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On this day of the gutting of #AffirmativeAction, advocacy and a few other things-here's a thought about the Atheist "Community" as I've experienced it:
(1) "Community” is not having a few drinks and laughs together at a conference or rally.
(2) When a person is perceived as “useful”, people will cover-up for them. When they are not, they will be treated with indifference.
(3) The George Floyd & "BLM" social justice wave provided non-profits everywhere a platform of opportunism disguised as care.
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So many thoughts worth comment on regarding blatant hypocrisy of the formalized Secular Humanist & Atheist Community-especially concerning its use of Black people for #DEI bona fides. However in general, this one resonates with me the most:
-> Opportunism disguised as "care" is not "community".
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Drat, I just realized that I let the 10-year anniversary of my first seeing Scott Alexander's writing pass unrecognized by me. It must have been, most likely, January 13th, 2014 that a distant Facebook friend (likely friended from certain philosophical-discourse-ish Facebook groups years earlier but I already couldn't remember; we've certainly never met) posted Scott's Slate Star Codex essay "A Response to Apophemi on Triggers".
Mind you, this isn't the most important 10-year anniversary for me this year, as I didn't follow up on learning who Scott Alexander was or familiarizing myself with Less Wrong or the rationalist community until my spring semester was over several months later, sometime in Math 2014, and I didn't (re)adopt the handle Liskantope and start participating in any way until a couple of months later still. When I first read "a response to Apophemi" ten years ago, I'm not sure I registered the name of the author, and I distinctly remember assuming that Slate Star Codex was some sort of community blog or forum, perhaps through glancing at the archives and seeing an implausible number of posts for only one author, and more likely because most of my exposure to "the blogosphere" had been through community blogs / online magazines / something of that sort (e.g. Feministing, Jezebel, Freethought Blogs). But reading a blog post like that was an absolute revelation to me, and I still have fairly vivid memories of some of my thought processes as I went through it section by section. I recall forcefully filing it away in my mind as "I need to follow up on the source of this to see if there's more, but not until this new semester is over and I have more time."
The revelation for me came from not only the (honestly rather earthshaking) event of this being the first article I ever read (as opposed to the occasional poorly-calibrated Facebook comment from that one friend) arguing against the general SJ mentality of the time (I was introduced to the term "Social Justice" through this essay and had internally been referring to it by several other terms up until that time; "woke" wouldn't show up until several years later), and eloquently at that, and not seeming to come from a conservative or otherwise obnoxious viewpoint. It was also that I had just never encountered anyone who wrote quite like this, with so much genuine politeness and compassion for the other party whose views they were arguing against and yet so rhetorically forceful against them at the same time, with a particular combination of intellectual meticulousness, and easy-to-read, semi-informal, lightness to the writing style, through which the general good character of the writer palpably comes through.
(Well, the brief paragraph about "hosting the black flag" is pretty sinister actually, and I prefer to think that Scott was being carelessly hyperbolic. I don't think I took any notice of it on the first or second reading during 2014, though. At the time I had no idea who the "Heartiste" was that Scott was referring to.)
It's always interesting to reread something from a full decade ago and think about how long that is in "internet years" and how ways of talking about certain things has changed. Scott used the ze/zir pronouns which were (unfortunately) still very popular at the time but, as I recall, not for much longer, and he switched to they/them within a few months of this. He seems to use transsexual interchangeably with transgender (as I remember I kind of did at the time as well) and even used cissexual, which I didn't recall was ever a word. And, of course, although he discussed racism as a name-calling word quite a bit, he basically used "SJ" and "feminism" quite interchangeably, reflecting a perception I shared throughout the first half of the 2010's of SJ being essentially equivalent to (the popular internet form of) feminism.
