Not the Only One

Minneapolis is trying both approaches at once, and the results are…instructive. We have a relatively small permanently homeless population, probably only a few hundred people. Yet we perennially have highly visible tent encampments. The city keeps destroying them — and destroying these people’s worldly possessions along with them — over and over. It’s expensive. It’s cruel. But at least it…no wait, it’s totally ineffective. Encampments keep reappearing, over and over and over.

Racism IS taught. It is taught by peers and family. I grew up in a uniracial environment. There were no people other than white in my area. There was a constant drim, drip, drip of racism though. There was a slogun on one of the bus shelters by the BNP that introduced racism to people. The N word was often used despite the fact nobody knew any non-whites. As it was all so abstract, it has not turned me racist. I had no bad examples to uphold the stereotypes.

After a student was killed by porros yesterday, students throughout the UNAM system have begun organizing protests and strikes against the existence of porro groups within the university. [Porros, briefly, are groups of youth paid and controlled by the university or political parties to attack their opponents.] https://piedepagina.mx/fuera-porros-de-la-unam-estudiantes-se-movilizan-ante-asesinato-en-cch-naucalpan/

#Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Ban Starts to Chip Away at UT–Austin: New law bans diversity-conscious hiring practices, training, workshops - News - The #Austin Chronicle https://www.austinchronicle.com/news/2024-01-05/diversity-equity-and-inclusion-ban-starts-to-chip-away-at-ut-austin/

Football is dominated by players of black and minority ethnic backgrounds, like ex-Manchester United legend Dwight Yorke. Coaching opportunities, however, are exceedingly rare.