Update - Bitter Clingers Take Another Life: Knoxville

The bitter clingers are at it again. Twelve-year-old Danny Mayfield was killed by a gun in Knoxville, Tennessee on Saturday night.

On Sunday night, an emotional gathering to honor the life of 12 year old Jajuan Latham. The community came together at Danny Mayfield park, where police say Latham was shot and killed Saturday night.- via WBIR Television

A Knoxville gun ban is long overdue.

Update: The gang unit representative for Knoxville was on one of the fascist talk shows outlining how the police were going to go after gangs. In other words, the police are going to go after the most disenfranchised people in the community rather than finding where all these guns are coming from. Freedom of association is granted by the US constitution but forces behind the scenes obviously want it ignored!

There is no doubt that these guns are brought in from the rich west side and sold under the tables at the Chilhowee Park gun shows in the heart of the urban community. Of course, nothing will be done to those people. The objective is get as many Black men in jail as possible.

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Jim Crow is Back

Jim Crow’s Return: Why Are So Many States Getting Anti-LGBT Legislation Now?

Knoxville's true Progressive paper and blog of record, the Knoxville Mercury, has the lowdown.

Also from the Mercury, men of color making inroads in the National Parks Service.

Cassius Cash, the Smokies’ First African-American Superintendent, Aims to Help the Park Evolve

Cassius Cash by Clay Duda

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40,000 Verizon Workers on Strike

 Read why in this insightful article, and why Berni Sanders is their best hope.

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Black Woman Cast As Herpes

GAP ad: This was nothing compared to what came right before it

How about the role of herpes played by a Black woman?

The diseased white woman of privilege, Mara Davi, is the only named performer and the only one with a speaking role! The strong Black woman (playing the role of the herpes sore) is vanquished and whiteie girl gets to look tough.  IT HAS BEEN RUNNING SINCE 2013!



It is positively bizarre how blind to racism Americans still are in 2016.  For example, this Pantene ad that has been running since 2015:

The white woman of privilege is fully clothed, while the Black woman (Eden Michael) is scantily wrapped in animal skins, dressed like a Las Vegas sex worker.  At 0:11 the white woman of privilege (Klara Vrtalova) drags the woman of Color all the way across the screen!  "Get over here slave girl! Smile like you like it, if you know what's good for you!"



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The Corporatism Stops Now

Via @DanteB4u

 

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#DemocracySpring

@rosariodawson marching at #DemocracySpring with organizer @kai_newkirk

Have you heard of Democracy Spring? Probably not if you have been following television news. There is an uprising growing at the US Capitol. The people have had enough of corporate interests running our government. If you want to know more or anything at all, about it, watch the #DemocracySpring page on Twitter and/or follow @DemSpring 

If you are not down with getting a Twitter account, that's cool, you can still watch what is happening on the links without an account. The Knoxville May Day celebration (5/1/2016) will be #DemocracySpring friendly.

Have friends who do not use Twitter? Don't we all! Share the links with them so they can see the news.

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Corporate Goon Alert!

 Americans for Prosperity knocking on Knoxville doors today in Gloria Johnson district 13

Americans for Prosperity, a national organization with a Tennessee presence that opposes a gas tax increase, supports a reduction in the Hall tax and seeks paycheck protection laws, will have volunteers knocking on doors today in Knoxville's state House 13th District represented by Republican Rep. Eddie Smith.

When Ogles checked with Rachel Cross, an AFP field director assigned to Knoxville, on where some 20 volunteers would be today, he reported back, "Whatever suburbs are in Eddie Smith's district."

Corporate goons shilling for Smith! Be on the lookout and peacefully get in their way if possible! One good way is to take up their time.  Invite them in, give them a seat and a glass of water, and keep them in one place as long as possible.

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