It's still kind of a mystery to me exactly who Apophemi was. Okay, looking back at their post that Scott was responding to, it seems they were also going by Cyrus Alexander, and were an Oberlin student at the time. But, given that once I got into rationalist community stuff a few months later, I basically never heard anything about them again, and their Wordpress blog's most recent update is from only half a year later, I have to wonder what it is about their blog or this particular essay demanded so much of Scott's attention. Apophemi's post isn't even particularly substantial or hard-hitting or well-written; why did it carry so much weight? Was it just that Apophemi was directly attacking the rationalist community and got a critical number of shares and reblogs? Was Apophemi just a temporarily famous figure in that corner of the online world, rather like the Tumblr-user Hotel Concierge was for a brief period around a year later before becoming almost forgotten? It is interesting that only two (arguably three, counting Ozy, mentioned multiple times not by name in Scott's piece) characters were involved in the first big controversial rat-community-related essay I was exposed to, and then one of them immediately and permanently disappeared from my view.
EDITED TO ADD: I also forgot to mention that Scott's "response to Apophemi" explicitly describes the cancellation attempt against him when he was editor of his college newspaper, and as far as I know, this is the earliest time Scott explicitly talked about this traumatic life event (except that he probably talked about it in his LiveJournal at the time it happened, but as he had locked the pre-college-graduation period of his LJ right before I came across it -- likely primarily because of this incident! -- I and most others have never seen it). He (understandably!) pretty much never mentioned it so explicitly again in the next decade, so my very first introduction to Scott included knowing this about him while I don't think that many among his bulk of later fans did. But it's an interesting (probable) coincidence that, as of several days ago, he first described the event again in his January 24th post on trauma/politics, ten years later to the month.
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Dan Barker and Mandisa Thomas on Ethnic Issues in Freethought
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*The interview conducted August 28, 2023.*
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Documentary project seeking closeted black women in small towns/cities in the south via /r/atheism
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Hi. I'm a black atheist and I'm currently working with a film company based in California that's looking for anonymous interviewees. At this time, they are specifically searching for black women (18-25), raised in a small town/city in the south, questioning their faith or a nonbeliever, but still in the closet about it due to the challenges of being in a religious family and/or environment. If you're a little older than the age range, you may still be considered. If you are interested, have questions, or know someone that meets this criteria, feel free to comment, DM me, or send a chat request. We're trying to create something that will change the narrative and stigma about atheism.
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Holidays 10.12
Holidays
Asexuality Visibility & Education Day
Child Rambunctiousness Appreciation Day
Children’s Day (Brazil)
Columbus Day [original date]
Commonwealth Culture Day (Northern Mariana Islands)
