Was U.S. slavery different from other forms of slavery? Some commentators try to minimize the slavery’s impact on the United States. This is a brief history of slavery in the United States.
Alexander, Michelle. The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness, Tenth Anniversary Edition. New Press, 2020. Buy here!
Davis, Adrienne. “‘Don’t Let Nobody Bother Yo’ Principle’: The Sexual Economy of American Slavery.” Sister Circle: Black Women and Work, edited by Sharon Harley, Rutgers University Press, New Brunswick, NJ, 2002. Buy here!
Diouf, Sylviane A. Servants of Allah: African Muslims Enslaved in the Americas. Buy here!
Lewis, Bernard. Race and Slavery in the Middle East: An Historical Enquiry. Oxford University Press, 1992. Buy here!
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Was U.S. slavery different from other forms of slavery? Some commentators try to minimize the slavery’s impact on the United States. I respond to Candace Owens & Ben Shapiro videos on U.S. slavery.
Historically, race has been an extremely important & commonly used word in the last like 500 years. But, like all words, the history of the word race is complicated. You see, the contemporary definition of the word race just didn’t pop up out of nowhere. It’s changed quite a bit. In this video we explore the etymology and history of this word from Plato & Aristotle all the way to David Hume & Voltaire.
Everything you’ve ever been taught about Witches is wrong!
Period!
Philosopher Sylvia Federici writes a new history of witches in Caliban and the Witch: Woman, the Body, & Primitive Accumulation. This video looks at Chapter 2, The Accumulation of Labor & the Degradation of Women: Constructing ‘Difference’ in the ‘Transition to Capitalism’.
This chapter covers the following: End of Feudalism, Transition to Capitalism, Colonization, Globalization, Race and Women: the Invention of a Capitalist Epistemology, The Greatest Land-Grab in Human History, The Price Revolution and the Criminalization of the Working Class, The Patriarchy of the Wage, and The Disciplining of Women
The Safe-T Act, HB 3653, omnibus criminal justice law signed into law in 2021.
The members of CIRC & Afro-SOC BloNo support this law, and so do the working people of our communities. We strongly encourage you to support the reforms made by the law and do everything in your power to implement the changes with equity. Furthermore, public officials should be mindful that the working people of Illinois support efforts toward increased police accountability, transparency, and reform. The public also desires alternative institutions to address public safety. We are certain that the guidance we are providing will help to establish expectations for these domains. This guidance carefully explains what the law says, what it doesn’t say, and best practices on how to implement this law at the local level here in Illinois.
For the second time in two months, the Afro-Soc Caucus of BloNo DSA is publically calling out alleged abusive behavior by BloNo DSA members, including the few remaining leaders of the Executive Committee.1
The Caucus alleges, “The slander and character assassination of targeted members of color represents numerous violations of our Community Agreements and Chapter Bylaws, including our Harassment & Grievance policy… the harassment, the smear campaigns, and the move to reduce our members of color has been persistent. Members of color who have spoken out against this abuse and bullying have simply been made targets themselves for defending any victims. Additionally, we have witnessed members of the Chapter’s Executive Committee participate in and support wild conspiracy theories that undermine our election.”
As reported previously, the Caucus released a statement on October 17th, 2021 condemning the alleged widespread abuse of power and anti-democratic strategies of DSA BloNo’s leadership. All four Harassment Grievance Officers (HGOs), including Afro-Soc co-chair Sonny Garcia, resigned from their positions in the chapter with some leaving the organization entirely.
According to this new statement, the alleged abuse has only gotten worse.
The October statement was passed by a majority vote (5-1) at a meeting, including co-chair Ann Simmons. At least two other Afro-Soc members (including co-chair Sonny Garcia) who did not get a chance to vote have stated they did not support the statement and did not believe it would have passed the full Caucus membership of 25. No other member who did not vote has come forward with their opposition, that I am aware of. This new statement passed 7-4 seemingly falsifying this argument.
There is an election for new Exec members (Co-Chair, Secretary, Public Relations Officer, and Treasurer) and HGOs next Saturday, December, 18, 2021. So far, all candidates running have not been in leadership prior and most are running unopposed.
Agitation Rising was live at a memorial for George Floyd on the West Side of Bloomington on Allin Street Sunday, April 25th, 2021. It was titled “Waiting to Exhale” and was organized by the NAACP of Bloomington-Normal, Not In Our Town, and Moms Demand Action. It was held at the George Floyd Mural to celebrate the conviction of Derek Chauven for murdering George Floyd.
Which is better? Policy or performance? Changes in policy are more important and more impactful than changes in performance. Actions speak louder than words; and, policy speaks louder than gestures.
