“Stop the Steal” groups on Facebook are still thriving, despite the company shutting down some of the largest gatherings. As a mob broke into the Capitol this afternoon, these groups once again lit up, writes Sarah Emerson: “‘Joe Biden Is Not My President,’ one Facebook user replied to a photo of Trump supporters sitting at the desk of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Wednesday, saying ‘Kick her in the Pussy while you’re [sic] there.’”
“America is so much better than what we’re seeing today.” tweeted President-elect Joe Biden. But as David Dennis, Jr. watched the events of January 6, he knew that this is exactly what America is.
“To see acts of war and sedition treated with more grace and care than a Black man accused of using a counterfeit bill or a Black woman pulled over for a traffic violation — it cuts a wound I’d long thought had scarred over and become numb.”
The pleasures of getting dressed for the office have been lost in a pandemic year. The Only Black Guy In the Office loved getting dressed for work: “The idea of…
With all eyes on Philly, it’s time to look at the city’s violent police department. A week before people crowded the streets to celebrate Philadelphia delivering the state to Joe Biden, Walter Wallace Jr. was shot and killed by the city’s police. …
