On this segment of Did you know… Sunni and Lisa acknowledge the transition of both, DMX and Prince Philip. If you haven’t heard about the discrimination that took place Kids R Kids daycare in Roswell, GA… you’ve got to tune in. So, all the controversy surrounding the perceived disrespect of the flag by kneeling and how the soldiers fought for our freedom… it appears that the police in Virginia have no respect for our soldiers… especially after pepper spraying and physically assaulting an African American/LatinX soldier during a traffic stop. *deep, really deep breaths*
On this episode of Active Allyship…it’s more than a #hashtag! Sunni and Lisa talk to Linda Gordon, author of The Second Coming of The KKK, The Ku Klux Klan Of the 1920’s and the American Political Tradition.
Linda shared what she was marinated in… both her parents were immigrants. She shares her experiences growing up in a progressive home and how that shaped her views.
Linda shares with the ladies how this book came to be! It wasn’t originally a whole ass book. She uses words like “brilliant” and “social movement” to describe this organization. Puzzling? Absolutely! *listen to hear the explanation*
Linda shares the origins of the KKK, the secrecy of it and how the next generation of klans men/women were a social movement. Very interesting conversation, the KKK is and will always be a terrorist organization.
Conspiracy theories? Yes! What’s interesting is that many of the strategies used in the 1920’s are being used today. Any community that isn’t Anglo is a prime target. Fear-mongering. Intimidation. Inadequacies. Oz Syndrome.
Structural Racism? Systemic Oppression? Infiltrating local, state and federal government. Yes. It’s real.
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