Litsy

Morning After the Revolution: Dispatches from the Wrong Side of History | Nellie Bowles

It is unclear if Bowles is for or against these thoughts? She is not being very clear.
#NellieBowles #MorningAfterTheRevolution #Racism #WhiteSupremacy #literacy #reading #intellectual #urgency #inpatients #perfectionism

GingerAntics Being expected to show up to work on time is white supremacist? I need some clarification immediately. 1h

GingerAntics @TheBookHippie Stimming gets you fired all the time... mostly white autistic people... but it‘s racist to be against stimming? THIS DOESN‘T MAKE ANY SENSE!!! What is she saying? What is she talking about? 58m

GingerAntics @TheBookHippie now there are baby names that are white supremacist? I‘m either going to need her to get to the point, or I‘m going to have to choose between day drinking and DNFing this one. What is happening? BLM is fading? She is just all over the place. 55m

TheBookHippie @GingerAntics she‘s just mad I think. People aren‘t perfect, activist aren‘t perfect. A bunch of imperfect people must ban together, look in the mirror maybe instead of writing a book attacking everyone 🤷🏻‍♀️ (edited) 55m

GingerAntics @TheBookHippie yeah, this is very much angry rant. There isn‘t an argument to be seen anywhere. 42m

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JenniferEgnor

White Poverty: How Exposing Myths about Race and Class Can Reconstruct American Democracy | William J. Barber, II

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The reverend speaks truth to power in this book. You could think of the book as a sermon that a lot of our ‘elected‘ members need to hear. Our oppression is rooted in white supremacy—this is a collective fight that we must all fight together. Capitalism, hatred, misogyny, racism—these are all built up every day on lies we have been told for centuries; the reverend lays it all out here. If we don‘t stop the ‘them v. us‘ and fight back ⬇️

JenniferEgnor together, we will not survive the mess we‘re in. I highly recommend reading Heather McGhee‘s The Sum of Us along with this book! (edited) 2d

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JenniferEgnor

White Poverty: How Exposing Myths about Race and Class Can Reconstruct American Democracy | William J. Barber, II

The old myths are tricky, and they can catch any of us in their trap. Yes, it‘s racist to pass policies that we know will harm Black people. At the same time, it is also racist to ignore the ways those same policies hurt poor white people—because racism‘s myths are designed to keep Black and white people segregated so they cannot come together to transform a system that doesn‘t serve most of us. If we‘re going to be anti-racist and⬇️

JenniferEgnor reconstruct an America for all of us, we can‘t ignore this reality. We have to face the facts that emerge when we pay attention to white poverty‘s wounds and learn to make the connections between living wages, union rights, and voting rights. 4d

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JenniferEgnor

White Poverty: How Exposing Myths about Race and Class Can Reconstruct American Democracy | William J. Barber, II

So-called “election integrity” measures have been introduced in states with long histories of voter suppression, using the contemporary tools of voter roll purges or voter ID requirements to narrow the voting pool and reduce the potential power of a multiethnic voting coalition. I call this reality James Crow, Esquire—the result of Jim Crow‘s son going to law school and coming back to undermine democracy through more sophisticated means. Is it⬇️

JenniferEgnor still racist? Yes. But we‘ve seen, racism is never just about limiting the rights of Black people. Racist voter suppression may target Black people, but it hurts most of us. If we‘re going to beat James Crow, we have to connect all the people who are impacted by these attacks. Jim Crow was brought down by a moral fusion movement during America‘s Second Reconstruction in the 1960s, but his son went to law school and came back to state⬇️ 4d

JenniferEgnor legislatures in a business suit. His data analysis and legal maneuvers are more sophisticated than the old Jim Crow‘s, but James Crow, Esquire‘s goal is the same: minority rule to preserve an unequal society while giving lip service to democracy. 4d

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britt_brooke

Accountable: The True Story of a Racist Social Media Account and the Teenagers Whose Lives It Changed | Dashka Slater

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⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️💫 #bookclub

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JenniferEgnor

White Poverty: How Exposing Myths about Race and Class Can Reconstruct American Democracy | William J. Barber, II

One of the most damnable features of our common life is the way we talk about poverty, as if it‘s an anomaly and not a feature of our economic system.
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dabbe 🎯🎯🎯 6d

TheBookHippie It‘s a feature. 4d

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Amor4Libros

The Grand Scheme of Things: 'Enjoyable, riotously mischievous and gleefully direct' Daily Mail | Warona Jay

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I felt that the book delivered what it was meaning to, which was shed light on privilege and racism in the theather world.

I sometimes felt annoyed by the attitudes displayed by Hugo and Eddie, but it was overall a great read that gave you something to think about.

This being the author's debut novel already has me looking forward to what she will come up with in the future.

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ #arc

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Dilara

Racism Explained to My Daughter | Tahar Ben Jelloun

Today is UN International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination in remembrance of the Sharpeville massacre. There are demos planned all over the world tomorrow (March, 22) https://worldagainstracism.org/2025-waraf/map-of-actions-2025/ to protest against the rise of far-right, racist governments and fascism.

Luke-XVX No tolerance for ignorance 3w

Dilara @Luke-XVX Exactly! 😁 3w

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j.nichole74

When Stars Rain Down | Angela Jackson-Brown

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I just finished this beautifully written coming of age story set in Georgia in the 1930's. It was an emotional rollercoaster, but well worth all the ups and downs.