Greetings, Brothers and Sisters! Tomorrow, on Wednesday, August 8, 2020, the Cognitive Consonance Cafe’ Podcasts debuts! Be sure to listen on Spotify or Apple Podcasts, and follow me there to hear the latest content. Also, subscribe to my blog at: http://www.cognitiveconsonancecafe.com and follow me on Facebook and Twitter! BLACK LIVES MATTER! ©Continue reading “COGNITIVE CONSONANCE CAFE PODCAST DEBUTS TOMORROW!”
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BLAME IT ON CHICAGO: THE NOT SO NEW WHITE RACIST COP-OUT!
It has become all too predictable, while also being both sad and scary that many white racists have made the city of Chicago their favorite cop-out. About a month ago, I posted the above statement on a friend’s social media post, and NOT to my surprise, a white man we’ll call Bob, filled with privilege,Continue reading “BLAME IT ON CHICAGO: THE NOT SO NEW WHITE RACIST COP-OUT!”
ALL LIVES DON’T MATTER, UNTIL BLACK LIVES MATTER: VOL 3
CALLING OUT WHITE PRIVILEGE AND RACISM IN TODAY’S SOCIETY RWA (RACISTS WITH ATTITUDE) Many RWA’s (Racists with Attitude) will try to diminish the impact of institutionalized, systematic racism, along with slavery, in the US by saying that it was in the past. That happened so long ago and that the people who committed those atrocitiesContinue reading “ALL LIVES DON’T MATTER, UNTIL BLACK LIVES MATTER: VOL 3”
WHAT DOES INDEPENDENCE DAY HAVE TO DO WITH BLACK PEOPLE IN THE UNITED STATES?
The following writing is loosely based on, “What to the Slave Is the Fourth of July?” by Frederick Douglass Excuse me white people, let’s be real for a moment. What exactly does YOUR Independence Day have to do with black people? Were the lofty principles of personal and political freedom and justice, written in theContinue reading “WHAT DOES INDEPENDENCE DAY HAVE TO DO WITH BLACK PEOPLE IN THE UNITED STATES?”
ALL LIVES DON’T MATTER, UNTIL BLACK LIVES MATTER: VOL 2
CALLING OUT WHITE PRIVILEGE AND RACISM IN TODAY’S SOCIETY! WHITE PRIVILEGE DOES EXIST White privilege doesn’t mean that white people haven’t had it bad or that blacks believe that all white people live charmed lives. If you’re white and that’s how you see it, you’re completely missing the point. History clearly establishes white privilege forContinue reading “ALL LIVES DON’T MATTER, UNTIL BLACK LIVES MATTER: VOL 2”
ALL LIVES DON’T MATTER, UNTIL BLACK LIVES MATTER: VOL 1
CALLING OUT WHITE PRIVILEGE AND RACISM IN TODAY’S SOCIETY ALL LIVES MATTER IS A FARCE All Lives Matter is a deflection born of arrogance, fear, guilt, and hatred. It is used by white people, along with misguided negroes, to deny black people a platform to voice their grievances, inspire people to action, and to focusContinue reading “ALL LIVES DON’T MATTER, UNTIL BLACK LIVES MATTER: VOL 1”
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