REP

CONGRESSIONAL TRI-CAUCUS RELEASES STATEMENT LINKING TRUMP’S RACIST RHETORIC TO RISE IN DOMESTIC TERRORISM

[Congressional Black Caucus]
Congressional Tri-Caucus: “Although President Trump called the most recent shootings ‘acts of domestic terrorism,’ the Tri-Caucus cannot ignore the role President Trump’s rhetoric has played in fanning the flames of division and racism. Since taking office, the President has emboldened white supremacy through his hateful rhetoric and constant attacks on minority communities.”
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FERGUSON

ON ANNIVERSARY OF MICHAEL BROWN’S DEATH CONSERVATIVES SEND FERGUSON OFFICIALS “BLUEPRINT” ACTION PLAN FOR BLACK AMERICA

[Black Conservative News]
Project 21’s Blueprint: contains 57 policy recommendations over 10 key areas that Black conservatives say are designed to remove barriers that keep Black communities from reaching their full potential and ensure that access to the American dream is attainable for everyone.”
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DR

TRUMP’S UNITED STATES OF HATE INCITES RISING WHITE BACKLASH

[Guest Editorial\Dr. Keith Magee]
Dr. Magee: “The preaching of ‘whosoever shall smite thee on thy right cheek, turn to him the other also’, is no longer applicable in these times. There’s no longer the tolerance to mount a non-violence movement or foot soldiers in protest when the evidence is clear that this venom embodied in these White-skin individuals is filled with intentional rage, injustice, and violence, against everyone that isn’t a pure American of Anglo-Saxon descent.”
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DEVON BAILEY

RUTGERS UNIVERSITY STUDY: BLACK MEN NEARLY THREE TIMES MORE LIKELY TO BE KILLED BY POLICE

[Police Brutality Study]
Professor Frank Edwards: “The inequality is not surprising. All you have to do is turn on the news to see that people of color are at a much greater risk of police-related harm. What we lack in this country are the solid estimates of police-related deaths because there is no official database where this information is stored.”
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