Saturday, December 30, 2017
Friday, December 29, 2017
Recy Taylor, black Alabama woman raped by six white men in 1944, dies aged 97 | US news | The Guardian
Recy Taylor, black Alabama woman raped by six white men in 1944, dies aged 97 | US news | The Guardian: Recy Taylor, black Alabama woman raped by six white men in 1944, dies aged 97 | US news | The Guardian
Sunday, December 17, 2017
Ta-Nehisi Coates is the neoliberal face of the black freedom struggle | Cornel West | Opinion | The Guardian
Ta-Nehisi Coates is the neoliberal face of the black freedom struggle | Cornel West | Opinion | The Guardian: Ta-Nehisi Coates is the neoliberal face of the black freedom struggle | Cornel West | Opinion | The Guardian
Ta-Nehisi Coates’ We Were Eight Years in Power, a book about Barack Obama’s presidency and the tenacity of white supremacy, has captured the attention of many of us. One crucial question is why now in this moment has his apolitical pessimism gained such wide acceptance?
Coates and I come from a great tradition of the black freedom struggle. He represents the neoliberal wing that sounds militant about white supremacy but renders black fightback invisible. This wing reaps the benefits of the neoliberal establishment that rewards silences on issues such as Wall Street greed or Israeli occupation of Palestinian lands and people.
The disagreement between Coates and me is clear: any analysis or vision of our world that omits the centrality of Wall Street power, US military policies, and the complex dynamics of class, gender, and sexuality in black America is too narrow and dangerously misleading. So it is with Ta-Nehisi Coates’ worldview.
Ta-Nehisi Coates is the neoliberal face of the black freedom struggle | Cornel West | Opinion | The Guardian
Ta-Nehisi Coates is the neoliberal face of the black freedom struggle | Cornel West | Opinion | The Guardian: Ta-Nehisi Coates is the neoliberal face of the black freedom struggle | Cornel West | Opinion | The Guardian
Ta-Nehisi Coates’ We Were Eight Years in Power, a book about Barack Obama’s presidency and the tenacity of white supremacy, has captured the attention of many of us. One crucial question is why now in this moment has his apolitical pessimism gained such wide acceptance?
Coates and I come from a great tradition of the black freedom struggle. He represents the neoliberal wing that sounds militant about white supremacy but renders black fightback invisible. This wing reaps the benefits of the neoliberal establishment that rewards silences on issues such as Wall Street greed or Israeli occupation of Palestinian lands and people.
The disagreement between Coates and me is clear: any analysis or vision of our world that omits the centrality of Wall Street power, US military policies, and the complex dynamics of class, gender, and sexuality in black America is too narrow and dangerously misleading. So it is with Ta-Nehisi Coates’ worldview.
Saturday, December 2, 2017
Slavery, John Brown's hanging and the raid on Harpers Ferry - The Washington Post
Slavery, John Brown's hanging and the raid on Harpers Ferry - The Washington Post: Slavery, John Brown's hanging and the raid on Harpers Ferry - The Washington Post
John Brown rode from the jail to the gallows on top of his own coffin, which was hauled in a “criminal’s wagon” drawn by two white horses.
Tuesday, October 24, 2017
Metal Detectorists Help Archaeologists Dig Up a Secret History - The New York Times
Metal Detectorists Help Archaeologists Dig Up a Secret History - The New York Times: The two scientists were finishing a seven-year project documenting the Pequot War of 1637, especially the running battle the English fought as they retreated to their ship, after massacring the Pequots at Mistick Fort.
Native American Secrets Lie Buried in Huge Shell Mounds - The New York Times
Native American Secrets Lie Buried in Huge Shell Mounds - The New York Times: DAMARISCOTTA, Me. — Alice Kelley stood on the bank of a tidal river, next to a grassy bluff dotted with apple trees. This is not just a scenic spot: Hidden beneath the grass is a massive pile of oyster shells left by Native Americans. And hidden among those shells are rich, detailed stories thousands of years old.
Middens like this one line Maine’s tortured shoreline. “We know that there are over 2,000 shell heaps on the coast of Maine,” said Dr. Kelley, an associate research professor at the University of Maine Climate Change Institute. “In virtually every case here in southern Maine, they are disappearing or they are gone.”
Middens like this one line Maine’s tortured shoreline. “We know that there are over 2,000 shell heaps on the coast of Maine,” said Dr. Kelley, an associate research professor at the University of Maine Climate Change Institute. “In virtually every case here in southern Maine, they are disappearing or they are gone.”
A sign on scrubland marks one of America's largest slave uprisings. Is this how to remember black heroes? | US news | The Guardian
A sign on scrubland marks one of America's largest slave uprisings. Is this how to remember black heroes? | US news | The Guardian: The slaves met on a Sunday morning, close to the Stono river. Plantation owners tended to go to church on Sundays, and would leave them unattended.
A man named Jemmy had gathered them together. Described in reports as an “Angolan” who could read and write, Jemmy had talked the men through his plan the night before.
There were about 20 men in total. They marched to Hutchenson’s Store, 14 miles west of Charleston, South Carolina, and killed two white men. They then loaded up on pistols and gunpowder, and headed south.
Jemmy was leading them towards the then-Spanish territory of Florida, where he had heard slaves could live as free men.
The men marched from the store to a house belonging to a white man named Godfrey. They burned the house to the ground and killed Godfrey, his wife, and his son and daughter.
A man named Jemmy had gathered them together. Described in reports as an “Angolan” who could read and write, Jemmy had talked the men through his plan the night before.
There were about 20 men in total. They marched to Hutchenson’s Store, 14 miles west of Charleston, South Carolina, and killed two white men. They then loaded up on pistols and gunpowder, and headed south.
Jemmy was leading them towards the then-Spanish territory of Florida, where he had heard slaves could live as free men.
The men marched from the store to a house belonging to a white man named Godfrey. They burned the house to the ground and killed Godfrey, his wife, and his son and daughter.
Tuesday, October 3, 2017
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