Cookbook Launch Day
Day of the Pluricultural Nation (Mexico)
Day of the Six Billion (1999)
Destiny Day
Did de la Rasa (Day of Race; Mexico)
Fiesta Nacional de España (Spain)
The First of October! (Dr. Seuss)
Freethought Day
Geoscience Day
Global Scream Day (30-second scream at 1200 GMT)
Harry Potter Book Day
Hemp Day (French Republic)
Hispanic Day (Spain)
Indigenous Peoples Day (San Francisco)
Indigenous Resistance Day (Venezuela)
International Cassette Store Day
International Day Against DRM
International Moment of Frustration Scream Day
International TFMR Awareness Day
Lady of Aparecida Day (Brazil)
National Bandana Day (South Africa)
National Doodle Bug Day
National Education Day (Kiribati)
National Farmer’s Day
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National Hug a Bassist Day
National Loggers Day
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National Salesperson's Day
National Savings Day
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Native Americans' Day
Old Farmer's Day
Piomingo Day (Chickasaw Nation)
Rice Day (Texas)
Superstar Day
Women Pharmacist Day
World Algae Day
World Arthritis Day
World Burpee Day
World Spanish Language Day UN)
Food & Drink Celebrations
Black Jewish Drinking Day
Drink Local Wine Day
Märzen Day
National Gumbo Day
National Know Your Lemons Day
National Pulled Pork Day
National Pumpkin Pie Day
2nd Thursday in October
Children’s Environmental Health Day [2nd Thursday]
Day of Children’s Hospice Work (Germany) [2nd Thursday]
International RSE Day [2nd Thursday]
National Children’s Hospice Palliative Care Day (Canada) [2nd Thursday]
National Dessert Day [2nd Thursday] (also 10.14)
National Student Day [2nd Thursday]
Ombuds Day [2nd Thursday]
World Chicken Day [2nd Thursday]
World Sight Day [2nd Thursday]
Independence Days
Asgardia (Declared; 2016) [unrecognized]
Equatorial Guinea (from Spain, 1968)
Wasteoftimeistan (Declared; 2017) [unrecognized]
Feast Days
Al Held (Artology)
Ayathrem begins (Zoroastrianism)
Carlo Acutis (Christian; Saint)
Crowleymas (a.k.a. Feast for Life of Aleister Crowley; Thelema)
Day of Fortuna Redux (Ancient Rome)
Day of Giving the Black Land to Horus and the Red Land to Set (Ancient Egypt)
Edith Cavell and Elizabeth Fry (Church of England)
Edwin of Northumbria (Christian; Saint)
Feasts of the Spirits of the Fire (Pagan)
Fiacc (Christian; Saint)
Fortuna Redux (Old Roman Goddess of Successful Journeys & Safe Returns)
Frank Sinatra Day (Church of the SubGenius; Saint)
Guido Molinari (Artology)
Herbert (Roman Catholic)
International Rastafarian Headgear Day (Pastafarian)
Louis Brisson (Christian; Blessed)
Montaigne (Positivist; Saint)
Our Lady of Aparecida (Brazil; Christian; Saint)
Our Lady of the Pillar (Fiestas del Pilar; Christian; Saint)
Prince Humpty Dumpty (Muppetism)
Radim Gaudentius (Czech Republic; Christian; Saint)
Seraphin of Montegranaro (Christian; Saint)
Wanting Wonton Day (Pastafarian)
Wilfrid of Ripon, Bishop of York (Christian; Saint)
Lucky & Unlucky Days
Lucky Day (Philippines) [55 of 71]
Taian (大安 Japan) [Lucky all day.]
Premieres
Argo (Film; 2012)
Bad Times at the El Royale (Film; 2018)
The Blind Owl, by Sadegh Hedayat (Novel; 1936)
The Caves of Steel, by Isaac Asimov (Novel; 1953)
Chimp and Zee (WB MM Cartoon; 1968)
Crazy Little Thing Called Love, by Queen (Song; 1979)
The Doctor and the Soul, by Viktor E. Frankl (Philosophy Book; 1946)
Don’t Knock the Rock (Film; 1956)
Fairy Tail (Anime TV Series; 2009)
First Man (Film; 2018)
The Gay Divorcee (Film; 1934)
Got My Mind Set On You, by George Harrison (Song; 1987)
