theroot--2020-07-21--Giants Manager Kneels During National Anthem and Trump Is a Crybaby-Ass Snowflake About It

You know why Trump supporters refuse to admit that y ’ all ’ s president is racist ?
Because they are him and he is them .
On every issue—whether it be abortion rights , gun rights , LGBT rights , religious rights , racist monuments or Black Lives to Matter—the conservative narrative will certainly be echoed by the Lord of the Goya Beans and his little stubby Twitter fingers .
So if Trump agrees with literally everything they think about everything , he couldn ’ t possibly be racist because that would mean they are racist .
And , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ one , Cheeto-flavored David Duke still has a problem with athletes kneeling during the national anthem as a show of solidarity with advocates against racial injustice .
The Washington Post reports that San Francisco Giants manager Gabe Kapler , joined by several players and staff members , took a knee during one of the first Major League Baseball games held since the pandemic shut the sports world down .
“ Looking forward to live sports , ” Trump tweeted Tuesday .
“ But any time I witness a player kneeling during the National @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for our Country and our Flag , the game is over for me !
” It ’ s been four years since former NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick started the trend of kneeling during the anthem to protest police brutality in America , and Trump—just like his supporters , Drew Brees and probably Terry Crews ( y ’ all know damn well you wouldn ’ t be surprised ) —is still repeating the bullshit narrative that kneeling during the anthem is disrespectful to the flag .
Listen : The flag is ugly as fuck @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the flag ( and also true ) .
Kneeling in silent protest during the national anthem is not… You know what ?
Fuck this .
We ’ ve been explaining this shit for as long as Melania ’ s husband who she don ’ t even like has been in office .
At this point , if white people are still mad , they can die mad .
Trump—whose skin is ugly as fuck and the colors clash—has been on his anti-kneeling shit for years now .
In 2018 he even suggested that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ t be in the country.
” ( He didn ’ t come out and directly say “ go back to Africa ” but , well… ) So Trump is racist and so are his cult-like supporters .
So fuck him , fuck what he thinks and fuck when the “ game is over ” for him—nobody cares .
In fact , here ’ s a short list of things I care more about than what Conan the Contrarian thinks about kneeling during the anthem : The contents of software Terms and Conditions Who @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Trump ’ s Toupee after he dies

You know why Trump supporters refuse to admit that y’all’s president is racist? Because they are him and he is them. On every issue—whether it be abortion rights, gun rights, LGBT rights, religious rights, racist monuments or Black Lives to Matter—the conservative narrative will certainly be echoed by the Lord of the Goya Beans and his little stubby Twitter fingers. So if Trump agrees with literally everything they think about everything, he couldn’t possibly be racist because that would mean they are racist. And, well…
Anyway, surprising to absolutely no one, Cheeto-flavored David Duke still has a problem with athletes kneeling during the national anthem as a show of solidarity with advocates against racial injustice.
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The Washington Post reports that San Francisco Giants manager Gabe Kapler, joined by several players and staff members, took a knee during one of the first Major League Baseball games held since the pandemic shut the sports world down.
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Orange Juissolini was displeased.
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“Looking forward to live sports,” Trump tweeted Tuesday. “But any time I witness a player kneeling during the National Anthem, a sign of great disrespect for our Country and our Flag, the game is over for me!”
It’s been four years since former NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick started the trend of kneeling during the anthem to protest police brutality in America, and Trump—just like his supporters, Drew Brees and probably Terry Crews (y’all know damn well you wouldn’t be surprised)—is still repeating the bullshit narrative that kneeling during the anthem is disrespectful to the flag.
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Listen: The flag is ugly as fuck and the colors clash—that is disrespectful to the flag (and also true). Kneeling in silent protest during the national anthem is not…
You know what? Fuck this. We’ve been explaining this shit for as long as Melania’s husband who she don’t even like has been in office. At this point, if white people are still mad, they can die mad.
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Trump—whose skin is ugly as fuck and the colors clash—has been on his anti-kneeling shit for years now. In 2018 he even suggested that NFL players who kneel “shouldn’t be in the country.” (He didn’t come out and directly say “go back to Africa” but, well…)
So Trump is racist and so are his cult-like supporters. So fuck him, fuck what he thinks and fuck when the “game is over” for him—nobody cares.
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In fact, here’s a short list of things I care more about than what Conan the Contrarian thinks about kneeling during the anthem:
Taylor Swift cover songs
Celebrity “entanglements”
The contents of software Terms and Conditions
Kanye West’s views on literally everything
Who’s going to take care of Trump’s Toupee after he dies


theroot--2020-07-22--Khali by Bellesa Is a SUPER Intense Vibrator (In a Good Way!)

As our period of social distancing and quarantine isolation drags on , we ’ ll be bringing you a series of sex toy reviews to help you make the best buying decisions to keep your solo sex life buzzing along , or to spice things up for couples ( or thruples or etc , etc , etc . )
who may be experiencing some boredom in the bedroom .
On deck today is Khali , the most powerful vibrator from Bellesa ’ s house brand .
The Bellesa line features nine different mid-priced silicone toys ; previously , I ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Diosa , Nirvana , and Dea .
Now I ’ ve gotten our hands on Bellesa ’ s most powerful vibrator , Khali , and oh wow , yup … powerful indeed .
is currently on sale for ( reg .
$ 129 ) ; Inventory readers can use code INVENTORY for an additional 20 % off Khali is a rabbit-style vibrator , meaning that it has an insertable shaft and an external tickler that stimulates the clitoris .
Khali ’ s external tickler is a two-pronged ear-style ; the ears are very @ @ @ @ @ @ @ more control over where they ’ re placed .
The flexibility of Khali ’ s ears elevates it beyond other rabbit vibrators that target only one spot , and can be too intense for that reason .
Speaking of intense !
Khali is intense .
It ’ s Bellesa ’ s most powerful vibrator , and to reiterate , oh wow , yup … powerful indeed .
But before I get into all of that , here are a few more details for your consideration .
Like the other toys in the Bellesa @ @ @ @ @ @ @ toy !
It ’ s made of smooth , non-porous silicone , and is available in two colors , black and purple ; a gold-toned LED lightbar indicates when the toy is on and changes color as it cycles through its seven vibration modes .
Khali is waterproof and can be fully submerged , and is USB rechargeable .
is currently on sale for $ 99 ( reg .
$ 129 ) ; Inventory readers can use code INVENTORY for an additional 20 % off Who Is Khali by Bellesa For ?
Okay @ @ @ @ @ @ @ : Khali is a CRAZY INTENSE vibrator .
It will not be the right vibrator for most people !
But boy oh boy , will it ever be the right vibrator for some of you .
Like Dea , Khali is a dual-stimulating vibrator that delivers a blended ( vaginal and clitoral ) orgasm .
It ’ s not a beginner ’ s vibrator and , because of its extremely powerful motor , it ’ s also not as quiet as some of the other Bellesa vibrators .
Its insertable length is 4.75 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that because of its curved , bulbous head .
I would not recommend this as a couple ’ s toy , nor is it especially suited for travel , both because of its size and weight , and because it ’ s not whisper-quiet .
So who is Khali for ?
!
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I ’ m going to dispense with all pretense of professionalism ( lol ) and give it to you the way I ’ d give it to a friend : If you like hard , active , penetrative sex , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ find that other vibrators you ’ ve tried just aren ’ t powerful enough , Khali is for you .
If you want a toy that can be used hands-free , and therefore in more than one position , Khali is for you .
If you like the feeling of a big dick , Khali is for you .
I love-love-love this vibrator , you guys .
I also love-love-loved , Dea , of which I said this , “ You know how your exes always come back EXCEPT for that one ex @ @ @ @ @ @ @ come back , the one who will never , ever come back ?
Yeah , you know .
I love this vibrator so much I named it after that one ex , you guys.
” Here ’ s how I ’ d describe Khali—it ’ s like that one guy , you know the one , the one with the dick that wouldn ’ t quit but with whom you had nothing to say other than , “ Oh God , oh God , oh God YES.
” I love this vibrator so @ @ @ @ @ @ @ dick , you guys .
My love for Khali is perhaps a bit more superficial than my love for Dea , but sometimes a mindless fucking is exactly what you need .
Disclaimer : Bellesa provided sample units for this review .
Under normal circumstances , these would be returned .
For obvious reasons , Bellesa probably won ’ t want these ones back , but this did not factor into the content of this review .

