Coalition (FRRC), which championed amendment 4, said state officials have continued to disenfranchise 1.4 million Florida residents – roughly a quarter of the state’s eligible Black voters.
The Onion takes the shot and hits hard.
Let's be real, that's probably what actually happened
DeSantis doubles down on claim that some Blacks benefited from slavery
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/2008357
GOP presidential candidate draws renewed criticism after suggesting slavery helped African Americans develop skills such as being a blacksmith
Archive link: https://archive.ph/JX8Gb
Republican Alabama legislators advanced a new congressional map Monday with just one...
“It is critical that Alabama be fairly and accurately represented in Washington,” Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey (R) said as she called the legislature back for a special session. “Our legislature knows our state better than the federal courts do.”
So they can ignore the Supreme Court whenever they want to, but everyone else has to accept their rights being taken away 🤦
Oklahoma judge throws out a suit seeking reparations for the Tulsa Race Massacre
Local judicial elections in Oklahoma are technically nonpartisan, but Wall has described herself as a "Constitutional Conservative" in past campaign questionnaires.
🙄 Sounds about white alright
For three years, Patrick Braxton says he has experienced harassment and intimidation after becoming the first Black mayor in Newbern, Alabama.
If anyone can explain how a fifth of a third of a quarter of this shit is even legal, I'd love to hear it.