Tag: Terrorism

Jim Crow Was Economic Oppression and Domestic Terrorism

The Black Codes reimplemented slavery as best they could under the law. Mississippi and South Carolina issued the first Black Codes. In Mississippi, former slaves were required to show proof of employment each January. Suppose they left their employment before the end of the year...

Why is America So Reluctant to Call These Murders White Terrorism?

Once again, the Black community is grieving because of lives lost from a racist attack. Yesterday, on Saturday, August 26th, a young White man, Ryan Palmeter, armed with an AR-15 style rifle and handgun, opened fire in a Dollar General in Jacksonville, Florida, killing three Black people, two men an...

Stop Acting Surprised When Anti-Black Domestic Terrorism Happens in America

Yesterday, an 18-year-old white terrorist supremacist, Payton Gendron, drove hours from his home in Conklin, New York to Buffalo, New York. He targeted Buffalo because the city had a population that was 85% Black. He arrived at the Tops Friendly Market at around 2:30 pm, heavily armed and dressed in...