Jolie Kerr on The Inventory, shared by Gabe Carey to The Root

Khali by Bellesa | $79 | Bellesa | Promo code “INVENTORY”
As our period of social distancing and quarantine isolation drags on, we’ll be bringing you a series of sex toy reviews to help you make the best buying decisions to keep your solo sex life buzzing along, or to spice things up for couples (or thruples or etc, etc, etc.) who may be experiencing some boredom in the bedroom. On deck today is Khali, the most powerful vibrator from Bellesa’s house brand.
The Bellesa line features nine different mid-priced silicone toys; previously, I’ve reviewed four of them—Aurora Vida, Diosa, Nirvana, and Dea. Now I’ve gotten our hands on Bellesa’s most powerful vibrator, Khali, and oh wow, yup … powerful indeed.
Khali by Bellesa is currently on sale for $99 (reg. $129); Inventory readers can use code INVENTORY for an additional 20% off
The Details
Khali is a rabbit-style vibrator, meaning that it has an insertable shaft and an external tickler that stimulates the clitoris. Khali’s external tickler is a two-pronged ear-style; the ears are very flexible, giving the user a lot more control over where they’re placed. The flexibility of Khali’s ears elevates it beyond other rabbit vibrators that target only one spot, and can be too intense for that reason.
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Speaking of intense! Khali is intense. It’s Bellesa’s most powerful vibrator, and to reiterate, oh wow, yup … powerful indeed. But before I get into all of that, here are a few more details for your consideration.
Like the other toys in the Bellesa Line, Khali is a very attractive toy! It’s made of smooth, non-porous silicone, and is available in two colors, black and purple; a gold-toned LED lightbar indicates when the toy is on and changes color as it cycles through its seven vibration modes. Khali is waterproof and can be fully submerged, and is USB rechargeable.
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Khali by Bellesa is currently on sale for $99 (reg. $129); Inventory readers can use code INVENTORY for an additional 20% off
Who Is Khali by Bellesa For?
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Okay, I’m going to level: Khali is a CRAZY INTENSE vibrator. It will not be the right vibrator for most people! But boy oh boy, will it ever be the right vibrator for some of you.
Like Dea, Khali is a dual-stimulating vibrator that delivers a blended (vaginal and clitoral) orgasm. It’s not a beginner’s vibrator and, because of its extremely powerful motor, it’s also not as quiet as some of the other Bellesa vibrators. Its insertable length is 4.75 inches, but it feels bigger than that because of its curved, bulbous head. I would not recommend this as a couple’s toy, nor is it especially suited for travel, both because of its size and weight, and because it’s not whisper-quiet.
So who is Khali for?!? I’m going to dispense with all pretense of professionalism (lol) and give it to you the way I’d give it to a friend: If you like hard, active, penetrative sex, Khali is for you. If you find that other vibrators you’ve tried just aren’t powerful enough, Khali is for you. If you want a toy that can be used hands-free, and therefore in more than one position, Khali is for you. If you like the feeling of a big dick, Khali is for you.
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I love-love-love this vibrator, you guys. I also love-love-loved, Dea, of which I said this, “You know how your exes always come back EXCEPT for that one ex, the one you actually want to come back, the one who will never, ever come back? Yeah, you know.
I love this vibrator so much I named it after that one ex, you guys.”
Here’s how I’d describe Khali—it’s like that one guy, you know the one, the one with the dick that wouldn’t quit but with whom you had nothing to say other than, “Oh God, oh God, oh God YES.” I love this vibrator so much I named it after that one dick, you guys.
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My love for Khali is perhaps a bit more superficial than my love for Dea, but sometimes a mindless fucking is exactly what you need.
Disclaimer: Bellesa provided sample units for this review. Under normal circumstances, these would be returned. For obvious reasons, Bellesa probably won’t want these ones back, but this did not factor into the content of this review.


theroot--2020-07-22--Donald Trump Will Deploy Federal Agents to Chicago as Part of Nationwide ‘Anti-Violence’ Operation

Throughout his presidency , White House occupant Donald Trump has had an obsession with Chicago .
Trump frequently pointed to Chicago ’ s crime rates throughout his presidency , but declined to make a presidential visit to the Windy City until 2019 , when he met with Chicago police and railed against then-Superintendent Eddie Johnson ( who skipped the meeting ) .
Trump called the city ’ s crime rate “ embarrassing to us as a nation.
” “ All over the world , they ’ re talking about Chicago , ” Trump said .
On Wednesday , facing flagging @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the tough law-and-order rhetoric that helped propel his 2016 candidacy with a plan to announce a new federal anti-crime initiative .
According to The Washington Post , the president will deploy federal agents to Chicago to help assist with the city ’ s law enforcement efforts .
Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot had strong words for the president at a Tuesday news conference ; “ We welcome actual partnership , but we do not welcome dictatorship , ” the Democrat mayor said .
“ We do not welcome authoritarianism , and we do not @ @ @ @ @ @ @ our residents , and that is something I will not tolerate.
” But she also sent a letter to Trump on Monday saying the city would welcome federal support in specific areas , The Post writes , including drug enforcement and pursuing illegal firearm traffickers .
There ’ s still much not known about the size and scale of the federal intervention , though the city said the agents would work under the direction of the Justice Department and U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Illinois John Lausch .
But local officials @ @ @ @ @ @ @ would follow the example set in Portland , Ore. , where state violence against protesters has escalated since federal agents were dispatched to the city earlier this month .
Chicago Alderman Matt Martin said he couldn ’ t discount the possibility that Trump would send in the National Guard to subdue the city .
“ We ’ ve got to step back and be really honest and candid about the moment we are in , ” Martin told the Post .
“ This is a president who doesn ’ t outreach his arms @ @ @ @ @ @ @ whether he sends in troops or not ; you can ’ t lose sight of the fact that whatever he does will be driven primarily by what he thinks the political benefits will be and not what is best for the city of Chicago.
” Activists , who have been keeping an eye on the way federal agents in Portland have swept suspected protesters off the streets , are particularly concerned that federal agents would try to replicate that crackdown in Chicago , especially as Black Lives Matter demonstrations show no sign of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , meanwhile , has been ramping up his rhetoric on federal interventions ever since the nationwide uprisings , which broke out across the country in the wake of George Floyd ’ s death at the hands of Minneapolis police in May .
The mass demonstrations have successfully foregrounded concerns about systemic racism in all aspects of American life—from jails and hospitals to schools and workplaces .
But while Confederate statues were being toppled , Trump was talking about crime .
In a speech about police reform given in June , Trump specifically pointed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ known for their relatively high Black populations .
“ 47 % of all murders in Chicago and 68 % of all murders in Baltimore went without arrests last year .
Americans want law and order .
They demand law and order , ” Trump said , according to NBC Chicago .
There is a clear political motivation for fixating on cities like Baltimore and Chicago , community organizer and Chicago native Charlene Carruthers told The Root in 2018 .
“ It tells a story that black people are pathological , that we don @ @ @ @ @ @ @ we don ’ t actually have community values , ” Carruthers said .
“ So it allows [ people in power ] to displace people from our communities and it allows them to continue to divest from our communities .
”

Throughout his presidency, White House occupant Donald Trump has had an obsession with Chicago.
Trump frequently pointed to Chicago’s crime rates throughout his presidency, but declined to make a presidential visit to the Windy City until 2019, when he met with Chicago police and railed against then-Superintendent Eddie Johnson (who skipped the meeting). Trump called the city’s crime rate “embarrassing to us as a nation.”
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“All over the world, they’re talking about Chicago,” Trump said.
On Wednesday, facing flagging poll numbers, Trump has returned to the tough law-and-order rhetoric that helped propel his 2016 candidacy with a plan to announce a new federal anti-crime initiative. According to The Washington Post, the president will deploy federal agents to Chicago to help assist with the city’s law enforcement efforts.
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Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot had strong words for the president at a Tuesday news conference; “We welcome actual partnership, but we do not welcome dictatorship,” the Democrat mayor said. “We do not welcome authoritarianism, and we do not welcome the unconstitutional arrests and detainments of our residents, and that is something I will not tolerate.”
But she also sent a letter to Trump on Monday saying the city would welcome federal support in specific areas, The Post writes, including drug enforcement and pursuing illegal firearm traffickers.
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There’s still much not known about the size and scale of the federal intervention, though the city said the agents would work under the direction of the Justice Department and U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Illinois John Lausch. But local officials expressed major concerns that federal law enforcement would follow the example set in Portland, Ore., where state violence against protesters has escalated since federal agents were dispatched to the city earlier this month.
Chicago Alderman Matt Martin said he couldn’t discount the possibility that Trump would send in the National Guard to subdue the city.
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“We’ve got to step back and be really honest and candid about the moment we are in,” Martin told the Post. “This is a president who doesn’t outreach his arms. This is pure political gamesmanship, whether he sends in troops or not; you can’t lose sight of the fact that whatever he does will be driven primarily by what he thinks the political benefits will be and not what is best for the city of Chicago.”
Activists, who have been keeping an eye on the way federal agents in Portland have swept suspected protesters off the streets, are particularly concerned that federal agents would try to replicate that crackdown in Chicago, especially as Black Lives Matter demonstrations show no sign of stopping in the coming weeks.
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Trump, meanwhile, has been ramping up his rhetoric on federal interventions ever since the nationwide uprisings, which broke out across the country in the wake of George Floyd’s death at the hands of Minneapolis police in May. The mass demonstrations have successfully foregrounded concerns about systemic racism in all aspects of American life—from jails and hospitals to schools and workplaces.
But while Confederate statues were being toppled, Trump was talking about crime.
In a speech about police reform given in June, Trump specifically pointed to Chicago and Baltimore, both cities known for their relatively high Black populations.
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“47% of all murders in Chicago and 68% of all murders in Baltimore went without arrests last year. Americans want law and order. They demand law and order,” Trump said, according to NBC Chicago.
There is a clear political motivation for fixating on cities like Baltimore and Chicago, community organizer and Chicago native Charlene Carruthers told The Root in 2018.
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“It tells a story that black people are pathological, that we don’t make moral decisions and that we don’t actually have community values,” Carruthers said. “So it allows [people in power] to displace people from our communities and it allows them to continue to divest from our communities.”


theroot--2020-07-22--House Approves $740 Billion Military Spending Bill That Includes Measure to Remove Confederate Names

House Approves $740 Billion Military Spending Bill That Includes Measure to Remove Confederate Names From Bases

As the debate around Confederate iconography intensifies , the House of Representatives has approved a funding bill that includes a measure to remove Confederate names from military bases .
CNN reports that the measure is a part of a larger defense authorization bill that includes measures to give soldiers a 3 percent increase in pay .
The measure passed through the House with a bipartisan vote of 295-195 and would require that the names of the bases be changed within a year .
The U.S. Senate is working on a similar measure that would give the military three years to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
The rare agreement between the two parties means that some version of either measure will be present in the bill presented to the president .
That ’ s the part where it all gets questionable .
See , I ’ m not sure if you ’ re aware but President Trump is kind of a whole- ass white supremacist .
If you don ’ t believe me , literally read anything senior editor for The Root , Stephen A. Crockett Jr. , has written on the subject .
He ’ s said @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the bill if it had any language that requires the renaming of any military bases .
“ I will Veto the Defense Authorization Bill if the Elizabeth ‘ Pocahontas ’ Warren ( of all people ! )
Amendment , which will lead to the renaming ( plus other bad things ! )
of Fort Bragg , Fort Robert E. Lee , and many other Military Bases from which we won Two World Wars , is in the Bill !
” President Trump tweeted earlier this month .
The White House issued a statement @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the effort to remove the names .
For someone so obsessed with winning , he ’ s really pressed about celebrating a bunch of losers .
In addition to renaming the forts , the bill would explicitly ban Confederate flags on military property , which is something that Defense Secretary Mark Esper may have done last week .
I don ’ t know ; he didn ’ t really say .
The bill also allocates $ 1 billion to the Pentagon for a pandemic response and preparedness fund which would ’ ve been @ @ @ @ @ @ @ While it ’ s encouraging that both the Senate and the House are in agreement on changing the names of the bases , when push comes to shove the GOP typically just lets Trump hit them with the Superkick .
While I ’ d love to see them grow some backbone , I doubt renaming military bases is going to be the issue that does it .

