Why The 'Race Card' Is Played

A white nationalist who had an online friendship with the Pittsburgh synagogue shooting suspect has been arrested for having a small arsenal in his possession A white nationalist who had an online friendship with the Pittsburgh synagogue shooting suspect has been arrested for having a small arsenal in his possession. His relatives alerted the authorities. Thirty-year-old Jeffrey R. Clark Jr. of Washington, D.C., has been charged with “one federal count of unlawful possession of firearms by a person who is an unlawful user of or addicted to any controlled substance, and one count in the District of Columbia of possessing high-capacity magazines,” according to CBS News . The arrest comes after the recent suicide of his brother Edward Clark, who had also been associated with alt-right movements. From the Washington Post: Jeffrey Clark told FBI agents he and his brother became interested in guns in 2016 “because they believed there was going to be a civil war,” according

A record low 38% of Dem caucus will be white men. Newly-elected members of the U.S. House pose for a group photo. A record low 38% of Dem caucus will be white men. For GOP: 29 of 31 expected new members are white men, and 90% of the full GOP caucus will be white men in the new Congress, up from 86%.

A new wave of Democratic leaders highlighted the racism within the Democratic Party & detailed how the party highlighted white candidates A new crop of Democratic leaders isn’t afraid to take its own party to task—saying what has been obvious to many black voters and voters of color for years now. The latest is newly elected Boston state Rep. Nika Elugardo, who at a recent panel called out the Democrats for being “straight-up racist.” The panel, which included other elected officials—all of them black women—was hosted by WGBH as part of their “ Basic Black ” program, reports Boston.com . Mincing exactly zero words, Elugardo told host Callie Crossley, “What needs to be said in a straightforward way is that the Democratic Party is straight-up racist.” “The structural racism that we’re talking about dismantling is in the party, and this is one of the reasons why it’s frustrating to be standing up on a stage at a Democratic Party behind speeches being made about Repub

Does racism have an impact on health? Racism in the health care system continues to confound but a few researchers are taking a historic look and holistic approach to addressing racism’s effect on Black and poor communities. One researcher is using his foundation-funded fellowships to dive into the barriers to good health in the Black community, namely Overtown, Florida. While another joined an organization that looks for ways to keep historically racist practices out of today’s health care system. “The reality is that because physicians have bias, they treat their patients differently,” said Dr. Armen Henderson, an internist working at the University of Miami Hospital. “Look at the health disparities in our communities,” said Daniel Gibson, regional vice president of the Allegheny Franciscan Ministries, a nonprofit Catholic organization, which works with partners to support life skills, training and economic development in urban neighborhoods. “Life expectancy of a resid

One chart that shows racism has everything and nothing to do with Republican election wins Racial views drive voting but don’t determine winners. It sometimes feels like there’s nothing new to be said on the tedious topic of the role of racism in American politics, but B r i a n S c h a f f n e r a p o l i t i c a l s c i e n t i s t a t T u f t s offers this chart in a post for Data for Progress that really does shed a lot of light: He looks at the correlation between voting for Republicans and people’s score on an index academics call “denial of racism” versus “acceptance of racism.” People who score high on acceptance of racism (people like me) think that anti-black prejudice plays a large role in structuring American life and explains lots of important features of American society. People who score high on denial of racism think this is bunk, and see black people who complain about racism as “playing the race card.” Meanwhile, acceptors of racism see denial

Governor Calls Abortion ‘Black Genocide,’ Defends Hyde-Smith on ‘Hanging’ Tape JACKSON — As state and national controversy swirls around U.S. Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith’s comment about a “public hanging” in her race against an African American opponent, Gov. Phil Bryant opened a press conference this morning implying that black women are participating in “the genocide of 20 million African American children” through legal abortions . “See, in my heart, I am confused about where the outrage is at about 20 million African American children that have been aborted. No one wants to say anything about that. No one wants to talk about that,” Bryant said, with Hyde-Smith and National Right to Life President Carol Tobias standing nearby. Bryant’s use of the abortion-as-genocide conspiracy theory about a woman’s right to choose a legal abortion, a trope popular with white conservatives, comes amid a state and national outcry after it went viral Sunday that Hyde-Smith had made a comme

Hate Group Figures Are Coming to Philadelphia’s Pro-Police Rally An upcoming rally to purportedly support police officers and ICE agents will include leaders of fascist groups, as anti-fascist groups push city officials to pull the permit for the hate groups. Prominent far-right figures and fascist groups are planning to come to Philadelphia on November 17, when local right-wing organizers, including those affiliated with white supremacist groups, are expected to congregate at a “We The People” rally in the city’s historic district. Many Philadelphians aren’t welcoming these organizations. Local leftists this week urged their neighbors to call Mayor Jim Kenney and an official who approves permits for Independence National Historical Park, to suspend the permit for Saturday’s rally. Philadelphia International Action Center and Workers World Party have collected more than 300 signatures on a petition to cancel the permit for the hate rally . The rally is slated for Ind