Links: US racism

[sonia]

This is not a complete list of the horrible racist events in the US in the last two days. It doesn't include the worst events. It's just a sampling of three articles. I'm putting them under a cut as a courtesy. Please read them if you can, especially if you're white (like I am). Bear witness.


Puerto Rico Was a Precursor for the Pandemic by Jamil Smith.

“While we were dying in Puerto Rico because of his incompetence after Hurricane Maria, Trump played golf. While people are dying of COVID-19 because of his incompetence, again, Trump plays golf,” Yulín (mayor of San Juan, Puerto Rico) said during her interview with Rolling Stone. “His lack of actions, his lack of respect for scientific data result in the death of thousands. People have died because President Trump is an Incompetent in Chief.”

People Like Amy Cooper Are Why I Left New York City by Aymann Ismail.

In Newark, I don’t have to worry about a Cooper calling the police to harass me. People like her, who see melanin as an implied threat, are already terrified of a neighborhood like mine in Newark.

I Have Not Missed the Amy Coopers of the World by Ernest Owens.

But in addition to these privileges, there’s another reason that over the past several weeks, I’ve been less anxious, less angry, less sad. It’s because I’ve spent less time simmering with humiliation and rage over offhand ignorant comments, wondering whether my race is the reason for poor treatment, being preoccupied with how to present myself to avoid or minimize discrimination.