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Waco Horror

In Photography by NKROO-muh STOO-erd

The lynching of Jesse Washington is remembered as the ‘Waco Horror,’ for its brutality, long duration, and large public participation. Photo shows the burnt remains of Washington’s body. May 15, 1916.

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Why You Are NOT the Party of Lincoln

In Commentary / Opinion by NKROO-muh STOO-erd

Ideologically speaking, the modern-day Republican party is not the party of Lincoln. In fact, they couldn’t be more opposite. While Republicans certainly don’t have a monopoly on White Supremacy, they most certainly have an undeniable appeal to those who openly …

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How The 14th Amendment got Ratified in Georgia

In History by NKROO-muh STOO-erd

Born in Georgia in 1814, George W. Ashburn was a White man cut from a similar cloth as American abolitionist John Brown. Although Ashburn was a southerner, born and raised, Ashburn believed in the immediate, complete, permanent eradication of slavery …

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Boiled Peanuts

In Commentary / Opinion, Race/Society by NKROO-muh STOO-erd

The Confederate flag is back in the news again. NASCAR announced on Wednesday June 10, 2020 that it would ban the confederate flag at its properties. NASCAR said in a statement, “Bringing people together around a love for racing and …

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Mathematics

In Race/Society by NKROO-muh STOO-erd

I was talking to a friend of mine the other night about what’s been going on in the world. And I told him to toss out the idea that racism is based on hate. Sure, some of it is, but …

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To whom it may concern:

In Race/Society by NKROO-muh STOO-erd

To whom it may concern: Allow us the right to be mad at you. Never apologize expecting to be forgiven.Some people won’t forgive you.And that’s Ok.Apologies are things we owe for our part in the harm we do to one …

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The Protestors Know You

In Race/Society by NKROO-muh STOO-erd

Q: How does looting and destruction bring about justice for George Floyd? (Rhetorical) A: It doesn’t. Bringing about justice is the job of the prosecutor’s office who tries these cases, the judges who preside over them and the juries who …