Tag: racism
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Hate heats up in the Bay State.
The ADL found that Massachusetts was second only to Texas last year in the total number of hate incidents. You read that right: only the Lone Star State experienced more neo-Nazi propaganda than Massachusetts.
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Antisemitism hits home as we remember the Holocaust.
The large rise in harassment, vandalism, and assault aimed at Jews is especially worth discussing as we gather to remember the six million who perished in the Holocaust during the Nazi’s reign of terror.
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Antisemitism is racism. And we must fight back.
I am hardly alone among my fellow Jews in fearing for our safety. The Anti-Defamation League reported that more “harassment, vandalism and violence directed against Jews” occurred in 2021 than in any previous year.
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Surge in book bans mimics Nazi book burnings.
The annual Banned Book Week is upon us (September 18-24) just as two new studies indicate that books already banned, along with those targeted for removal from school libraries, will reach an all-time high this year.
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“…And everybody hates the Jews”
In our separate-but-unequal criminal “justice” system, Black citizens receive hefty prison sentences for honest voting mistakes while their white counterparts get away with blatant efforts to commit voter fraud.
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Intimidating voters of color
In our separate-but-unequal criminal “justice” system, Black citizens receive hefty prison sentences for honest voting mistakes while their white counterparts get away with blatant efforts to commit voter fraud.
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How can we win if we don’t compete?
Contest Every Race is working to end GOP dominance in rural America by making sure that no Republican runs for office unopposed. In states like Oklahoma, Democrats don’t run in up to 75% of local elections. The result is lower turnout, which means that congressional and statewide candidates get crushed – even when there are…
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Two steps forward, three steps back: Is unchecked hate derailing our democracy?
During Black History Month, we celebrate the many contributions Black Americans have made to our country. But this year seems more about shoving Blacks to the sidelines — from voting rights and education to the literature our children read.