A possible war with Iran reminds us that Black Americans have long borne the brunt of violence — both abroad in combat and at home in the form of racialized attacks. Bombs don’t discriminate, but systems do.
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MN liberalism no less than conservatism, is a failed ideology
In this searing excerpt from Black Agenda Report, Jon Jeter examines the killing of Minnesota Rep. Melissa Hortman and the state’s failure to reckon with rising white male violence and its own political shift to the right.
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Racialized storytelling protects whites, dehumanizes Blacks
Civil rights attorney Nekima Levy Armstrong says the media’s sympathetic portrayal of a white domestic terrorism suspect reflects a dangerous pattern of narrative bias.
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Call It What It Is-This Was Domestic Terrorism
Nekima Levy Armstrong says that the killing of Rep. Melissa Hortman and attempted assassination of Sen. John Hoffman was domestic terrorism. She demands transparency from law enforcement, a federal terrorism designation, and an end to the double standard in how white mass murderers are treated compared to Black victims of police violence.
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U.S. could face a simmering, chronic domestic terror problem, warn security experts
The ingredients that led an incensed pro-Trump mob to break into the Capitol and plant pipe bombs at other federal buildings on Jan. 6 remain even after successful transition of power.