As the debate around Confederate iconography intensifies, the House of Representatives has approved a funding bill that includes a measure to remove Confederate names from military bases.
CNN reports that the measure is a part of a larger defense authorization bill that includes measures to give soldiers a 3 percent increase in pay. The measure passed through the House with a bipartisan vote of 295-195 and would require that the names of the bases be changed within a year. The U.S. Senate is working on a similar measure that would give the military three years to change the names in their spending bill. The rare agreement between the two parties means that some version of either measure will be present in the bill presented to the president.
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That’s the part where it all gets questionable.
See, I’m not sure if you’re aware but President Trump is kind of a whole- ass white supremacist. If you don’t believe me, literally read anything senior editor for The Root, Stephen A. Crockett Jr., has written on the subject.
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He’s said in the past that he would veto the bill if it had any language that requires the renaming of any military bases. “I will Veto the Defense Authorization Bill if the Elizabeth ‘Pocahontas’ Warren (of all people!) Amendment, which will lead to the renaming (plus other bad things!) of Fort Bragg, Fort Robert E. Lee, and many other Military Bases from which we won Two World Wars, is in the Bill!” President Trump tweeted earlier this month.
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The White House issued a statement on Tuesday further reiterating its concerns about the effort to remove the names. For someone so obsessed with winning, he’s really pressed about celebrating a bunch of losers.
In addition to renaming the forts, the bill would explicitly ban Confederate flags on military property, which is something that Defense Secretary Mark Esper may have done last week. I don’t know; he didn’t really say. The bill also allocates $1 billion to the Pentagon for a pandemic response and preparedness fund which would’ve been awesome to have six months ago.
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While it’s encouraging that both the Senate and the House are in agreement on changing the names of the bases, when push comes to shove the GOP typically just lets Trump hit them with the Superkick. While I’d love to see them grow some backbone, I doubt renaming military bases is going to be the issue that does it.


theroot--2020-07-22--Black People Set to be Disproportionately Affected as Eviction Moratorium Ends

In March , the federal government issued a moratorium on evictions due to the closures and job losses that resulted from the coronavirus pandemic .
On July 25 , the moratorium expires and unless Congress acts fast , thousands of Black people are at risk of losing their housing .
Analysis conducted by The Center of Public Integrity ( CPI ) has shown that of the 8,089 eviction notices that have been filed since March , a disproportionate number affect Black and brown residents in low- income areas .
Black people were already among those most likely to have lost @ @ @ @ @ @ @ closures , and , according to the CDC , are five times more likely to contract the virus than white people .
The housing crisis only adds to the stressors brought on by the virus .
Latoyia Lorrain , a mother of two who works customer service for Blue Cross Blue Shield in Orlando , Fla. , told CPI that her hours were cut back at the start of the pandemic and her partner lost his job as a cook at Hard Rock Cafe .
As a result , Lorrain owes $ 1,900 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Her landlord taped a note to her door saying her lease will not be renewed in August , when Florida ’ s eviction moratorium expires , and that she must leave the home or face eviction .
“ We ’ re a family that ’ s doing everything right — at least up to now .
I am not a person who doesn ’ t like to pay their bills ” Lorraine told the Center .
Lorrain ’ s story is only one of thousands who may lose their residence , even as @ @ @ @ @ @ @ stay at home .
The country was already in the grips of an affordable housing crisis , and COVID-19 has only further highlighted the existing disparities that exist between Black people and white people .
The housing crisis has disproportionately affected Black people as , according to the Census Bureau , 59 percent of homes occupied by Black people are rented compared to only 28 percent of non-Hispanic white occupied homes .
For low income households , there are only four homes for every 10 renters in the lowest income bracket .
This @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to be evicted , there are still plenty more who are waiting to take their place .
“ It ’ s so easy to just churn through tenants , ” Anne Kat Alexander , a project leader with Princeton University ’ s Eviction Lab to the Center .
She went on to say that while most landlords have legal representation , most tenants can ’ t afford a lawyer making legal action unlikely .
“ The deck is stacked against tenants currently , ” she added .
The Coronavirus Aid , Relief and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ moratorium on evictions for properties backed by federal mortgages , which only accounted for 28 percent of the 43.8 million rental units in the country .
This means that even through the moratorium , people were still being evicted throughout the country .
Additionally , the moratorium didn ’ t prevent landlords from being able to file eviction documents in courts , meaning that once it ends there are thousands of cases that are waiting to be processed .
Jamos “ Jay ” Mobley , a housing advocate and the senior housing attorney @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Orange County Bar Association , has warned that a “ tsunami of evictions ” is likely as the moratorium is set to end .
For his part , Mobley has trained each lawyer on his staff in landlord-tenant statutes for the inevitable surge of calls once the moratorium ends in Florida .
Eviction doesn ’ t just put someone out of a home , it also limits their ability to find future housing .
Evictions leave a permanent mark on a renter ’ s credit history and quite often , landlords will refuse @ @ @ @ @ @ @ have an eviction on their record .
Simply put , people are being permanently punished for a situation that they played little role in creating .
Unless Congress acts quickly and passes another stimulus package , thousands of families are going to be put out on the street during a pandemic that ’ s showing no signs of abating .
In places like Florida and Georgia that are currently facing massive spikes in cases , the moratorium expiration could not come at a worse time .
Given that Senate Republicans are currently at @ @ @ @ @ @ @ situation may get much worse before it gets better .

In March, the federal government issued a moratorium on evictions due to the closures and job losses that resulted from the coronavirus pandemic. On July 25, the moratorium expires and unless Congress acts fast, thousands of Black people are at risk of losing their housing.
Analysis conducted by The Center of Public Integrity (CPI) has shown that of the 8,089 eviction notices that have been filed since March, a disproportionate number affect Black and brown residents in low- income areas. Black people were already among those most likely to have lost their job as a result of the closures, and, according to the CDC, are five times more likely to contract the virus than white people. The housing crisis only adds to the stressors brought on by the virus.
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Latoyia Lorrain, a mother of two who works customer service for Blue Cross Blue Shield in Orlando, Fla., told CPI that her hours were cut back at the start of the pandemic and her partner lost his job as a cook at Hard Rock Cafe. As a result, Lorrain owes $1,900 in rent from May and June. Her landlord taped a note to her door saying her lease will not be renewed in August, when Florida’s eviction moratorium expires, and that she must leave the home or face eviction. “We’re a family that’s doing everything right — at least up to now. I am not a person who doesn’t like to pay their bills” Lorraine told the Center.
Lorrain’s story is only one of thousands who may lose their residence, even as officials across the country urge people to stay at home.
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The country was already in the grips of an affordable housing crisis, and COVID-19 has only further highlighted the existing disparities that exist between Black people and white people. The housing crisis has disproportionately affected Black people as, according to the Census Bureau, 59 percent of homes occupied by Black people are rented compared to only 28 percent of non-Hispanic white occupied homes. For low income households, there are only four homes for every 10 renters in the lowest income bracket. This means that even as thousands are set to be evicted, there are still plenty more who are waiting to take their place.
“It’s so easy to just churn through tenants,” Anne Kat Alexander, a project leader with Princeton University’s Eviction Lab to the Center. She went on to say that while most landlords have legal representation, most tenants can’t afford a lawyer making legal action unlikely. “The deck is stacked against tenants currently,” she added.
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From C P I :
Public Integrity analyzed 8,089 eviction cases filed between March 27 and July 10 available in a database managed by Thomson Reuters Westlaw, a court tracking service. Westlaw does not have universal court coverage and the filings are not evenly distributed. About two-thirds come from Florida and Georgia. Still, the pattern is clear. Landlords are filing eviction cases in poor, non-white neighborhoods across the jurisdictions Public Integrity examined:
Nearly two-thirds of the eviction cases were against tenants living in census tracts with a minority population above that of the national average of 39 percent.
Nearly half of the eviction cases were filed against tenants living in census tracts with a median household income that was below $42,000, the bottom quarter of all tracts nationally.
About 37 percent of the eviction cases were filed against tenants living in census tracts with both an above-average proportion of non-white people and median household income in the lowest-income quartile. Only about 14 percent of Americans live in such a tract.
Evictions are difficult to track because no national system compiles cases filed by landlords. The Eviction Lab at Princeton University recently released a real-time eviction tracker for 11 cities, which shows eviction filings are increasing in places that have weaker tenant protections.
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The Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Act (CARES) placed a moratorium on evictions for properties backed by federal mortgages, which only accounted for 28 percent of the 43.8 million rental units in the country. This means that even through the moratorium, people were still being evicted throughout the country. Additionally, the moratorium didn’t prevent landlords from being able to file eviction documents in courts, meaning that once it ends there are thousands of cases that are waiting to be processed.
Jamos “Jay” Mobley, a housing advocate and the senior housing attorney for the Legal Aid Society of the Orange County Bar Association, has warned that a “tsunami of evictions” is likely as the moratorium is set to end. For his part, Mobley has trained each lawyer on his staff in landlord-tenant statutes for the inevitable surge of calls once the moratorium ends in Florida.
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Eviction doesn’t just put someone out of a home, it also limits their ability to find future housing. Evictions leave a permanent mark on a renter’s credit history and quite often, landlords will refuse to rent to a tenant if they have an eviction on their record. Simply put, people are being permanently punished for a situation that they played little role in creating.
Unless Congress acts quickly and passes another stimulus package, thousands of families are going to be put out on the street during a pandemic that’s showing no signs of abating.
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In places like Florida and Georgia that are currently facing massive spikes in cases, the moratorium expiration could not come at a worse time. Given that Senate Republicans are currently at odds over another stimulus bill, this situation may get much worse before it gets better.


