We all like to think of ourselves as heroes. But according to science, the vast majority of people aren’t prepared to rebel against totalitarian rulers.
Source: Would You Stand up to an Oppressive Regime or Would You Conform? Here’s the Science
Jordan Peele Won’t Let John Boyega Be Blackballed: “We Got You”
Jordan Peele assures John Boyega he’ll still have work after he went viral for delivery an impassioned video on just how much he hates racists
Source: Jordan Peele Won’t Let John Boyega Be Blackballed: “We Got You”
Murder of Black Youth in Rio de Janeiro Shows Racist Nature of Policing in Brazil | Black Agenda Report
The recent murder of a teen in Rio de Janeiro in Brazil has thrown light on the racist nature of policing in the country. The 14-year-old Black student, João Pedro Mattos Pinto, was killed during an operation of the Federal Police (PF) and of the Coordinator of Special Resources (Core) in the metropolitan region of Rio de Janeiro on the afternoon of May 18, Monday. He was hit in the stomach when he was playing in the yard of his house. The adolescent was taken away in a helicopter of the civil police after being shot. His family was provided no information about his whereabouts till the morning of May 19.
Living Abroad Is My Way of Prolonging My Black Son’s Life – The New York Times
Brazil Government Aide Says COVID-19’s Toll on Elderly Will Reduce Pension Deficit As Country’s Outbreak Escalates
Prompt action taken by Brazil’s health officials at the start of the coronavirus was reportedly overturned at the intervention of President Jair Bolsanaro’s chief-of-staff’s office, which is facing growing criticism over the response to the disease.
The Disobedient Children of Monsters
When they learned their fathers led the reign of kidnapping, torture and murder that tore Argentina apart, their first reaction was disbelief. Their next was to take action.
Mississippi prosecutor says she hopes coronavirus ‘spreads in riots’
A second-term Mississippi county prosecutor posted — and then deleted — a Facebook comment in which she apparently expressed optimism that “the deadly strain” of coronavirus would spread among rioters protesting the death of George Floyd in police custody, according to a new report.
Source: Mississippi prosecutor says she hopes coronavirus ‘spreads in riots’
U.S. police failing to respect right to peaceful protest: Amnesty International
Protests sparked by the killing of George Floyd in Minnesota last week continued to intensify across the U.S. Sunday, as protesters broke local curfews to voice frustration over policing in America.
Source: U.S. police failing to respect right to peaceful protest: Amnesty International
Chase Bank Calls Cops on Black Mayor in His Own City
I CAN’T MAKES THIS SH*T UP!!!
Mayor Richard Thomas of Mount Vernon, New York, recently discussed how staff at a local JP Morgan & Chase bank called the police on him, a staff member and a Mount Vernon police detective when he attempted to deposit a six-figure check and gain access to the city’s online banking records.
The employee called police on the three men April 25. Fortunately, officers who arrived on the scene recognized the police detective by Thomas’ side, EUR reports. Thomas believes race played a role in the phone call; the two men with him were Black and Hispanic.
Source: Chase Bank Calls Cops on Black Mayor in His Own City
America’s Original Sin: Slavery Never Ended, It Just Evolved | NewsOne
Author and Christian activist Jim Wallis joined Roland Martin on NewsOne Now to discuss his new book, America’s Original Sin: Racism, White Privilege and the Bridge to a New America.
Wallis told Martin that original sin is not just slavery, but the “deliberate dehumanizing and debasing” of African-Americans and the attitude that “Black lives and bodies don’t matter.”
Source: America’s Original Sin: Slavery Never Ended, It Just Evolved | NewsOne
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