racism
Disrupting anti-communist myths: Charlene Mitchell and the NAARPR
March 15, 2023The Red Scare and Black Scare perpetuate the myth that Communists—particularly Black Communists—became a marginal political force after 1956. The purpose? To cripple collective resistance to racism.
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Private detective Harry Palmer returns in ‘The Precinct with the Golden Arm’
March 15, 2023In Precinct, Broe’s attention turns to the seamy world of the LAPD, a major prop for a racist political and economic system.
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Fairfax County, Va., residents demand answers following police killing of Timothy Johnson
March 14, 2023They chased him out of a mall, through the parking lot, and into the woods—where he was shot through the chest and killed.
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Restaurant workers quit after owner adds ‘Negro’ and ‘Caucasian’ cocktails to menu
March 9, 2023Interested in sipping on a “Caucasian” cocktail? How about a mixed drink called “The Negro”? No?
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Anne Braden vs. white supremacy: The South’s rebel without a pause
March 7, 2023Upon meeting Anne Braden in 1957, the Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr., said she was “the most amazing white woman” he’d ever met.
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