Fighting the Same Beast: White Supremacy
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IN THIS EPISODE:
In this episode, we take stock of major news headlines from the latest police violence in Minnesota to the onslaught of voter suppression in Georgia and around the country. We also discuss Republican attacks on transgender rights as a part of their strategy to instill fear among their constituents by “othering” trans youth.
We end with a song called “A Prayer for Melvin Truss” by Jon Jang and Francis Wong and we offer it as a prayer for Daunte Wright, George Floyd and the countless others killed by police violence.
REFERENCES:
Queer Silicon Valley // 1985: Fatal Police Shooting of Melvin Truss Sparked Public Outcry
‘Prayer for Melvin Truss’ - written and performed by Jon Jang, Francis Wong, AsianImprov Arts
George Floyd Wikipedia
Daunte Wright Wikipedia
Virginia Delegate Marcia Price Website and @PriceforDel95
Campaign for Voting Rights #StopJimCrow2
Film
HBO Documentary Exterminate All The Brutes
Cinemablend // Corey Chichizola – Will Smith And Antoine Fuqua Explain Why They're Pulling Emancipation Movie Out Of Georgia In New Statement
Articles
Vox.com // German Lopez – Police officers are prosecuted for murder in less than 2 percent of fatal shootings
Brennan Center for Justice – State Voting Bills Tracker 2021 and Congress Must Pass the ‘For the People Act’
Politico.com // Nolan D. McCaskill and Zach Montellaro – All Eyes On Georgia. Again.
NYT// Nick Corasaniti and Reid J. Epstein – What Georgia’s Voting Law Really Does
NYT// Reid J. Epstein and Nick Corasaniti – Virginia, the Old Confederacy’s Heart, Becomes a Voting Rights Bastion
Opinion: Roll Call // Sylvia Albert – Why Congress must pass HR1 and the John R. Lewis Rights Act
Washington Post // Michael Scherer – Zuckerberg and Chan to give another $100 million for local election administrators despite conservative pushback
Washington Post // Todd C. Frankel – More than 100 corporate executives hold call to discuss halting donations and investments to fight controversial voting bills
Seattle Times // Joseph O’ Sullivan – Bill restores voting rights to Washingtonians with felonies upon release from prison
The Appeal // Kera Lerner – Oregon Bill Would Enable People to Vote From Prison
Anti-Trans News
19thnews.org // Kate Sosin – Arkansas lawmakers override governor’s veto of youth gender-affirming care and Senior White House official: Any attempt to discriminate against trans kids is ‘against the law’
Advocate.com // Trudy Ring – Reggie Greer Named White House Senior Adviser on LGBTQ+ Issues