“That Conversation about Race” category archive
How Stuff Works, Trump Succession Planning Dept. 0
In a longer article regarding a Federal judge’s ruling that the Trump-appointed head of the Department of Homeland Republican Family Values Security was illegally appointed to his post, Elizabeth Dye summarizes how Trump’s promotion procedure (if you can dignify it with a three-syllable word) works:
Follow the link for the details.
Addendum:
Broken link fixed.
I noticed my error (I broke the link) about an hour ago, about 10:20 p. m., but it seems my hosting provider was having some issues. I got a 502 error when I tried to connect to the backend of the site to edit this post.
There’s a reason no hosting provider will promise more that 99% uptime–computers and networks are physical objects, and physical objects will break from time to time. But I’ve been using this provider for a decade now. I would recommend them to anyone because of their reliable performance and excellent tech support–especially because of their excellent tech support (and, in another life, I used to wear a headset myself).
Twits on Twitter 0
Twits who go looking for trouble and find it.
Facebook Frolics (Updated) 0
The reason for etiquette is that, without it, you might reveal who you really are, particularly if you forget, as so many do, that the internet is a public place.
Also, meet the Dean of the frolickers.
Addendum:
The Dean’s List has been revised.
All That Was Old Is New Again 0
Stephen Reedberry tells a tale of bicycling while black.
Still Rising Again after All These Years 0
Well, yeah, you could make this stuff up; you just wish you couldn’t.
Twits on Twitter 0
“The medication made me do it” twits.
For some reason, this makes me think of one the original Charlie Chan mystery novels.
The Whitelash 0
Darcia F. Narvaez explores the human cost of what she refers to as “movement conservatism,” which is defined in detail in the opening of her article. She cites several specific examples from the research of Jonathan Metzl (citation at the link), arguing that the policies are rooted in racism, but ultimately rebounded to harm the white voters who supported them.
Follow the link for very specific examples, and, as you do, remember the words of Lyndon Johnson.
(Broken link fixed.)
The Turning Point 0
Thom sees a disturbing but all too believable confluence of events.
The Permeation 0
If you are unsure of what “systemic racism” means, this is a pretty good example.