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Samuel James

Law and order aren’t the same thing

May 30, 2020 by Samuel James

As Americans, we love to say that we’re a nation of laws. There’s an implication in that idea that we innately understand what’s right and what’s wrong and that we will do what’s right even and especially when it’s easier to do wrong. Except we’re not a nation of laws. We’re a nation of order. …

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Categories Activism, Current Events, Racial and Cultural

The sheer whiteness of the response to COVID

May 21, 2020 by Samuel James

We were supposed to stay home until the number of new COVID-related deaths declined for two weeks. During that two weeks, the federal government was supposed to enact a plan that would keep the people afloat and minimize economic damage. This could be done following one of the myriad plans available from various experts or …

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Categories Current Events, Racial and Cultural

There may be consequences, but there won’t be justice

May 11, 2020 by Samuel James
1/3 visible profile view of a Black man's face on a dark background, with a slightly out of focus effect that gives an almost prismatic hue to his skin

Last week a video was released of Ahmaud Arbery being murdered in broad daylight. Arbery was killed on February 23, more than two months ago, and the release of this video alone immediately revealed the lies, corruption and cover-ups that usually come along with any examination of white people killing Black people in America. Within …

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