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, by Douglas Adams (Novel; 1979)
The Hot Spot (Film; 1990)
How the Grinch Stole Christmas!, by Dr. Seuss (Children’s Book; 1957)
If I Ran the Zoo, by Dr. Seuss (Children’s Book; 1950)
Inherit the Wind (Film; 1960)
It’s in the Bag or Rocky Gets the Sack (Rocky & Bullwinkle Cartoon, S6, Ep. 309; 1964)
Jesus Christ Superstar (Broadway Rock Opera; 1971)
Kick, by INXS (Album; 1987)
Lady Sings the Blues (Film; 1972)
Look Now, by Elvis Costello (Album; 2018)
Memphis Belle (Film; 1990)
Mike Mulligan and His Steam Shovel, by Virginia Lee Burton (Children’s Book; 1939)
The Narrows, by Ann Petry (Novel; 1953)
October, by U2 (Album; 1981)
Please Try to Remember the First of October!, by Dr. Seuss (Children’s Book; 1977)
Rollin’, by The Bay City Rollers (Album; 1974)
The Saint Abroad, by Fleming Lee (Short Stories; 1969) [Saint #42]
A Short Weight for All Seats or One of Our Trunks (Rocky & Bullwinkle Cartoon, S6, Ep. 310; 1964)
Sideways (Film; 2004)
Touché and Go (WB MM Cartoon; 1957)
Trout Fishing in America, by Richard Brautigan (Novel; 1967)
Tusk, by Fleetwood Mac (Album; 1979)
Today’s Name Days
Edwin, Gottfried, Horst, Maximillian (Austria)
Maksimilijan, Serafin, Velibor (Croatia)
Marcel (Czech Republic)
Maximillian (Denmark)
Aare, Aaro, Are (Estonia)
Aarre, Aarto (Finland)
Edwin, Séraphin, Wilfried (France)
David, Horst, Maximilian, (Germany)
Andromahi, Andromahos, Valantios (Greece)
Miksa (Hungary)
Serafino (Italy)
Kira, Lase, Monvids, Valfrids, Vitenis (Latvia)
Deimintė, Gantas, Salvinas (Lithuania)
Valter, Vibeke (Norway)
Cyriak, Eustachiusz, Eustachy, Grzymisław, Maksymilian, Ostap, Salwin, Serafin, Witold, Witołd, Witolda (Poland)
Andronic, Prov, Tarah (Romania)
Maximilián (Slovakia)
Pilar (Spain)
Manfred, Valfrid (Sweden)
Christopher, Cristopher, Kester, Kristofer, Kristopher (USA)
Today is Also…
Day of Year: Day 285 of 2024; 80 days remaining in the year
ISO: Day 4 of week 41 of 2023
Celtic Tree Calendar: Gort (Ivy) [Day 10 of 28]
Chinese: Month 8 (Xin-You), Day 28 (Gui-Mao)
Chinese Year of the: Rabbit 4721 (until February 10, 2024)
Hebrew: 27 Tishri 5784
Islamic: 27 Rabi I 1445
J Cal: 15 Shù; Oneday [15 of 30]
Julian: 29 September 2023
Moon: 4%: Waning Crescent
Positivist: 5 Descartes (11th Month) [Montaigne]
Runic Half Month: Wyn (Joy) [Day 1 of 15]
Season: Autumn (Day 19 of 89)
Zodiac: Libra (Day 19 of 30)
Calendar Changes
Wyn (Joy) [Half-Month 20 of 24; Runic Half-Months] (thru 10.25)
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Holidays 10.12
Holidays
Asexuality Visibility & Education Day
Child Rambunctiousness Appreciation Day
Children’s Day (Brazil)
Columbus Day [original date]
Commonwealth Culture Day (Northern Mariana Islands)
Cookbook Launch Day
Day of the Pluricultural Nation (Mexico)
Day of the Six Billion (1999)
Destiny Day
Did de la Rasa (Day of Race; Mexico)
Fiesta Nacional de España (Spain)
The First of October! (Dr. Seuss)
Freethought Day
Geoscience Day
Global Scream Day (30-second scream at 1200 GMT)
Harry Potter Book Day
Hemp Day (French Republic)
Hispanic Day (Spain)
Indigenous Peoples Day (San Francisco)
Indigenous Resistance Day (Venezuela)
International Cassette Store Day
International Day Against DRM
International Moment of Frustration Scream Day
International TFMR Awareness Day
Lady of Aparecida Day (Brazil)
National Bandana Day (South Africa)
National Doodle Bug Day
National Education Day (Kiribati)
National Farmer’s Day
National Fungus Day (Japan)
National Hug a Bassist Day
National Loggers Day
National Martin Day
National Monogram Day
National Peyronie’s Disease Awareness Day
