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DeSantis doubles down on claim that some Blacks benefited from slavery (www.washingtonpost.com)

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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/2008357

GOP presidential candidate draws renewed criticism after suggesting slavery helped African Americans develop skills such as being a blacksmith

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Alabama Legislative Committee Advances Map That Ignores SCOTUS Ruling, Again Diluting Black Power (talkingpointsmemo.com)

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“It is critical that Alabama be fairly and accurately represented in Washington,” Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey (R) said as she called the legislature back for a special session. “Our legislature knows our state better than the federal courts do.”

So they can ignore the Supreme Court whenever they want to, but everyone else has to accept their rights being taken away 🤦

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Oklahoma judge throws out a suit seeking reparations for the Tulsa Race Massacre (www.npr.org)

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Local judicial elections in Oklahoma are technically nonpartisan, but Wall has described herself as a "Constitutional Conservative" in past campaign questionnaires.

🙄 Sounds about white alright

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A Black Man Was Elected Mayor in Rural Alabama, but the White Town Leaders Won’t Let Him Serve (capitalbnews.org)

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If anyone can explain how a fifth of a third of a quarter of this shit is even legal, I'd love to hear it.