Category Archives: Racism

Two fucks we need to know about

Posted on October 6, 2020 by Naomi

From Harper’s Weekly Review: …the Associated Press obtained an audio recording in which a Louisiana state trooper involved in the death of a black man said, “I beat the ever-living fuck out of him”; and CNN released a secretly recorded … Continue reading →

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New York, the anarchy city

Posted on September 22, 2020 by Naomi

Today in the Daily News there’s a two-page spread quoting lots of New Yorkers on William Barr’s charge that our city is anarchic. Here are some of the comments: “I can’t help but feel attacked. Honestly, I just think they … Continue reading →

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Part 4. Racism makes me heartsick

Posted on September 15, 2020 by Naomi

I’ve been stalling about writing this particular story. The word “heartsick” should tell you why. So I’ll temporarily evade entering the heart of this story by going back many years ago, to a memory of a lunch — no, “lunch” … Continue reading →

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