The "good old times" the Republicans want to go back to:
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Today in Labor History March 31, 1966: There was a two-day boycott of Seattle schools protesting segregation. The protest was organized by the Central Area Civil Rights Committee (CACRC), the Congress of Racial Equality (CORE), and the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP). The organizers set up eight “Freedom Schools” to educate students who walked out of class. But they had to scramble to come up with dozens more because so many students honored the boycott. The “Freedom Schools” taught African American history and the history of the civil rights movement, among other things.
Housing Segregation and Redlining in America: A Short History
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O5FBJyqfoLM
In 1968, Congress passed the Fair Housing Act that made it illegal to discriminate in housing. Gene Demby of NPR’s Code Switch explains why neighborhoods are still so segregated today.
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“It seems like we’re headed in the direction where there’s even an attempt to deny that the institution of #slavery even existed, or that #JimCrow laws & #segregation & #RacialViolence against Black communities, Black families, Black individuals even occurred,” said historian Clarissa Myrick-Harris, a professor at Morehouse College, the historically Black campus in Atlanta.
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#CivilRights advocates, #historians & #Black political leaders sharply rebuked #Trump on Friday for his order, entitled “Restoring Truth & Sanity to American History.” They argued that his #ExecutiveOrder targeting the #Smithsonian Institution is his admin’s latest move to downplay how #race, #racism & #BlackAmericans themselves have shaped the nation’s story.
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Are we "great" again, yet?
Segregated facilities no longer explicitly banned in federal contracts
"On vote comme les gens qui nous ressemblent." (suite)
"Moi, je trouve pas ça normal."
Se dire Français·e : c'est se dire normal·e, c'est se dire majoritaire.
The Trump administration’s rollback of civil rights protections for federal contractors, allowing segregated facilities, is a step backwards in the fight for equality. A stark reminder of how easily progress can be undermined. #CivilRights #TrumpPolicy #Segregation www.nytimes.com/2025/03/21/u...
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Les « installations ségréguées » ne sont plus explicitement interdites dans les contrats fédéraux
https://mcinformactions.net/les-installations-segreguees-ne-sont-plus-explicitement-interdites-dans-les
#USA #Trump #segregation
mcinformactions.netLes « installations ségréguées » ne sont plus explicitement interdites dans les contrats fédéraux - [mcInform@ctions]
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"After a recent change by the Trump administration, the federal government no longer explicitly prohibits contractors from having segregated restaurants, waiting rooms and drinking fountains."
https://www.charlottesville.gov/CivicAlerts.aspx?AID=2110 Excited to see this. I hope my work as a local history researcher was of some use here. #cville #histodons #GreenBook #CivilRights #segregation #JimCrow
Charlottesville, VANew Historical Marker to Recognize the Carver Inn, Former African American Hotel and Green Book SiteOn Saturday, March 22, 2025, at 3 pm, the Virginia Department of Historic Resources and the City of Charlottesville will unveil a state historical marker at the site of the Carver Inn at the 700 block of Preston Avenue.
@nataleebarnett_ a Black british woman on insta has created a biological women only gym in the uk
[The uk is 49% transphobic which should guarantee success for this concept. Proof: https://mastodon.social/@audubonballroon/114195035259404776 ]
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MastodonAudubon Ballroon (@audubonballroon@mastodon.social)"The biggest change is in attitudes to trans women in refuges, where now just 51% of the population are comfortable (compared to 61% in 2016)"
https://www.stonewall.org.uk/news/new-report-tells-us-how-public-actually-feel-about-trans-people
[So perhaps the reality is that 49% of the uk are transphobic.]
"After a recent change made by the Trump administration, the federal government no longer prohibits contractors from having segregated restaurants, waiting rooms, and drinking fountains.
The segregation clause was among several mentioned in a public memo detailing President Trump’s executive order on diversity, equity, and inclusion. Trump rescinded an order issued by President Lyndon B. Johnson in 1965 regarding federal contractors and nondiscrimination. Johnson enacted the order shortly after the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which marked a pivotal moment in US history.
Companies still need to comply with state and federal laws outlawing segregation and discrimination, but legal experts have said the recent change to contracts across the federal government is significant."
https://www.irishstar.com/news/us-news/segregated-facilities-no-longer-explicitly-34884973
Irish Star · Segregation no longer banned in gov't contracts as Trump rips up old orderThe alarming news comes as part of a memo from the General Services Administration, which explains a number of changes prompted by Trump's executive order on diversity, equity and inclusion
https://www.npr.org/sections/shots-health-news/2025/03/18/nx-s1-5326118/segregation-federal-contracts-far-regulation-trump “It's symbolic, but it's incredibly meaningful in its symbolism” #segregation #JimCrow #USPolitics
Donald Trump is moving the country back to segregation with this move. Unacceptable!
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Blue states need to step up and have laws prohibiting companies that segregate from doing business in their state.
IIRC, New York had something similar in the 1950s. There may be some old laws already on the books to be dusted off with a bit of updated language.
NPR: 'Segregated facilities' are no longer explicitly banned in federal contracts