theroot--2020-07-22--Funko Pops Are as Low as $2 Each in Today’s Top Deals

The best Funko Pop deals of July 2020 are here .
Love ‘ em or hate ‘ em , Funko Pop toys are absolutely ubiquitous .
There ’ s a licensed Funko toy for nearly every significant movie , TV series , comic book , and video game , not to mention many bands , celebrities , and historical icons .
And we ’ re still barely scratching the surface .
There are thousands of Funko Pop toys out there , and thankfully it ’ s not that difficult to find some excellent deals .
We ’ ve picked many @ @ @ @ @ @ @ figures available for just $ 2 apiece as well as sizable discounts on larger premium releases .
This isn ’ t the first time that Funko has made a Pokémon Pop of the beloved Eevee , but this new design will launch alongside the first trio of Eevee evolutions .
That ’ s right : Flareon , Jolteon , and Vaporeon are coming along for the ride .
Each one is available for pre-order now at Amazon for $ 9 apiece and are currently listed to release on October 31 .
It ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in the pilot for both the UK and US versions of The Office : the stapler trapped within the gelatinous confines of a Jell-O mold .
And now you can have the US version of it with Dwight in Funko form for 29 % off the list price right now from Amazon .
Another discounted Office favorite ?
Casual Friday Meredith , complete with plastic pixelation to blur her exposed bit , available for $ 9 .
• None Buy it now for $ 8 Talk about an exclusive well suited for Hot @ @ @ @ @ @ @ version of Overwatch heroine Tracer in her bold punk skin , complete with eye-catching pink hair .
Tracer has plenty of style here , but you won ’ t have to spend plenty of cash to bring this Funko Pop home .
It ’ s nearly half the price at Hot Topic , on clearance .
• None Buy it now for $ 6 Relive this iconic anime moment in Funko ’ s Pop recreation of Cowboy Bebop ’ s Ballad of Fallen Angels showdown between Spike and his former comrade , Vicious @ @ @ @ @ @ @ bring a sword to a shootout ” or “ Don ’ t bring a gun to a swordfight ” ?
We don ’ t know , but it makes for incredible tension in the show and looks pretty cool as a Pop too .
It ’ s half-off the usual asking price at GameStop .
• None Buy it now for $ 15 Star Wars : The Mandalorian The Child with Cup ( Pre-Order ) | $ 9 Demand for “ Baby Yoda ” stuff has been high since The Child first appeared @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Pop didn ’ t sate your desire for adorable Star Wars trinkets , then what if we added ... a cup ?
A new Funko Pop with The Child holding a cup will release this August , along with one with a frog popping out of his mouth , and you can pre-order either of them for $ 9 right now to save a couple of bucks over the regular price .
• None Buy it now for $ 9 The third child herself from the beloved Neon Genesis Evangelion anime series , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ form .
Can you read her perpetual disappointment in you from those big , beady eyes ?
We imagine so , yes .
Asuka currently has the biggest savings of the Evangelion Pops at Amazon right now , marked down to just $ 6 .
And while it ’ s not on sale , check out this amazing blood-soaked Evangelion Unit 01 , standing at 6 ” tall .
Very tempting indeed ... • None Buy it now for $ 6 Well , that ’ s just adorable .
This Frozen II rendition @ @ @ @ @ @ @ plus it ’ s marked down to just $ 6 at Amazon right now .
Trying to build out your Frozen II pop collection ?
You can also pick up Young Anna for $ 6 and Young Elsa for $ 7 to amplify your savings .
• None Buy it now for $ 6 Bring the powerful Jedi warrior Rey—fresh from her latest appearance in Star Wars : The Rise of Skywalker—to your Pop collection for just $ 5 on Amazon right now .
Alternatively , spend about a buck and a half @ @ @ @ @ @ @ from her visions , complete with black robe and Darth Maul-esque dual lightsaber .
Better yet , grab both for about the cost of one standard , full-sized Pop .
Done and done .
• None Buy it now for $ 6 Save a few bucks on Iron Man from his appearance in Avengers : Infinity War—the one with the incredibly grim ending , not the one with Iron Man ’ s own… well , you know .
This detailed Pop has Tony Stark hovering with his blaster ready to fire , and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ keep him in position .
Snag it now for just $ 7 on Amazon .
• None Buy it now for $ 7 While this super-sized 6 ” Pop probably ( hopefully ) won ’ t transform you from a child into an adult , at least it can remind you of one of the most beloved movies of the 1980s .
The Zoltar Speaks machine has been lovingly recreated from Big , and right now Amazon has it for nearly half off the original $ 20 list price .
• None Buy @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s Disney-meets-Final Fantasy odyssey finally returned with last year ’ s Kingdom Hearts III , and if you ’ re a fan of the gaming epic , then you ’ ll want hero Sora in sight .
This version sees Sora with his wild Ultima Weapon , and you won ’ t have to spend a bunch of time tracking this blade down : just drop $ 6 for this Pop , which is marked down from $ 11 .
• None Buy it now for $ 6 Just as Mr. Rogers @ @ @ @ @ @ @ so too can this Funko Pop recreation of the iconic children ’ s television star when strategically placed in your space .
It ’ s from the recent A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood film based on Rogers , and features him in his trademark sweater with Daniel Tiger on his hand .
Save nearly $ 5 off the list price .
• None Buy it now for $ 6 If you still need Shazam ’ s best friend Freddy to complete your set of Funko Pops from the fun DC flick , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ strike .
GameStop still has this guy in stock for just two bucks , although we doubt supplies will last long !
• None Buy it now for $ 2

Andrew Hayward on Roundups, shared by Gabe Carey to The Root

Featured Deal: The Batman (Jumbo) | $30 | Amazon
The best Funko Pop deals are here.
Love ‘em or hate ‘em, Funko Pop toys are absolutely ubiquitous. There’s a licensed Funko toy for nearly every significant movie, TV series, comic book, and video game, not to mention many bands, celebrities, and historical icons. And we’re still barely scratching the surface.
There are thousands of Funko Pop toys out there, and thankfully it’s not that difficult to find some excellent deals. We’ve picked many of our favorites below.
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Matt Reeve’s take on The Batman starring Robert Pattinson just hit theaters . This is the most Gotham-y Gotham in any Batman movie yet. By the way, it’s worth going to a Dolby Cinema just for the sound of the batmobile alone. The costume also looked phenomenal. If you want to look at it every day in this Funko Pop form, you can do so for 25% off. This is the jumbo version which means it stands a full 10 inches tall.
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We can live like Jack and Sally if we want by saving $5 on this Jack Skellington driving a train Funko Pop. Jack of course is from everyone’s favorite holiday movie. Which holiday and I talking about? Doesn’t matter. Save yourself the crisis and just watch it twice a year.
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The Witcher is an acclaimed fantasy novel series, then video game franchise, and now Netflix show. Even though it’s already 2 seasons in, it only took us a single episode to know for certain that Henry Cavill was born for this role. This Pop shares the same heart-melting smolder as he himself and you can get it for your desk for a couple dollars off.
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Later this month, the Pokémon Funko Pop collection expands even further with the addition of everyone’s favorite starter—Charizard. Personally, I don’t think the Bulbasaur, Ivysaur, Venasuar evolution chain gets enough lough, but I do get the Chari-appeal. You get your for $12.
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The Harry Potter film franchise just celebrated its 20th anniversary last year. The series having been adapted from the novels by Daniel Radcliffe who went on to star in the titular role has gone on to become one of the most impactful pieces of fiction within our generation. And with that comes plenty of merch like this Funko! Pop of Professor Dumbledore alongside the school of Hogwarts where most of the series takes place. You can get the set for $5 off.
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The teaser from the end of The Mandalorian season 2 has finally come to fruition with the recent release of The Book of Boba Fett. This end credits moment of Boba Fett taking Jabba’s throne and palace alongside the help of Fennec Shand is in the form of a large Funko Pop display and it’s currently $5 off.
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Like many, Hawkeye was one of the MCU Disney+ shows I was least interested in when they announced everything that was coming down the pipeline, but now being caught up I’m surprised and delighted to say it was probably my favorite of the shows so far. Based on the Matt Fraction Hawkeye series, this show chooses to put new character, Kate Bishop, at the forefront which proved to be an excellent choice as Hailee Steinfeld crushes the role. You can pre-order her Funko Pop for $12 with an expected release of March this year.
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The final two episodes of What If...? reinforced what I already knew—Ultron was underutilized in the MCU. The finale showed us an alternate reality where Ultron was both a multiversal threat and voiced by Ross Marquand. He did a bang-up job as he has replaced others across the MCU with his near-perfect impressions, but I would have loved to get more of James Spader in the role. Anywho, he’s a Funko Pop now for $12.
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The moment we all cheered and cried in theaters as a vinyl figure. Those of us who saw Avengers Endgame opening night will remember the energy of that crowd forever as Iron Man dropped to his knees and snapped his fingers, saving the Marvel universe. Now that moment is a Funko Pop that glows-in-the-dark. The price has been reduced on Amazon to just $21. Immortalize Tony Stark’s final moments on your desk.
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A set of Funko Pops about nothing! The legendary Seinfeld TV show recently made its way to the world of Funko Pop, and if you’re looking for an easy and slightly discounted way to pick up all eight core Pops, here’s a deal at Amazon: grab ‘em all for $70, a $20 discount off the list price. This set doesn’t include the Funko Exclusive variants of Kramer, however.
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Demand for Grogu/Baby Yoda stuff has been high since The Child first appeared on The Mandalorian—and if the other Funko Pop versions didn’t sate your desire for silly trinkets, then what if we added a cup? This one is marked down to $11 right now at Amazon.
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Funko amassed a wide array of pop culture icons for rainbow-slathered Pride Pop! editions for 2021. Amazon has a few of them marked down to $12 each right now, including WALL-E, Mickey Mouse, and a Star Wars Stormtrooper. Grab ‘em while they last!
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This story was originally published by Andrew Hayward on 06/02/2020 and updated by Joe Tilleli with new information on 03/10/2022.


