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A Nazi Flag Was Hanging In A California Corrections Office
Receive $28 Million For
Slavery Reparations
California officials said pa- role officers were using a ban- ner symbolizing hate, racism and white supremacy for “train- ing purposes,” after a keen-eyed citizen noticed a large Nazi flag hanging in an office at the Cali- fornia Department of Correc- tions.
Seems legit.
You gotta train employees
because most people don’t quite know what a swastika looks like until they see it in stitched on a banner and hung on a wall at the office. That’s actually how I got this job. The first question they asked me during my inter- view was: “Would you like to hang a Nazi flag in your office?” When I asked them what the fuck were they talking about, they simply replied: “You’re hired!”
According to CBS13, Michael Johnson was walk- ing past the California Depart-
kind of neighborhood does Johnson live in where people decorate their homes with pumpkins, skeletons and Third Reich paraphernalia? Does he have a summer home in Iowa next door to Congressman Steve King?
“Right there in front of me was a big giant red flag with a swastika on it and some large SS bolts,” said Johnson.
When confronted about the flag, California parole officers claimed the flag was a teaching tool they were using in a pres- entation about hate inside cor- rectional facilities. I guess photocopies and photos don’t quite convey the same message. Also, why are CDCR officials giving Nazi TED Talks? I would suggest that anyone who does- n’t know what a swastika means without an interactive lecture shouldn’t be working inside prisons.
The Princeton Theological Seminary has received what's believed to be the largest grant of $28 million for slavery reparations. According to CNN, the new move will be carried out over the course of five years and will give out five doctoral fellowships and 30 new scholarships to descen- dants of people who were en- slaved and marginalized groups.
The money will also con- tribute to the hiring of new scholars and programs that teach the history of slavery, as well as the renaming of certain locations on campus after prominent African-Ameri- cans. The changes will cost about $1 million a year. "These responses are intended as acts of repentance that will lead to lasting impact within our com- munity," John White, dean of students and vice president of student relations said. "This is the beginning of the process of repair that will be ongoing." CNN notes that the Seminary did not own slaves and was not
built by slaves, but it did re- ceive financial contributions from Southern sources such as slaveowners and congrega- tions that are directly tied to slavery.
"The Seminary's ties to slavery are a part of our story," M. Craig Barnes, the semi- nary's president, said in a statement. "It is important to acknowledge that our founders were entangled with slavery and could not envision a fully integrated society."
NAZI FLAG
ment of Corrections and Reha- bilitation’s Sacramento office that deals with high-risk sex of- fenders and gang members when he looked through the window and saw the offensive logo. Although many people would have assumed it was some kind of welcome sign for Trump administration offi- cials, Johnson said he first thought it was a Halloween dec- oration and posted a short video online.
Wait... Halloween? What
In A Rare Show Of Solidarity, 72 Female British MPs Sign An Open Letter In Support Of Meghan, Duchess Of Sussex
Police Officer Retires After Far-Right Group Ties Revealed
The United Kingdom might still be torn on Brexit, but there is one issue that has bridged party lines; the media’s abuse of Meghan, Duchess of Sussex was condemned for its “outdated, colonial undertones” in an open letter signed by 72 fe- male MPs of all political per- suasions on Tuesday.
The letter, addressed to Meghan, read, in part:
As women MPs of all polit- ical persuasions, we wanted to express our solidarity with you in taking a stand against the often distasteful and mis-
character and your family. On occasions, stories and headlines have represented an invasion of your privacy and have sought to cast as- persions about your charac- ter, without any good reason
as far as we can see.
Even more concerning
still, we are calling out what can only be described as out- dated, colonial undertones to some of these stories. As women Members of Parlia- ment from all backgrounds, we stand with you in saying it cannot be allowed to go un- challenged...
A Connecticut police officer has retired after a civil rights organization raised concerns about his membership in a far- right group known for engag- ing in violent clashes at political rallies, a town official said Friday.
Officer Kevin P. Wilcox
retired from the East Hamp- ton Police Department on Oct. 22, according to Town Man- ager David Cox. That was one week after The Associated Press reported that Wilcox had been a Proud Boys mem- ber and made online payments to a group leader.
Wilcox had been an East Hampton police officer since 1999. His retirement was a “revision” of a previously planned retirement date in December, Cox wrote in an email.
The Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law called for Wilcox’s removal
MEGHAN MARKLE
leading nature of the stories printed in our national news- papers concerning you, your
Spelman College Creates First-Ever Queer Studies Chair At An HBCU With $2 Million Donation
OFFICER KEVIN P. WILCOX
from the police department after it inquired about his so- cial media connections with other Proud Boys members.
In September, East Hamp- ton Police Chief Dennis Woessner told the organiza- tion that Wilcox’s Proud Boys membership didn’t vio- late department policies.
As the global leader of the liberal arts education of black women, Spelman College is keen on its tremendous re- sponsibility to educate and empower the next generation of leaders and innovators.
To that end, in a press re- lease provided to The Root, the historically black college an- nounced a matching gift of up to $2 million from philanthro- pist Jon Stryker to create a chair in queer studies. The
SPELMAN
chair is the first of its kind and is named after celebrated poet and civil rights activist Audre Lorde. It will be attached to
the Comparative Women’s Studies Program housed at Spelman’s Women’s Research and Resource Center.
“Spelman College has long been at the forefront of LGBTQ inclusion and education among HBCUs,” Stryker said in a statement to The Root. “By supporting this chair, the goal is to engage and empower the next generation of LGBTQ ad- vocates to create a better world.”
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