A war is brewing or, When racial history isn’t taught

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Last week, it was Megyn Kelly’s weird comments about Barack Obama, this week, Laura Loomer, who is considered an advisor to the president, has been on a vitriolic and racist rant on the platform formerly known as Twitter regarding U.S. Congresswoman Jasmine Crockett, referring to Crocket in a most disgusting way. Then if that weren’t …

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Yes, I am an angry Black woman…and…???

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Of all the stereotypes and tropes that abound about Black women, the one that is the hardest to shake and causes the most harm is the “angry Black woman” trope. It seeks to frame us as mean, aggressive, and ill-tempered; it is used most to silence and separate us from healthy emotions. To be a …

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