theroot--2020-07-22--Black Firefighters in North Carolina Protest Systemic Racism, Demand Fire Chief Resign

OMNIBUS , an organization of Black firefighters in Winston-Salem , N.C. , is fighting to change decades of institutional racism within their fire department .
Fox 8 reports that the group , along with representatives from Emancipate NC , Hate Out of Winston and several other organizations , gathered outside of station 1 in Winston-Salem to demand that the fire chief and the city address the multiple allegations of racial and sexual harassment that have plagued the department .
“ This is not a first step .
This press conference is the nuclear option .
These men and women would @ @ @ @ @ @ @ been heard , ” attorney Dawn Blagrove , with Emancipate NC , told reporters .
The group said that these allegations are not recent and that the city has ignored years of concerns presented by Black firefighters .
“ Why does a new young fire officer have to be greeted at his desk with a gorilla mask ?
Why do we have to tolerate the type of tying of nooses at training sessions without recourse or support ?
Why does the N-word ring loud throughout stations in the city ?
” Thomas Penn @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
“ There are certain things young men have been willing to come forward with and share with us , but they fear retribution , retaliation , not being promoted , transferred to alternate stations .
It runs the gamut , ” he added .
The group issued a press release outlining its demands , one of which is the dismissal of Chief William Mayo .
I feel like I ’ m obligated point out that this mans is a racist named Chief Mayo .
At this point , I honestly feel like @ @ @ @ @ @ @ folks who made Soul Plane .
The group also has demanded the implementation of bi-quarterly mandatory diversity training , enforcing zero tolerance when it comes to the Code of Conduct policies on social media and that an external investigation is launched into Chief Mayo , Captain Chris Belcher and Captain Kevin Shore , who they believe have violated the code of conduct when it comes to its social media and sexual harassment polices .
The group says they sent their demands to the Winston-Salem Fire Department 15 days ago and have yet to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ very likely that systemic racism exists in some form or another in most workplaces , no matter the profession .
Instances of discriminatory practices have been found in work places ranging from strip clubs , to newsrooms , to tech companies .
This isn ’ t even the first instance of racism in a fire department as late last month , The Root reported two Florida officials were fired after a mural whitewashed the faces of two Black firefighters .

OMNIBUS, an organization of Black firefighters in Winston-Salem, N.C., is fighting to change decades of institutional racism within their fire department.
Fox 8 reports that the group, along with representatives from Emancipate NC, Hate Out of Winston and several other organizations, gathered outside of station 1 in Winston-Salem to demand that the fire chief and the city address the multiple allegations of racial and sexual harassment that have plagued the department.
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“This is not a first step. This press conference is the nuclear option. These men and women would not be here if they could have been heard,” attorney Dawn Blagrove, with Emancipate NC, told reporters. The group said that these allegations are not recent and that the city has ignored years of concerns presented by Black firefighters.
“Why does a new young fire officer have to be greeted at his desk with a gorilla mask? Why do we have to tolerate the type of tying of nooses at training sessions without recourse or support? Why does the N-word ring loud throughout stations in the city?” Thomas Penn, with OMNIBUS, told Fox 8. “There are certain things young men have been willing to come forward with and share with us, but they fear retribution, retaliation, not being promoted, transferred to alternate stations. It runs the gamut,” he added.
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The group issued a press release outlining its demands, one of which is the dismissal of Chief William Mayo. I feel like I’m obligated point out that this mans is a racist named Chief Mayo.
At this point, I honestly feel like our timeline is being written by the folks who made Soul Plane.
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The group also has demanded the implementation of bi-quarterly mandatory diversity training, enforcing zero tolerance when it comes to the Code of Conduct policies on social media and that an external investigation is launched into Chief Mayo, Captain Chris Belcher and Captain Kevin Shore, who they believe have violated the code of conduct when it comes to its social media and sexual harassment polices. The group says they sent their demands to the Winston-Salem Fire Department 15 days ago and have yet to receive a response.
It’s very likely that systemic racism exists in some form or another in most workplaces, no matter the profession. Instances of discriminatory practices have been found in work places ranging from strip clubs, to newsrooms, to tech companies. This isn’t even the first instance of racism in a fire department as late last month, The Root reported two Florida officials were fired after a mural whitewashed the faces of two Black firefighters.


theroot--2020-07-22--Into the Deep End: A New Palette Collaboration Has Options for Every Depth of Shade

Call it the Midas touch : Chicago-based , Afro-Latina-founded independent makeup brand Midas Cosmetics just made beauty a little more inclusive , collaborating with Instagram and YouTube creator Darius McKiver ( better known as @ NeonMUA ) to create Dusk to Dawn , a collection of face palettes crafted with every skin tone in mind .
“ When I decided to partner with Darius , I knew we were going to create something amazing .
His passion for the beauty community and inclusivity aligned perfectly with Midas ’ s values and beliefs .
This collection is everything that the beauty @ @ @ @ @ @ @ couldn ’ t have asked for a better person to create these palettes with , ” says Midas Cosmetics CEO Rocio Nuñez in a statement provided to The Glow Up .
As the brand shared , the highly pigmented collection features four palettes “ created specifically for light , medium , rich , and deeply rich complexions.
” each four-shade palette includes a highlighter , blush , contour , and bronzer and will retail for $ 36 when they drop on August 10—or makeup pros can pick up the entire bundle for $ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ also well known as a model for many of his dramatic makeup looks : “ We are doing more than putting out makeup that changes the environment .
We want to make sure that the language and verbiage also change in the beauty community.
” • The Midnight Palette - For Deeply Rich Complexions .
Includes a highlighter with bronze undertones , a brick red blush , a cool toned contour inspired by creators like Nyma Tang , and a rich bronzer with deeply rich undertones in mind .
• The Dusk Palette @ @ @ @ @ @ @ gold highlighter , a terracotta blush , a deep cool toned contour that does not run grey , a bronzer shade created specifically for rich undertones .
• The Noon Palette - For Medium Complexions .
Includes a white gold highlighter , a peachy pink buildable blush , a cool toned contour that does not run grey , and a bronzer perfect for adding warmth to the face .
• The Dawn Palette - For Light Complexions .
Includes a bronzer and contour that are perfect for chiseling , carving and bronzing the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ icy highlighter , and a soft pink blush .
As McKiver says , the deeper the palette , the sweeter the boost : “ The Midnight palette is my pride and joy .
Once we knew that we were doing four palettes , this was my first task , ” he recalls .
“ Seeing so many people have to revert to using eyeshadows and eyeliners to contour and bronze broke my heart .
“ In 2019-2020 , everyone should have access to basic face products no matter their complexion , ” he @ @ @ @ @ @ @ says , beauty is for everyone .
And we should be creating products for everyone to use .
The Midnight palette is for every person who ’ s been left out .
And I promise it ’ ll never happen again.
” The mission is personal and very necessary to McKiver , who adds : “ As someone who ’ s worked in beauty retail , I ’ ve seen firsthand how hard it is for those of us with richer complexions to find products like contours and bronzers .
Seeing firsthand on @ @ @ @ @ @ @ begged and pleaded with brands and brand owners for more , just to get let down time and time again is extremely frustrating .
Dusk to Dawn was my way of doing what was ‘ impossible ’ and catering to those who have always been left out .
I want the industry to see that major changes still need to happen , and if these big brands can ’ t do it , the indie brands and micro-influencers will.
” Corrected : Wednesday , 7/22/20 at 7:22 p.m .
ET : An earlier @ @ @ @ @ @ @ alongside McKiver as Midas Cosmetics CEO Rocio Nuñez , The credit has been changed to identify the model as fellow beauty influencer and creator Biyonca .

