Tag Archives: racism

Confederate Heroes: On the Agenda, Off the Schools

Posted on January 14, 2016 by nonsequiteuse

Tonight’s Houston ISD board meeting will address a resolution to re-name eight schools that currently bear the names of Confederate heroes: Henry Grady Middle School, Richard Dowling Middle School, Thomas “Stonewall” Jackson Middle School, Albert Sidney Johnston Middle School, Sidney Lanier Middle … Continue reading →

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To The Gaslamp: Don’t Use Me As Your Excuse to be Racist

Posted on September 20, 2015 by nonsequiteuse

I’d like to make one thing especially clear. Do not use me to justify your discrimination. Continue reading →

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But If We Change The Schools Named for Confederates …

Posted on June 25, 2015 by nonsequiteuse

… then where do we stop? I’ve heard that, and variations, raised as both an objection intended to derail a conversation, and as an honest question. Here’s my answer. True, schools are not the only places that bear Confederate names. … Continue reading →

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Oklahoma Beats Texas

Posted on March 9, 2015 by nonsequiteuse

I’m not talking about football. The University of Oklahoma President David Boren released this statement less than a day after a video showing Sigma Alpha Epsilon (ΣΑΕ) brothers signing a blatantly racist song: To those who have misused their free … Continue reading →

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Whose Discourse? Our Discourse!

Posted on January 31, 2014 by nonsequiteuse

Someone at MSNBC tweeted something implying that right-wing Republicans’ long history of intolerance and racism might mean they would not appreciate a commercial that features a biracial family being cute about breakfast cereal and heart disease. The response from the … Continue reading →

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