If someone commits a crime and you're worried that imposing any punishment for that crime would make the criminal's supporters want to commit more crimes that is not a reason to say "I guess that crime was okay, we'll move on now"
The way news outlets shielded us from viewing the horrific murder of a white woman committing a criminal act at the Capitol Building yesterday, is the dignity that I desire from the media when unarmed Black people are murdered by the police. Instead we get trauma porn.
My heart goes out to everyone touched by this virus, from those at the White House, especially the Secret Service and residence staff whose service ought never be taken for granted, to all those names and stories most of us will unfortunately never know. https://t.co/dtEUrcjPAy
And I’ll be very honest: This is a message I’d planned to release earlier, and after everything that’s happened, I weighed whether or not to go public at all. But I wanted you all to hear what’s been on my mind.
Because the drama of the past few days has only emphasized what’s at stake in this election, from the coronavirus to a constant drumbeat of fear, division, and chaos that’s threatening to spiral out of control.
There’s only one way we can pull ourselves out—by voting for my friend @JoeBiden, who’s got the heart, the experience, and the character to lead us to better days.
When these truths are pointed out by black people or actual historians, it doesn't mean we want to erase everything they did. It doesn't mean we don't think the founding fathers' legacy should be deleted.
The problem is that many white people believe that being a racist is an all-encompassing trait that stains everything else a person does. They believe it is an evil feeling that lives inside the heart.
The fact that police disproportionately shoot black people is racist. It does not mean that individual officers go to work hoping to kill black people. It means they work for a system that disproportionately target black Americans.
Jefferson, Lincoln, Washington and others did not explicitly say they hated black people.
They just created a system that dehumanized black people and treated black people as property. And, while we often focus on slavery, it was not just about slavery.
White supremacy is the reason there is an electoral college There were more enslaved people in the south, which would give the South a political advantage if they counted slaves as whole human beings.
White supremacy is the reason behind America's military might.
Southern states didn't think the federal government should be able to raise an army because they feared black soldiers might invade the South to free their black brothers.
So, instead of facing these historical truths and force us to reconcile with how this country has treated black people and indigenous people since its inception, we'd rather lie about it.
And, in the vacuum created by this intentional whitewashing, racism flourishes
Why wouldn't you think a speech at Mount Rushmore was a great idea if you didn't know how America stole the land from the Sioux after signing a treaty that said it belonged to them?
They represent the historical lengths this country has gone to whitewash the past. They represent the lie of "liberty and justice for all." They represent their willingness to ignore racism in order to honor whiteness in all its glory.
White friends, not being racist is not enough. We need white accomplices. Racists should feel afraid, uncomfortable & unable to move in circles around YOU because YOU call out racism. YOU see color & YOU know YOU MUST PROTECT BLACK LIVES, aggressively, constantly & consistently.
— Christina Anthony (@christinanthony) May 27, 2020
This is the moment Minneapolis Police fired on our CBS News crew with rubber bullets. As you can see, no protesters anywhere near us- we all were wearing credentials and had cameras out. Our sound engineer was hit in the arm. #cbsnewspic.twitter.com/UAy7HYhGnL
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