Maiysha Kai on The Glow Up, shared by Maiysha Kai to The Root

Call it the Midas touch: Chicago-based, Afro-Latina-founded independent makeup brand Midas Cosmetics just made beauty a little more inclusive, collaborating with Instagram and YouTube creator Darius McKiver (better known as @NeonMUA) to create Dusk to Dawn, a collection of face palettes crafted with every skin tone in mind.
“When I decided to partner with Darius, I knew we were going to create something amazing. His passion for the beauty community and inclusivity aligned perfectly with Midas’s values and beliefs. This collection is everything that the beauty community has been asking for. I couldn’t have asked for a better person to create these palettes with,” says Midas Cosmetics CEO Rocio Nuñez in a statement provided to The Glow Up.
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As the brand shared, the highly pigmented collection features four palettes “created specifically for light, medium, rich, and deeply rich complexions.” each four-shade palette includes a highlighter, blush, contour, and bronzer and will retail for $36 when they drop on August 10—or makeup pros can pick up the entire bundle for $135.
The tagline of the collection is “This is bigger than makeup.” This was chosen because the vast majority of makeup brands leave out rich and deeply rich complexions when they create bronzer and contour ranges. Most don’t go deep enough, or have very purple undertones, despite the makeup community’s many pleas with brands to create them.
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Says McKiver, who is also well known as a model for many of his dramatic makeup looks: “We are doing more than putting out makeup that changes the environment. We want to make sure that the language and verbiage also change in the beauty community.”
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The Dusk to Dawn collection includes:
The Midnight Palette - For Deeply Rich Complexions. Includes a highlighter with bronze undertones, a brick red blush, a cool toned contour inspired by creators like Nyma Tang, and a rich bronzer with deeply rich undertones in mind.
For Deeply Rich Complexions. Includes a highlighter with bronze undertones, a brick red blush, a cool toned contour inspired by creators like Nyma Tang, and a rich bronzer with deeply rich undertones in mind. The Dusk Palette - For Rich Complexions. Includes a gold highlighter, a terracotta blush, a deep cool toned contour that does not run grey, a bronzer shade created specifically for rich undertones.
- For Rich Complexions. Includes a gold highlighter, a terracotta blush, a deep cool toned contour that does not run grey, a bronzer shade created specifically for rich undertones. The Noon Palette - For Medium Complexions. Includes a white gold highlighter, a peachy pink buildable blush, a cool toned contour that does not run grey, and a bronzer perfect for adding warmth to the face.
- For Medium Complexions. Includes a white gold highlighter, a peachy pink buildable blush, a cool toned contour that does not run grey, and a bronzer perfect for adding warmth to the face. The Dawn Palette - For Light Complexions. Includes a bronzer and contour that are perfect for chiseling, carving and bronzing the face without appearing too orange, a icy highlighter, and a soft pink blush.
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As McKiver says, the deeper the palette, the sweeter the boost: “The Midnight palette is my pride and joy. Once we knew that we were doing four palettes, this was my first task,” he recalls. “Seeing so many people have to revert to using eyeshadows and eyeliners to contour and bronze broke my heart.
“In 2019-2020, everyone should have access to basic face products no matter their complexion,” he continues. “No matter what anyone says, beauty is for everyone. And we should be creating products for everyone to use. The Midnight palette is for every person who’s been left out. And I promise it’ll never happen again.”
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The mission is personal and very necessary to McKiver, who adds: “As someone who’s worked in beauty retail, I’ve seen firsthand how hard it is for those of us with richer complexions to find products like contours and bronzers. Seeing firsthand on the internet how many of us have begged and pleaded with brands and brand owners for more, just to get let down time and time again is extremely frustrating. Dusk to Dawn was my way of doing what was ‘impossible’ and catering to those who have always been left out. I want the industry to see that major changes still need to happen, and if these big brands can’t do it, the indie brands and micro-influencers will.”
Corrected: Wednesday, 7/22/20 at 7:22 p.m. ET: An earlier version of this post miscredited the model alongside McKiver as Midas Cosmetics CEO Rocio Nuñez, The credit has been changed to identify the model as fellow beauty influencer and creator Biyonca.


theroot--2020-07-22--Candace Owens, Jason Whitlock, John McWhorter, Sage Steele and the Myth of 'Questioning Blackness'

I am a fictional character in a 244-year-old fairy tale called America .
I am a bit player in the simplistic children ’ s adaptation of this story where all men are created equal in a land that offers liberty and justice for all .
I overcome slavery and Jim Crow in the young adult version of the story , which ends with a character called Martin Luther King standing at a podium sharing his biblical , Revelation-like fever dream thanking God Almighty that we are free at last .
In the adult interpretation of this American novel , I @ @ @ @ @ @ @ symbolic .
My blood almost looks real .
But I am still just an aggregate metaphor in the great American folk tale that is based on a true story .
White people do not want to know the true story .
They like me because I am not real .
They prefer me this way .
I am the fabricated personification of the white imagination and as such , they can wish away the things that their very real people have inflicted upon me .
They do not hate me “ in theory @ @ @ @ @ @ @ touch me .
Because they get to choose their own adventure ( and mine ) , they do not have to burden themselves with washing out the bloodstains caused by the conquering swords of their heroes .
After all , I am not real .
There is no such thing as me .
Most of the time , Black Americans will eventually recognize themselves in the cast of characters as soon as they hear someone spin this bullshit yarn .
They will discover Thomas Jefferson ’ s racism when they hear about his @ @ @ @ @ @ @ who was called a “ mistress ” in the fairy tale .
They will recognize the Founding Fathers ’ hypocrisy when they realize that 41 slave owners affixed their names to the document declaring “ all men are created equal.
” They will see Abraham Lincoln in a new light when they read his declaration that “ there is a physical difference between the white and black races , ” which , according to him , “ will forever forbid the two races from living together on terms of social and political equality.
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ to exist in this country for any period of time without ingesting at least a small amount of the psychedelic elixir America produces , some people will refuse to acknowledge the true story and choose to continue their belief that this national fable is actually true .
The fantasy is inspiring and the truth is too damn sobering .
It hurts .
Just as there are people who believe that humans were invented in an invisible sky-man ’ s botanical garden 6,000 years ago , there are people who believe in the authenticity @ @ @ @ @ @ @ condemn you if you say anything negative about this country .
They will shame you if you disparage the flag , the myth or white people in general .
They truly believe the bullshit .
Oftentimes , Black people simply haven ’ t read the true story because no one has .
Even the best of us have only uncovered snippets that make us question the veracity of it all .
And then , there are the Black people who have invested in the fictional version of America .
The list of names @ @ @ @ @ @ @ most notable include Jason Whitlock , Candace Owens , Terry Crews , and many more .
These people are not ignorant ; they are charlatans .
They have carved out a niche for themselves where they dutifully serve as white people ’ s example of the rare Black person who escaped from the Democratic plantation and became a “ free thinker.
” Their apparently lucrative grift depends on perpetuating the tall tale on which white supremacy has built its bedrock foundation .
And , because their myth-profiteering rests on this infrastructure , they @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and creating a strawman chapter in the book of bullshit that makes white people believe that the negro community has stripped the free-thinking outcasts of their Black card for not falling in line .
But the truth is , no one has questioned any of these people ’ s Blackness .
It is a myth made for the same white people who believe in the land of the free and the home of the brave .
This is not real .
ESPN anchor Sage Steele told executives at her network that she believes @ @ @ @ @ @ @ television special produced by the company ’ s platform for race and culture , The Undefeated , because she wasn ’ t Black enough .
She went to management to complain that she wasn ’ t asked to participate in Time for Change : We Won ’ t Be Defeated .
“ I found it sad for all of us that any human being should be allowed to define someone ’ s ‘ Blackness.
’ Steele said in a statement .
“ Growing up biracial in America with a Black father and a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ inequities that many , if not all Black and biracial people have felt—being called a monkey , the ‘ n ’ word , having ape sounds made as I walked by—words and actions that all of us know sting forever .
Most importantly , trying to define who is and isn ’ t Black enough goes against everything we are fighting for in this country , and only creates more of a divide.
” I , too , found it sad that Steele takes every opportunity to take the opposite position held by @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Colin Kaepernick ’ s protests against injustice , she chose to perpetuate the narrative about the “ appropriate way ” to respect the flag , the anthem and the country .
She threw shade at Jemele Hill when Hill was disciplined by ESPN for speaking out against Trump and defended Trump ’ s Islamophobic travel ban .
And when asked about racism , who did she choose to castigate ?
According to Steele , the worst racism she has ever faced came from Black people .
To be fair , I can not @ @ @ @ @ @ @ herself as a Black woman .
Still , when people criticize her for saying people don ’ t watch ESPN to hear about Charlottesville ( She never would have said that about 9/11 or any other act of terrorism ) or note her unwillingness to speak out on anything Black , they ’ re not challenging her Blackness , they ’ re holding her feet to the fire for the shit she actually said .
It ’ s literally the same argument she made about Jemele Hill .
Or take “ linguist ” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ wokeness ” ( including my “ attack ” on Pete Buttigieg ) who also chomps at the bit to defend whiteness anytime he starts feeling like the benevolent Caucasian class has taken too much criticism .
McWhorter finally got around to reading Robin D ’ Angelo ’ s 2018 book White Fragility , which has been mentioned on several lists of essential reading in the wake of the protests over the death of George Floyd .
McWhorter dismantles the book by—you guessed it—defending white people .
He does it with a clever @ @ @ @ @ @ @ regularly employed by Black conservatives like Candace Owens and Jason Whitlock .
To achieve this variation of the conservative “ bootstrap argument , ” these people ( who invariably refuse to ask their barbers for an edge-up and restrict them to using a No .
3 clipper guard ) will tacitly agree that racism exists ( although they never concede its breadth and depth ) but go on to explain that bringing up race only subjugates Black people .
Namely , McWhorter suggests that any action by white people to mitigate the effects @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to infantilize Black people .
Essentially , this argument can be condensed to : “ Sure , America stole Black people ’ s candy .
But if the thieves are forced to acknowledge the theft , white people won ’ t have any candy and Black people ’ s teeth will rot eating all that free candy .
Why do you hate Black people ’ s teeth ?
” Admittedly , McWhorter does it far more eloquently , writing in The Atlantic : And herein is the real problem with White Fragility .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ why all of this agonizing soul-searching is necessary to forging change in society .
One might ask just how a people can be poised for making change when they have been taught that pretty much anything they say or think is racist and thus antithetical to the good .
What end does all this self-mortification serve ?
Impatient with such questions , DiAngelo insists that “ wanting to jump over the hard , personal work and get to ‘ solutions ’ ” is a “ foundation of white fragility.
” In other words @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is the suffering .
And note the scare quotes around solutions , as if wanting such a thing were somehow ridiculous .
A corollary question is why Black people need to be treated the way DiAngelo assumes we do .
The very assumption is deeply condescending to all proud Black people .
In my life , racism has affected me now and then at the margins , in very occasional social ways , but has had no effect on my access to societal resources ; if anything , it has made them more @ @ @ @ @ @ @ been otherwise .
Nor should anyone dismiss me as a rara avis .
Being middle class , upwardly mobile , and Black has been quite common during my existence since the mid-1960s , and to deny this is to assert that affirmative action for Black people did not work .
In 2020—as opposed to 1920—I neither need nor want anyone to muse on how whiteness privileges them over me .
Nor do I need wider society to undergo teachings in how to be exquisitely sensitive about my feelings .
I see no connection @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and vigorous , constructive activism in the real world on issues of import to the Black community .
And I can not imagine that any Black readers could willingly submit themselves to DiAngelo ’ s ideas while considering themselves adults of ordinary self-regard and strength .
Few books about race have more openly infantilized Black people than this supposedly authoritative tome .
While McWhorter is very articulate for a Black man , Candace Owens summed up this entire article in less than 280 characters : The ever-shucking Jason Whitlock reached even further to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Sage Steele and Terry Crews by creating , out of whole cloth , a subversive , anti-religious “ Holy War ” that sacrifices Black unity in favor of Communist principles and anti-white sentiment that will turn Black people into heathen sluts .
“ The white Marxists financing and supporting the Black Lives Matter movement have recruited Black worshippers to join forces with non-believers of all races in the reshaping of America , ” Whitlock writes for Outkick the Coverage .
“ Inside the court of social media , Black Lives Matter and its @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and adherence to the values taught in Christianity as crimes against Blackness .
It ’ s a clever political strategy that provokes the abandonment of religious principles that inhibit sexual freedom and the disruption of the nuclear family.
” Here ’ s the thing about all of these anti-Black takes : They are Black as fuck !
Every Black person in America has an uncle , a pastor or a barber ( Maybe not McWhorter ’ s barber , but still… ) whose ideology rests in conservative principles .
Martin Luther King castigated @ @ @ @ @ @ @ do better .
Black people know they have to do better .
Most of Black Lives Matter work is in the Black community .
Do you know who hates Black-onBlack crime more than white people ?
But none of that abrogates white people for creating a system that disproportionately harms Black people .
These grifters ’ unwillingness to denounce white supremacy louder than the calls for negro respectability is malpractice at best and a terrible con job at worst .
You have to do both or you look like a damn fool .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ knows it .
John McWhorter ’ s barber knows it .
That ’ s how we recognize the grift .
However , the strawman argument that Black people have banished these high-minded sycophants from Blackness just because they have liberated themselves from groupthink is laughable .
So we laugh at them .
The reason no one fucks with them is not that Black people have stripped them of their Blackness ; it ’ s because we just don ’ t fuck with liars .
We are fully aware that Steele , Whitlock , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ hucksters who have secured one of the limited vendor spots at white people ’ s version of “ the cookout.
” We aren ’ t buying their bullshit because we know they are selling a fictionalized version of Black America that white people are more than eager to devour .
It looks like Jason Whitlock explaining Black people ’ s problems with the “ absence of Black fathers.
” It looks like Sage Steele equating the devastating effects of white supremacy with a few random people wrongly disparaging her biracial relationship .
It @ @ @ @ @ @ @ him “ now and then at the margins , in very occasional social ways , ” but has made resources “ more available ” to him than if racism didn ’ t exist .
And this is why white people can comfortably believe that white supremacy is confined to cross-burnings and screaming the n-word and not the structure of this great American phantasm that Black people can only read about in whitewashed history books and Jason Whitlock columns .
They are fodder for people who live in that marvelous universe where benevolent , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for the poor , hapless darkies whose potential is only restrained by the collective incompetent negro brain .
Those Black people are not real .
That America is not real .
But goddamn , I wish it were .

