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Published in Black History Month 365

·13 hours ago

All The Times White People Got Reparations For No Longer Enslaving People

Black People Qualified if They Left America Forever — When the talk of reparations comes up, there are lots of reasons many white people are opposed to the idea. 1. There Is No Single Group Clearly Responsible For The Crime Of Slavery 2. There Is No One Group That Benefitted Exclusively From Its Fruits 3. Only A Tiny Minority…

History

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All The Times White People Got Reparations For No Longer Enslaving People
All The Times White People Got Reparations For No Longer Enslaving People
History

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Published in The Polis

·1 day ago

“No Meat For You!” The Soup Nazi Has Competition In Iowa

Republicans Want To Ban Poor People From Buying Meat — If you’re unfamiliar with Seinfeld and the Soup Nazi, skip to the next paragraph, as the explanation is way too long. Iowa Republican legislators have one-upped the Soup Nazi by denying people using the food-assistance program SNAP from buying meat. …

Food

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“No Meat For You!” The Soup Nazi Has Competition In Iowa
“No Meat For You!” The Soup Nazi Has Competition In Iowa
Food

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Published in Black History Month 365

·1 day ago

The Constitution's Role in Enslavement

Article 1, Section 9: Clause 1 — Article 1, Section 9: Clause 1. "The Migration or Importation of such Persons as any of the States now existing shall think proper to admit, shall not be prohibited by the Congress prior to the Year one thousand eight hundred and eight, but a Tax or duty may be imposed on such Importation, not exceeding ten dollars for each Person." The Constitution of the United States is the framework upon which this country is governed. It consists of seven Articles with various clauses. There are twenty-seven Amendments, the first ten of which are considered the Bill of Rights. The Thirteenth Amendment more or less abolished slavery, "except as a punishment…

History

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The Constitution's Role in Enslavement
The Constitution's Role in Enslavement
History

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Published in The Polis

·1 day ago

The College Board Bows To A Terrorist

Why Appeasement Won't Work — Whether true or not, we often hear the US Government doesn't negotiate with terrorists. The theory is that once you start making concessions, there is only more incentive for the terrorists to take hostages or issue more threats if there's a payoff in the end. In his unannounced run for…

History

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The College Board Bows To A Terrorist
The College Board Bows To A Terrorist
History

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Published in The Polis

·2 days ago

The Brown Man That Enabled This White Man To Dismiss Black History

It Takes Stooges Of Color To Advance Racist Policies — Racist politicians need enablers, someone of color, to justify attacks on people of color. Inevitably, they become the point person for policies that look racist, sound racist, and are racist, but because a person of color advocates it, they must not be racist. Manny Diaz, the Education Director of the…

Politics

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The Brown Man That Enabled This White Man To Dismiss Black History
The Brown Man That Enabled This White Man To Dismiss Black History
Politics

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Published in Black History Month 365

·2 days ago

Why We Need A White History Month

The Inconvenient Blood On Their Hands — Every February, when Black History Month comes around, like clockwork, a small percentage of people take umbrage that black people get a month to celebrate their history, and there is no White History Month to counterbalance it. I used to argue that white history is taught year-round, and there's no…

History

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Why We Need A White History Month
Why We Need A White History Month
History

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Published in The Polis

·3 days ago

If Convicted In Georgia, What Are Trump's Chances Of Being Pardoned Or Paroled?

Will The Former President Serve Jail Time? — I like to look ahead; a Georgia grand jury has wrapped up its investigation. After interviewing seventy-five witnesses, including Senator Lindsey Graham (R-SC) and Trump's personal attorney Rudy Guiliani. That grand jury doesn't have the power to issue indictments; they can recommend that a second grand jury review the evidence…

Politics

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If Convicted In Georgia, What Are Trump's Chances Of Being Pardoned Or Paroled?
If Convicted In Georgia, What Are Trump's Chances Of Being Pardoned Or Paroled?
Politics

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Published in Black History Month 365

·3 days ago

Twenty-One Quotes From Black People You Should Know

Their words Show History Repeats Itself — It isn’t usually necessary to recreate the wheel. Those who came before us have passed along knowledge with great meaning. All we have to do is read and understand. “You don’t have to teach people how to be human. You just have to teach them how to stop being inhuman.”…

Politics

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Twenty-One Quotes From Black People You Should Know
Twenty-One Quotes From Black People You Should Know
Politics

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Published in Black History Month 365

·3 days ago

Buck Breaking: The Rape and Beating of Black Enslaved Men to Make Them Compliant

How Prevalent Was This Practice in America? — “Buck breaking“ is a hoax. It was literally made up by black nationalists as a form of anti-white propaganda. It never happened. There are zero reputable sources for it and zero historical records. There’s not one genuine historian who supports it, and the only places seriously promoting it are Afrocentric…

History

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Buck Breaking: The Rape and Beating of Black Enslaved Men to Make Them Compliant
Buck Breaking: The Rape and Beating of Black Enslaved Men to Make Them Compliant
History

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Published in The Polis

·4 days ago

The New "Decider," Ron DeSantis Decides What Is Appropriate Black History

“The Proposed Course Lacks Educational Value” — The year was 2006; the context was a constant drumbeat of criticism of then-President George W. Bush about keeping his failing Defense Secretary, Donald Rumsfield, and his prosecution of the Iraq war, Bush said: “I listen to all voices, but mine is the final decision, and Don Rumsfeld is doing…

Politics

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The New "Decider," Ron DeSantis Decides What Is Appropriate Black History
The New "Decider," Ron DeSantis Decides What Is Appropriate Black History
Politics

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