National Salesperson's Day
National Savings Day
National Vermont Day
Native Americans' Day
Old Farmer's Day
Piomingo Day (Chickasaw Nation)
Rice Day (Texas)
Superstar Day
Women Pharmacist Day
World Algae Day
World Arthritis Day
World Burpee Day
World Spanish Language Day UN)
Food & Drink Celebrations
Black Jewish Drinking Day
Drink Local Wine Day
Märzen Day
National Gumbo Day
National Know Your Lemons Day
National Pulled Pork Day
National Pumpkin Pie Day
2nd Thursday in October
Children’s Environmental Health Day [2nd Thursday]
Day of Children’s Hospice Work (Germany) [2nd Thursday]
International RSE Day [2nd Thursday]
National Children’s Hospice Palliative Care Day (Canada) [2nd Thursday]
National Dessert Day [2nd Thursday] (also 10.14)
National Student Day [2nd Thursday]
Ombuds Day [2nd Thursday]
World Chicken Day [2nd Thursday]
World Sight Day [2nd Thursday]
Independence Days
Asgardia (Declared; 2016) [unrecognized]
Equatorial Guinea (from Spain, 1968)
Wasteoftimeistan (Declared; 2017) [unrecognized]
Feast Days
Al Held (Artology)
Ayathrem begins (Zoroastrianism)
Carlo Acutis (Christian; Saint)
Crowleymas (a.k.a. Feast for Life of Aleister Crowley; Thelema)
Day of Fortuna Redux (Ancient Rome)
Day of Giving the Black Land to Horus and the Red Land to Set (Ancient Egypt)
Edith Cavell and Elizabeth Fry (Church of England)
Edwin of Northumbria (Christian; Saint)
Feasts of the Spirits of the Fire (Pagan)
Fiacc (Christian; Saint)
Fortuna Redux (Old Roman Goddess of Successful Journeys & Safe Returns)
Frank Sinatra Day (Church of the SubGenius; Saint)
Guido Molinari (Artology)
Herbert (Roman Catholic)
International Rastafarian Headgear Day (Pastafarian)
Louis Brisson (Christian; Blessed)
Montaigne (Positivist; Saint)
Our Lady of Aparecida (Brazil; Christian; Saint)
Our Lady of the Pillar (Fiestas del Pilar; Christian; Saint)
Prince Humpty Dumpty (Muppetism)
Radim Gaudentius (Czech Republic; Christian; Saint)
Seraphin of Montegranaro (Christian; Saint)
Wanting Wonton Day (Pastafarian)
Wilfrid of Ripon, Bishop of York (Christian; Saint)
Lucky & Unlucky Days
Lucky Day (Philippines) [55 of 71]
Taian (大安 Japan) [Lucky all day.]
Premieres
Argo (Film; 2012)
Bad Times at the El Royale (Film; 2018)
The Blind Owl, by Sadegh Hedayat (Novel; 1936)
The Caves of Steel, by Isaac Asimov (Novel; 1953)
Chimp and Zee (WB MM Cartoon; 1968)
Crazy Little Thing Called Love, by Queen (Song; 1979)
The Doctor and the Soul, by Viktor E. Frankl (Philosophy Book; 1946)
Don’t Knock the Rock (Film; 1956)
Fairy Tail (Anime TV Series; 2009)
First Man (Film; 2018)
The Gay Divorcee (Film; 1934)
Got My Mind Set On You, by George Harrison (Song; 1987)
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, by Douglas Adams (Novel; 1979)
The Hot Spot (Film; 1990)
How the Grinch Stole Christmas!, by Dr. Seuss (Children’s Book; 1957)
If I Ran the Zoo, by Dr. Seuss (Children’s Book; 1950)
Inherit the Wind (Film; 1960)
It’s in the Bag or Rocky Gets the Sack (Rocky & Bullwinkle Cartoon, S6, Ep. 309; 1964)
Jesus Christ Superstar (Broadway Rock Opera; 1971)
Kick, by INXS (Album; 1987)
Lady Sings the Blues (Film; 1972)
Look Now, by Elvis Costello (Album; 2018)
Memphis Belle (Film; 1990)
Mike Mulligan and His Steam Shovel, by Virginia Lee Burton (Children’s Book; 1939)
The Narrows, by Ann Petry (Novel; 1953)
October, by U2 (Album; 1981)
Please Try to Remember the First of October!, by Dr. Seuss (Children’s Book; 1977)
Rollin’, by The Bay City Rollers (Album; 1974)
The Saint Abroad, by Fleming Lee (Short Stories; 1969) [Saint #42]
A Short Weight for All Seats or One of Our Trunks (Rocky & Bullwinkle Cartoon, S6, Ep. 310; 1964)
