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Cooning

[Cooning] is a verb derived from the word coon. A coon was/is a person of African decent whose sole purpose was/is to entertain white people. These coons started out as wearing [black face], characterized by having big eyes and painting big red lips on their face. – Define Dictionary “Cooning” is when a self-hating African-American…
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They Hate Our Hair

Discrimination based on hair texture is a form of social injustice, found worldwide, that targets black people, specifically black people who have afro-textured hair that’s not been chemically straightened. Afro-textured hair has frequently been seen as being unprofessional, unattractive, and unclean. – Wikipedia The natural kinkiness of Black hair is almost universally detested, even by Black people themselves. I was only…
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White People Are Psychopaths

White people have no empathy for people of color, particularly when those people are Black. They simply fail to understand how systemic racism affects non Whites because they are unable to ‘walk in our shoes’ when it comes to such matters. They just cannot comprehend it. How can they, when every privilege, every courtesy, every…
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The Southern Way of Life

This phrase is one I have read in a few books, most recently in one that details the brutal lynching of Emmett Till and the acquittal of two of his killers, J.W. Milam and Roy Bryant. The author used the phrase to describe the goals of the segregation-minded people he wrote about, such as senators,…
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The Murders of Angelo Crooms & Sincere Pierce

Two young Black lives did not matter on 13 November 2020, in Cocoa, Florida, when Brevard County Sheriff’s deputy Jafet Santiago-Miranda fired multiple rounds at Angelo Crooms, 16, and Sincere Pierce, 18, who were inside a car and unable to run or defend themselves from the hail of bullets. (Not that anyone can easily dodge…
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The Lunacy of Trump Worshipers

A cult of personality, or cult of the leader, arises when a country’s regime – or, more rarely, an individual – uses the techniques of mass media, propaganda, the big lie, spectacle, the arts, patriotism, and government-organized demonstrations and rallies to create an idealized, heroic, and worshipful image of a leader, often through unquestioning flattery and praise. A cult of personality is similar to apotheosis, except that it is established by modern social…
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White Privilege on Social Media

White supremacy, repugnant White racism, and pure White privilege is thriving on social media across various platforms, not limited to Facebook, Reddit, Twitter, and Instagram. For every post that is supportive of Black Lives Matter, the Me Too Movement, restrictive measures during the Covid 19 pandemic, and progressive politicians, there are dozens of nasty, barbed…
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The White Supremacy of Europhiles

Europhile: a person who admires Europe or favors participation in the European Union. – Oxford Languages According to thetravelista.net, “The romance is definitely another reason why Europe is the best continent in the world. Being part of the EU gives you the freedom to travel, live, work, study and retire anywhere in the Europe. You can stay in…
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Relics of White Supremacy

In every country where minorities are a very present part of the population, there are symbols of White supremacy – relics, I call them. Statues of slave traders, Confederate generals, and monuments to White male leaders who held racist beliefs can be found in Australia, Britain, Canada, New Zealand, the United States…and even in Belgium,…
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The San Francisco ‘Death Angels’

During the latter part of 1973 into early 1974, a series of racially motivated murders took place in San Francisco. These serial killings became known as the Zebra Murders due to a police band radio used during the investigation (though the killers called themselves the “Death Angels”).There were 15 known deaths, with 10 additional victims…