Black Lives Matter Tag

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“Connotation” phase of the cultural purge: Rhode Island loses its “Providence Plantations”

Posted by William A. Jacobson on June 24, 2020 40 Comments

Rhode Island's official full name is State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations. The word "Plantations" in Rhode Island history giving rise to the name has nothing to do with slave ownership or slave plantations. Rather, at the time Rhode Island was founded, the term plantation simply signified an early settlement:

https://wkow.com/2020/06/23/protesters-pull-down-forward-statue-outside-state-capitol/

Mob Throws Statue of Hans Christian Heg, Abolitionist, Into Lake Monona

Posted by Kemberlee Kaye on June 24, 2020 35 Comments

In Madison, Wisconsin, rioters threw a statue of Hans Christian Heg (an anti-slavery activist and abolitionist who actively fought slave catchers and died from battle wounds fighting for the Union in the Civil War), into a nearby lake.

https://twitter.com/CHSommers/status/1275646987514400768

Mob Vows to Tear Down DC Emancipation Memorial

Posted by Kemberlee Kaye on June 24, 2020 57 Comments

The mob has a new statue target, the Emancipation Memorial in DC.

https://twitter.com/emilyjashinsky/status/1275534320237793282

Videos Emerge of White Leftist Agitators Attempting to Lecture Black Police Officers on Racism

Posted by Stacey Matthews on June 24, 2020 39 Comments

Trying to agitate law enforcement officers into verbal and physical confrontations so they can yell "assault!" while cameras are rolling is one of the oldest tricks in the book for organized left-wing rage mobs. But in the protests that started in the aftermath of the death of George Floyd, we're seeing a variation on that tactic that involves white leftist agitators attempting to lecture and/or shame black police officers on racism - and in some instances using the n-word to do so.

NASCAR “Noose” Story Was #FakeNoose

Posted by Fuzzy Slippers on June 23, 2020 122 Comments

NASCAR recently announced, to the glee of the left, that a "noose" had been found in racer Bubba Wallace's garage, but people were skeptical since there was no release of a photo of said noose nor of the security cams that cover every inch of these bays that contain millions of dollars worth of cars and parts.

Music Workshops at U. Illinois to Focus on Black Lives Matter and White Supremacy

Posted by Mike LaChance on June 22, 2020 4 Comments

"This online workshop will explore the ways that white supremacy manifests in our lives, our communities, and our work in the School of Music at the University of Illinois."...

Mike Pence Refuses Bait During Biased Interview, Affirms ‘All Lives Matter’

Posted by Stacey Matthews on June 21, 2020 25 Comments

Vice President Mike Pence sat down Friday for an interview with 6ABC Action News anchor Brian Taff about police reform efforts in the aftermath of the death of George Floyd. What he got instead were biased questions that sounded like they came straight out of the radical Black Lives Matter group's playbook.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HVHIBL2wqyI

All is Fair in Woke and War: Shouldn’t Yale U Change Its Name Since Namesake Was Slave Trader? #CancelYale

Posted by Fuzzy Slippers on June 20, 2020 49 Comments

If you needed any further confirmation that the radical left has lost its damned mind, look no further than the Twitter hashtag #CancelYale. This inspired piece of trolling mocks the left's determination to destroy statues and anything else—up to and including our nation's foundation, the Constitution—that they deem "racist."

U. Central Florida Prof Under Investigation and Police Protection for Tweets About ‘Black Privilege’

Posted by Mike LaChance on June 19, 2020 37 Comments

Professor Charles Negy teaches psychology at the University of Central Florida. He recently made some points about the current narrative of "systemic racism" on Twitter and it has exploded into a storm of outrage. He is now being investigated by the school and is living under police protection.

Celebrity-Backed Jail Bail Fund Has Spent Less Than 1% Bailing Out Protesters and Rioters

Posted by Kemberlee Kaye on June 18, 2020 21 Comments

According to a report in the New York Times, the Minnesota Freedom Fund is a hot mess.

Anti-intellectualism at Cornell Law School: Student groups organize boycott of my course

Posted by William A. Jacobson on June 17, 2020 136 Comments

I have been chronicling the saga of efforts to get me fired and denounced at Cornell Law School because of blog posts I wrote critical of the Black Lives Matter Movement as it originated, developed, and plays out now:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3TvE-PpbzPM

Quaker Oats Renaming Aunt Jemima Brand Since the ‘Origins are Based on a Racial Stereotype’

Posted by Mary Chastain on June 17, 2020 64 Comments

Quaker Oats, a subsidiary of PepsiCo, decided to change the name and image of its popular brand Aunt Jemima. The company said that "Aunt Jemima's origins are based on a racial stereotype."

Vermont School Principal Placed on Leave for Criticism of Black Lives Matter

Posted by Mike LaChance on June 17, 2020 87 Comments

Tiffany Riley, the principal of Windsor High School in Vermont, has been laced on leave for a comment she made on social media about the Black Lives Matter movement. Riley's Facebook post prompted an emergency meeting of the local school board which was "uniformly appalled."

Thank you for your support in this time of cultural purge

Posted by William A. Jacobson on June 15, 2020 113 Comments

So there I was, minding my own business, enjoying my newborn second grandaughter (did I mention that?), when shit rolled downhill at me in the form of fury from some Cornell Law School faculty, alumni, and students, because I told some hard truths and expressed some tough opinions about the start of the organized Black Lives Matter Movement and the recent rioting and looting.

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