Sideways (Film; 2004)
Touché and Go (WB MM Cartoon; 1957)
Trout Fishing in America, by Richard Brautigan (Novel; 1967)
Tusk, by Fleetwood Mac (Album; 1979)
Today’s Name Days
Edwin, Gottfried, Horst, Maximillian (Austria)
Maksimilijan, Serafin, Velibor (Croatia)
Marcel (Czech Republic)
Maximillian (Denmark)
Aare, Aaro, Are (Estonia)
Aarre, Aarto (Finland)
Edwin, Séraphin, Wilfried (France)
David, Horst, Maximilian, (Germany)
Andromahi, Andromahos, Valantios (Greece)
Miksa (Hungary)
Serafino (Italy)
Kira, Lase, Monvids, Valfrids, Vitenis (Latvia)
Deimintė, Gantas, Salvinas (Lithuania)
Valter, Vibeke (Norway)
Cyriak, Eustachiusz, Eustachy, Grzymisław, Maksymilian, Ostap, Salwin, Serafin, Witold, Witołd, Witolda (Poland)
Andronic, Prov, Tarah (Romania)
Maximilián (Slovakia)
Pilar (Spain)
Manfred, Valfrid (Sweden)
Christopher, Cristopher, Kester, Kristofer, Kristopher (USA)
Today is Also…
Day of Year: Day 285 of 2024; 80 days remaining in the year
ISO: Day 4 of week 41 of 2023
Celtic Tree Calendar: Gort (Ivy) [Day 10 of 28]
Chinese: Month 8 (Xin-You), Day 28 (Gui-Mao)
Chinese Year of the: Rabbit 4721 (until February 10, 2024)
Hebrew: 27 Tishri 5784
Islamic: 27 Rabi I 1445
J Cal: 15 Shù; Oneday [15 of 30]
Julian: 29 September 2023
Moon: 4%: Waning Crescent
Positivist: 5 Descartes (11th Month) [Montaigne]
Runic Half Month: Wyn (Joy) [Day 1 of 15]
Season: Autumn (Day 19 of 89)
Zodiac: Libra (Day 19 of 30)
Calendar Changes
Wyn (Joy) [Half-Month 20 of 24; Runic Half-Months] (thru 10.25)
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“Only a free and unrestrained press can effectively expose deception in government.”
– Supreme Court Justice Hugo Black
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I’ve been on a hunt for the perfect sunglasses in the last couple of days but I’m honestly not sure how that’s going. In all fairness, I’m not sure how my entire life is going at the moment so LOL 🙂
Thing is, I have an oval shaped face so apparently, it should be fairly easy to find something suitable. So far, it’s been the contrary.
Quick note to retailers: Please tell me how I’m expected to make a choice when there’s a massive tag stuck right in between my eyes!
#makeitmakesense#sunglasshunt#sunglasses#decisions#fashion accesories#ootd#recycledemotions#freethought#freeminds#carefree black girl#unashamed#tforthanks
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The tunnel is so pink and warm dripping with cream cheese. The outer shell is a chocolate drop. Melt in your mouth and on your hands. Lick up to savor the very last drop. Chocolate drop is pink inside with creamed cheese dripping to the surface. Taste so good I come back for seconds. Tasty chocolate drop I'm about to make you pop. Hold on because I can't stop. Chocolate is good to the last drop.
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Junteenth huh?
There is no good "God" that ever has nor ever will "free" anyone from slavery. In particular, everywhere that slavery has been performed around the globe over the last 600 years, its termination has been due to MAN and her/his works and sacrifice(s) to terminate it. Furthermore in each case, (other) men have opposed that freedom at every turn and proposed new and found ever clever ways to reinstate the institution using the same people...and/or people ethnically adjacent to those groups (e.g. England, France, U.S., Spain, etc.).
So no, "God" is not interested in anyone's abolition; and any credit to God (Euro-centric or* Afro-centric) is definitionally a false attribution" to ending slavery.