I am not real.
I am a fictional character in a 244-year-old fairy tale called America. I am a bit player in the simplistic children’s adaptation of this story where all men are created equal in a land that offers liberty and justice for all. I overcome slavery and Jim Crow in the young adult version of the story, which ends with a character called Martin Luther King standing at a podium sharing his biblical, Revelation-like fever dream thanking God Almighty that we are free at last. In the adult interpretation of this American novel, I am nearly human. My suffering is symbolic. My blood almost looks real. But I am still just an aggregate metaphor in the great American folk tale that is based on a true story.
White people do not want to know the true story.
They like me because I am not real. They prefer me this way. I am the fabricated personification of the white imagination and as such, they can wish away the things that their very real people have inflicted upon me. They do not hate me “in theory” because they do not have to touch me. Because they get to choose their own adventure (and mine), they do not have to burden themselves with washing out the bloodstains caused by the conquering swords of their heroes. After all, I am not real.
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I am “Black people.”
There is no such thing as me.
Most of the time, Black Americans will eventually recognize themselves in the cast of characters as soon as they hear someone spin this bullshit yarn. They will discover Thomas Jefferson’s racism when they hear about his enslaved rape victim, Sally Hemings, who was called a “mistress” in the fairy tale. They will recognize the Founding Fathers’ hypocrisy when they realize that 41 slave owners affixed their names to the document declaring “all men are created equal.” They will see Abraham Lincoln in a new light when they read his declaration that “there is a physical difference between the white and black races,” which, according to him, “will forever forbid the two races from living together on terms of social and political equality.”
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But, because it is impossible to exist in this country for any period of time without ingesting at least a small amount of the psychedelic elixir America produces, some people will refuse to acknowledge the true story and choose to continue their belief that this national fable is actually true. The fantasy is inspiring and the truth is too damn sobering. It hurts.
Just as there are people who believe that humans were invented in an invisible sky-man’s botanical garden 6,000 years ago, there are people who believe in the authenticity of the American myth. They will condemn you if you say anything negative about this country. They will shame you if you disparage the flag, the myth or white people in general. They truly believe the bullshit. Oftentimes, Black people simply haven’t read the true story because no one has. Even the best of us have only uncovered snippets that make us question the veracity of it all.
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And then, there are the Black people who have invested in the fictional version of America. The list of names is too long but some of the most notable include Jason Whitlock, Candace Owens, Terry Crews, and many more. These people are not ignorant; they are charlatans. They have carved out a niche for themselves where they dutifully serve as white people’s example of the rare Black person who escaped from the Democratic plantation and became a “free thinker.” Their apparently lucrative grift depends on perpetuating the tall tale on which white supremacy has built its bedrock foundation.
And, because their myth-profiteering rests on this infrastructure, they shamelessly contort themselves into knots defending whiteness and creating a strawman chapter in the book of bullshit that makes white people believe that the negro community has stripped the free-thinking outcasts of their Black card for not falling in line. But the truth is, no one has questioned any of these people’s Blackness. It is a myth made for the same white people who believe in the land of the free and the home of the brave.
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This is not real.
ESPN anchor Sage Steele told executives at her network that she believes she was excluded from a June 24 television special produced by the company’s platform for race and culture, The Undefeated, because she wasn’t Black enough. She went to management to complain that she wasn’t asked to participate in Time for Change: We Won’t Be Defeated.
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The Wall Street Journal reports:
Ms. Steele said colleagues told her she was considered for the special by the executive in charge, Michael Fountain, until two of the other on-air personalities involved, Elle Duncan and Michael Eaves, complained, saying Ms. Steele wouldn’t be accepted by what they considered the Black community, according to the person familiar with her account to management. Ms. Steele’s critics on social media have accused her of not being supportive enough toward the Black community and being insensitive in her comments about racial-justice protests... In a joint statement about the race special, Ms. Duncan and Mr. Eaves said, “We wish we had more than an hour to include more of the many strong voices we have at ESPN; however, we are hopeful that this doesn’t distract from the important message conveyed that night.” The pair didn’t address the comments attributed to them about Ms. Steele
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“I found it sad for all of us that any human being should be allowed to define someone’s ‘Blackness.’ Steele said in a statement. “Growing up biracial in America with a Black father and a white mother, I have felt the inequities that many, if not all Black and biracial people have felt—being called a monkey, the ‘n’ word, having ape sounds made as I walked by—words and actions that all of us know sting forever. Most importantly, trying to define who is and isn’t Black enough goes against everything we are fighting for in this country, and only creates more of a divide.”
I, too, found it sad that Steele takes every opportunity to take the opposite position held by most Black people. When asked about Colin Kaepernick’s protests against injustice, she chose to perpetuate the narrative about the “appropriate way” to respect the flag, the anthem and the country. She threw shade at Jemele Hill when Hill was disciplined by ESPN for speaking out against Trump and defended Trump’s Islamophobic travel ban. And when asked about racism, who did she choose to castigate? According to Steele, the worst racism she has ever faced came from Black people.
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To be fair, I cannot find an example of Steele referring to herself as a Black woman. Still, when people criticize her for saying people don’t watch ESPN to hear about Charlottesville (She never would have said that about 9/11 or any other act of terrorism) or note her unwillingness to speak out on anything Black, they’re not challenging her Blackness, they’re holding her feet to the fire for the shit she actually said. It’s literally the same argument she made about Jemele Hill.
Or take “linguist” John McWhorter, a staunch opponent of “wokeness” (including my “attack” on Pete Buttigieg) who also chomps at the bit to defend whiteness anytime he starts feeling like the benevolent Caucasian class has taken too much criticism. McWhorter finally got around to reading Robin D’Angelo’s 2018 book White Fragility, which has been mentioned on several lists of essential reading in the wake of the protests over the death of George Floyd.
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McWhorter dismantles the book by—you guessed it—defending white people. He does it with a clever, almost imperceptible gaslighting trick that is regularly employed by Black conservatives like Candace Owens and Jason Whitlock. To achieve this variation of the conservative “bootstrap argument,” these people (who invariably refuse to ask their barbers for an edge-up and restrict them to using a No. 3 clipper guard) will tacitly agree that racism exists (although they never concede its breadth and depth) but go on to explain that bringing up race only subjugates Black people.
Namely, McWhorter suggests that any action by white people to mitigate the effects of white supremacy is actually an attempt to infantilize Black people. Essentially, this argument can be condensed to: “Sure, America stole Black people’s candy. But if the thieves are forced to acknowledge the theft, white people won’t have any candy and Black people’s teeth will rot eating all that free candy. Why do you hate Black people’s teeth?”
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Admittedly, McWhorter does it far more eloquently, writing in The Atlantic:
And herein is the real problem with White Fragility. DiAngelo does not see fit to address why all of this agonizing soul-searching is necessary to forging change in society. One might ask just how a people can be poised for making change when they have been taught that pretty much anything they say or think is racist and thus antithetical to the good. What end does all this self-mortification serve? Impatient with such questions, DiAngelo insists that “wanting to jump over the hard, personal work and get to ‘solutions’” is a “foundation of white fragility.” In other words, for DiAngelo, the whole point is the suffering. And note the scare quotes around solutions, as if wanting such a thing were somehow ridiculous. A corollary question is why Black people need to be treated the way DiAngelo assumes we do. The very assumption is deeply condescending to all proud Black people. In my life, racism has affected me now and then at the margins, in very occasional social ways, but has had no effect on my access to societal resources; if anything, it has made them more available to me than they would have been otherwise. Nor should anyone dismiss me as a rara avis. Being middle class, upwardly mobile, and Black has been quite common during my existence since the mid-1960s, and to deny this is to assert that affirmative action for Black people did not work. In 2020—as opposed to 1920—I neither need nor want anyone to muse on how whiteness privileges them over me. Nor do I need wider society to undergo teachings in how to be exquisitely sensitive about my feelings. I see no connection between DiAngelo’s brand of reeducation and vigorous, constructive activism in the real world on issues of import to the Black community. And I cannot imagine that any Black readers could willingly submit themselves to DiAngelo’s ideas while considering themselves adults of ordinary self-regard and strength. Few books about race have more openly infantilized Black people than this supposedly authoritative tome.
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While McWhorter is very articulate for a Black man, Candace Owens summed up this entire article in less than 280 characters:
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The ever-shucking Jason Whitlock reached even further to describe this phenomenon. Somehow he defended Sage Steele and Terry Crews by creating, out of whole cloth, a subversive, anti-religious “Holy War” that sacrifices Black unity in favor of Communist principles and anti-white sentiment that will turn Black people into heathen sluts.
“The white Marxists financing and supporting the Black Lives Matter movement have recruited Black worshippers to join forces with non-believers of all races in the reshaping of America,” Whitlock writes for Outkick the Coverage. “Inside the court of social media, Black Lives Matter and its appointed racial gatekeepers declared the practice of and adherence to the values taught in Christianity as crimes against Blackness. It’s a clever political strategy that provokes the abandonment of religious principles that inhibit sexual freedom and the disruption of the nuclear family.”
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Here’s the thing about all of these anti-Black takes:
They are Black as fuck!
Every Black person in America has an uncle, a pastor or a barber (Maybe not McWhorter’s barber, but still…) whose ideology rests in conservative principles. Martin Luther King castigated white people and told Black people to do better. Black people know they have to do better. Most of Black Lives Matter work is in the Black community. Do you know who hates Black-onBlack crime more than white people?
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Black people.
But none of that abrogates white people for creating a system that disproportionately harms Black people. These grifters’ unwillingness to denounce white supremacy louder than the calls for negro respectability is malpractice at best and a terrible con job at worst. You have to do both or you look like a damn fool. My uncle knows it. The preacher knows it. John McWhorter’s barber knows it.
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That’s how we recognize the grift.
However, the strawman argument that Black people have banished these high-minded sycophants from Blackness just because they have liberated themselves from groupthink is laughable. So we laugh at them. The reason no one fucks with them is not that Black people have stripped them of their Blackness; it’s because we just don’t fuck with liars.
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We are fully aware that Steele, Whitlock, Owens, et. al. are hucksters who have secured one of the limited vendor spots at white people’s version of “the cookout.” We aren’t buying their bullshit because we know they are selling a fictionalized version of Black America that white people are more than eager to devour. It looks like Jason Whitlock explaining Black people’s problems with the “absence of Black fathers.” It looks like Sage Steele equating the devastating effects of white supremacy with a few random people wrongly disparaging her biracial relationship. It looks like McWhorter saying racism has affected him “now and then at the margins, in very occasional social ways,” but has made resources “more available” to him than if racism didn’t exist.
And this is why white people can comfortably believe that white supremacy is confined to cross-burnings and screaming the n-word and not the structure of this great American phantasm that Black people can only read about in whitewashed history books and Jason Whitlock columns. They are fodder for people who live in that marvelous universe where benevolent, well-meaning white people only wish the best for the poor, hapless darkies whose potential is only restrained by the collective incompetent negro brain.
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Those Black people are not real.
That America is not real.
But goddamn, I wish it were.


