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Jamelle Bouie • Opinion | The Real Reason Trump and Vance Hate Being Called ‘Weird’
ideas argue that racist policies are the cause
Ibram X. Kendi • How to Be an Antiracist
Social media algorithms identify our politics and then shepherd us into a hermetically sealed bubble, framing our worldview through a window of rage and extremism.
Scott Galloway • No Mercy / No Malice
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Am I the only person old enough to have caught Jeffries’ reference to “gorgeous mosaic”? That’s an old line used by the late David Dinkins, former NYC mayor. The term was a harbinger of the identity politics shift that rejected the assimilationist model inherent in the “melting pot”. If Jeffries reflexively is pulling that ch... See more
Biscuiteer
4h
Am I the only person old enough to have caught Jeffries’ reference to “gorgeous mosaic”? That’s an old line used by the late David Dinkins, former NYC mayor. The term was a harbinger of the identity politics shift that rejected the assimilationist model inherent in the “melting pot”. If Jeffries reflexively is pulling that ch... See more
Hakeem Jeffries on the GOP reconciliation bill and more
the Republican is foe to Black people; the Democrats possess Black loyalty notwithstanding their neglect of those most loyal constituents.
Imani Perry • South to America: A Journey Below the Mason-Dixon to Understand the Soul of a Nation
out of raw self-interest; the racist policies necessitate racist ideas to justify them—lingers over the life of racism.
Ibram X. Kendi • How to Be an Antiracist
Racial-group behavior is a figment of the racist’s imagination. Individual behaviors can shape the success of individuals. But policies determine the success of groups.
Ibram X. Kendi • How to Be an Antiracist
If American constitutional democracy is a game, then they’ve flipped the board with the aim of using the same pieces to play a new one with their own boutique rules.