Category Archives: Racism

Hello, World: Meet Mark “The Mobilizer” Robinson-Instant GOP superstar!

A week in North Carolina politics is like a year anywhere else. (At least sometimes.) This past week produced a bunch of memorable events. Topping the list was the overnight political superstar status that’s been conferred on the state by lieutenant governor Mark Robinson, who won the GOP primary to succeed term-limited Democratic governor Roy … Continue reading Hello, World: Meet Mark “The Mobilizer” Robinson-Instant GOP superstar! →

Selma Alabama “Bloody Sunday” 59th Anniversary: La Lutta Continua

Garrison Keillor: “It’s the anniversary of the first March from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama (1965), known as “Bloody Sunday.” Six hundred civil rights activists left Selma to march the 54 miles to the state capitol, demonstrating for African-American voting rights. They got six blocks before state and local lawmen attacked them with billy clubs and tear … Continue reading Selma Alabama “Bloody Sunday” 59th Anniversary: La Lutta Continua →

NC Governor’s Race: It’s a Black & White Choice

AP: AP News: Attorney General Josh Stein, Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson will run against each other for NC governor BY GARY D. ROBERTSON March 5 2024 RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — The Democratic attorney general and the Republican lieutenant governor won North Carolina’s primaries for governor on Tuesday, setting the stage for what will be an … Continue reading NC Governor’s Race: It’s a Black & White Choice →

Trump to Mark Robinson: You’re MLK Times Two — MLK on Steroids

AP News: Trump endorses Mark Robinson for North Carolina governor and compares him to Martin Luther King Jr. BY GARY D. ROBERTSON RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) – March 03, 2024 — Former president Donald Trump endorsed North Carolina Lt. Gov Mark Robinson for governor on Saturday, several months after the former president pledged to do so. … Continue reading Trump to Mark Robinson: You’re MLK Times Two — MLK on Steroids →

Brazil’s Slave History: Recognition & Talk of Reparations

BY ELÉONORE HUGHES January 30, 2024 RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — The executive manager for institutional relations at a Brazilian state bank took the microphone before roughly 150 people at a forum on slavery’s legacy in his country, which kidnapped more Africans for forced labor than any other nation.“Today’s Bank of Brazil asks Black people … Continue reading Brazil’s Slave History: Recognition & Talk of Reparations →