theroot--2020-07-22--Ex-Lawyer Launches the 1st Black-Owned Stock Exchange in U.S. History

When we talk about white privilege and systemic racism , one thing that always comes up is generational wealth .
It ’ s a thing white people disproportionately benefit from and a thing that is virtually nonexistent for Black people , as history has shown us far more instances of Black wealth being sabotaged ( *cough* Black Wall Street *cough* ) than instances where it has been nurtured and encouraged .
One former lawyer has taken steps toward rectifying this disparity by launching the first Black-owned stock exchange in U.S. history .
In an interview with Black Enterprise , former @ @ @ @ @ @ @ stock exchange he founded in partnership with Cadiz Capital Holding L.L.C.
, a minority-owned private equity firm .
According to the Dream Exchange website , the company focuses “ on small business capital formation and diversity using the power of the American investing public.
” “ Early in my legal career , I learned how stock exchanges ‘ hunt ’ for liquidity because I was the lawyer for the founders of Archipelago , one of the first and the biggest electronic stock exchanges in the world , ” Cecala told BE .
“ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ come to know tod ay as the New York Stock Exchange .
Because of my experience in understanding the formation of the world ’ s greatest electronic stock exchange , I learned how a stock exchange creates and controls liquidity in the markets.
” “ After years of research , I discovered that the structure of the US capital markets and the current stock exchanges favor only the largest transactions with celebrity companies , Cercala continued .
“ My research showed that , prior to Archipelago , the overwhelming majority of IPO ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ !
By 2004 , small capital IPO ’ s had all but disappeared .
After years of working with minority businesses , I realized as well that minority businesses were nearly absent from all IPO and public company listings.
” Cecala hopes that by launching the Dream Exchange he ’ s creating a space that will allow more people of color ( and Black people specifically ) to get into investing as well as promote Black and minority-owned businesses to be invested in .
“ The importance of a Black-owned stock exchange can @ @ @ @ @ @ @ SEC ’ s IPO task force shows that 92 % of all jobs are created after a company goes public , ” he said .
“ In the 230-year history of stock exchanges in America only one Black-owned firm has made it to the New York Stock Exchange and there has never been a Black-owned stock exchange .
Without access to public markets , any sector of society absent will most certainly suffer economically .
This is the importance of having a channel for access to the public markets in America.
” It @ @ @ @ @ @ @ racial wealth gap that we hope will be successful and benefit more Black entrepreneurs and Black-owned businesses in the future .
And hopefully , it won ’ t be the last stock exchanged owned by Black folk .
Joe Cecala , we salute you and wish you much success .

When we talk about white privilege and systemic racism, one thing that always comes up is generational wealth. It’s a thing white people disproportionately benefit from and a thing that is virtually nonexistent for Black people, as history has shown us far more instances of Black wealth being sabotaged (*cough* Black Wall Street *cough*) than instances where it has been nurtured and encouraged. One former lawyer has taken steps toward rectifying this disparity by launching the first Black-owned stock exchange in U.S. history.
In an interview with Black Enterprise, former attorney Joe Cecala discussed The Dream Exchange—a stock exchange he founded in partnership with Cadiz Capital Holding L.L.C., a minority-owned private equity firm. According to the Dream Exchange website, the company focuses “on small business capital formation and diversity using the power of the American investing public.”
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“Early in my legal career, I learned how stock exchanges ‘hunt’ for liquidity because I was the lawyer for the founders of Archipelago, one of the first and the biggest electronic stock exchanges in the world,” Cecala told BE. “Archipelago grew into what the world has come to know tod ay as the New York Stock Exchange. Because of my experience in understanding the formation of the world’s greatest electronic stock exchange, I learned how a stock exchange creates and controls liquidity in the markets.”
“After years of research, I discovered that the structure of the US capital markets and the current stock exchanges favor only the largest transactions with celebrity companies, Cercala continued. “My research showed that, prior to Archipelago, the overwhelming majority of IPO’s were $50.0 million and under! By 2004, small capital IPO’s had all but disappeared. After years of working with minority businesses, I realized as well that minority businesses were nearly absent from all IPO and public company listings.”
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Cecala hopes that by launching the Dream Exchange he’s creating a space that will allow more people of color (and Black people specifically) to get into investing as well as promote Black and minority-owned businesses to be invested in.
“The importance of a Black-owned stock exchange cannot be understated. Research from the SEC’s IPO task force shows that 92% of all jobs are created after a company goes public,” he said. “In the 230-year history of stock exchanges in America only one Black-owned firm has made it to the New York Stock Exchange and there has never been a Black-owned stock exchange. Without access to public markets, any sector of society absent will most certainly suffer economically. This is the importance of having a channel for access to the public markets in America.”
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It’s a step towards bridging the racial wealth gap that we hope will be successful and benefit more Black entrepreneurs and Black-owned businesses in the future. And hopefully, it won’t be the last stock exchanged owned by Black folk. Joe Cecala, we salute you and wish you much success.