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Here in the US:
On 6/19 in 1865, the Black enslaved in the state of Texas were notified by Union Civil War soldiers about the abolition of slavery. This was 2.5 years after the final Emancipation Proclamation which freed all enslaved Black Americans. #Juneteenth
But Slavery continued...and in 1866, a year after the amendment was ratified, Alabama, Texas, Louisiana, Arkansas, Georgia, Mississippi, Florida, Tennessee, and South Carolina began to lease out convicts for labor. This made the business of arresting black people very lucrative, thus hundreds of white men were hired by these states as police officers.
Their primary responsibility being to search out and arrest black peoples who were in violation of ‘Black Codes’. Once arrested, these men, women & children would be leased to plantations or they would be leased to work at coal mines, or railroad companies. The owners of these businesses would pay the state for every prisoner who worked for them; prison labor.
It’s believed that after the passing of the 13th Amendment, more than 800,000 Black people were part of that system of re-enslavement through the prison system. The Amendment declared that "Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for crime whereof the party shall have been duly convicted, shall exist within the United States, or any place subject to their jurisdiction." (Ratified in 1865)
It says, “neither slavery nor involuntary servitude could occur except as a punishment for a crime".⁉️⁉️ Lawmakers used this phrase to make petty offenses crimes. When Blacks were found guilty of committing these crimes, they were imprisoned and then leased out...to the same businesses that lost slaves after the passing of the 13th Amendment. This system of convict labor is called peonage.
The majority of White Southern farmers and business owners hated the 13th Amendment because it took away slave labor. As a way to appease them, the federal government turned a blind eye when southern states used this clause in the 13th Amendment to establish the Black Codes.
@AfricanArchives
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Give praise where praise is due. This Juneteenth we recognize the actual sacrifice of human beings to fight a system of slave labor, dehumanization and financial exploitation throughout US history until present-day. Not someone's skewed perception of a "Good God" or "spirit"...lest we forget all lessons learned.
Happy Juneteenth.
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In light of the current protests and political situation, Director Reyes addresses some questions from her white friends.
#blacklivesmatter#black lives matter#thursdaymotivation#george floyd#george flyod protests#justice for breonna#breonna taylor#freethought
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Ask Mandisa 61: American Elections and the Black Freethought Political Movement(s)
Ask Mandisa 61: American Elections and the Black Freethought Political Movement(s)
Author(s): Scott Douglas Jacobsen
Publication (Outlet/Website): Canadian Atheist
Publication Date (yyyy/mm/dd): 2021/06/30
Mandisa Thomas, a native of New York City, is the founder and President of Black Nonbelievers, Inc. Although never formally indoctrinated into belief, Mandisa was heavily exposed to Christianity, Black Nationalism, and Islam. As a child she loved reading, and enjoyed…
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My work for the 1st Karachi Biennale 'Mind Palace" was based on a writing called 'Freedom of Thought' that I composed especially for this project, which I'm now making public. ―Freedom of Thought― Freedom of thought is the greatest gift one can achieve & help others achieve. A free mind is creative, independent & revolutionary. One cannot achieve greatness, cannot bring a change into the society & the world they are surrounded by, unless their thoughts are free. Unfortunately we are living in times where free-thinking is discouraged, labeled as rebellious, violent & in some cases; criminal. All the great revolutionaries that are known to mankind were all free-thinkers & advocates of free-thinking. Unless we want the current shools of thought to rule the world till the end of time, we must teach ourselves, the people around us & especially our children to become free-thinkers so that their God given gifts are unlocked & shared with the world to benefit from. We don't see with our eyes we see with our mind & our mind rules our brain & the entire body, therefore; our life. So if we wish to live a fruitful life & achieve all of our goals; we must first free our minds, invest our time & money in acquiring more knowledge & expose ourselves to new possibilites. The return on this investment is greater than any treasure in the world. ― 📷 Markus Heidingsfelder #sankiking #mindpalace #freedomofthought #kb17 #karachibiennale #calligraffiti #calligraphy #graffiti #art #artist #artistsofinstagram #paint #painting #red #purple #lavender #yellow #black #white #revolution #revolutionary #treasure #world #God #freethinking #child #children #freethinker #freethinkers #freethought #karachi #pakistan
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