Monday, August 28, 2023

Quote of the Day

We know that the anti-woke, the stop woke terminology [used by Governor Ron DeSantis and others is] nothing more than a dog whistle. Woke – if you replace it, it’s Black. They have a problem with Black people. And their anti-Black policies and their continual attacks on the Black community [. . .] illustrate that perfectly. Over the past few legislative terms, we have seen a concerted effort for Ron DeSantis to silence Black voices, to silence Black pain, to devalue our humanity, to erase our history. And people are frustrated and tired. I am so saddened by the loss of Angela, Anolt and Jarrald. But, you know, I am angry. We are angry that leadership in our state continue to perpetuate this hateful violence through rhetoric.

– Florida State Representative Angie Nixon
Quoted in “Some Political Leaders in Florida Perpetuate
Hateful Rhetoric, State Rep. Nixon Says

NPR News
August 28, 2023


Related Off-site Links:
A White Man Fatally Shoots 3 Black People at a Florida Store in a Hate Crime, Then Kills Himself – Russ Bynum, Terry Spencer and Trisha Ahmed (AP News, August 26, 2023).
The Jacksonville Shooter Killed a Devoted Dad, a Beloved Mom and a Teen Helping Support His Family – Russ Bynum (AP News, August 28, 2023).
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis Booed at Vigil as Hundreds Mourn More Racist Killings – Aaron Morrison and Russ Bynum (AP News, August 28, 2023).
Gary Younge on Jacksonville Shooting and Why America’s Gun Problem “Makes Its Racism More Lethal”Democracy Now! (August 28, 2023).

UPDATES: The Racist Murders in Jacksonville Didn’t Happen in a Vacuum. Words Came First – Reverend William Barber (The Guardian, August 29, 2023).
Jacksonville Shooting: Rep. Maxwell Frost Blasts DeSantis for Pushing Bigotry and Ignoring Gun ViolenceDemocracy Now! (August 29, 2023).
Obama Administration’s Capitulation to Republicans on Ignoring the Rise of White Nationalism Set the Stage for Jacksonville – Julia Conley (Common Dreams, August 30, 2023).
Racist Shootings “Don’t Happen in a Vacuum”: Bishop Barber on DeSantis, Trump and Those Who Spread HateDemocracy Now! (September 5, 2023).

See also the previous Wild Reed posts:
Cornel West: “Of Course America Is Racist”
Two Comments on Racism in America . . . and a Perspective on White Solidarity
Disarming the Weapons Within


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