Craig Eastman
@racialjustice.bsky.social
Faith-based antiracist, antifascist, anti-religious bigotry, human rights advocate & co-conspirator with BIPOC communities. Proponent of mass nonviolent militant direct action.
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Isaiah 1:17 makes it clear. It says: “Learn to do good. Seek justice. Oppose oppression.”
And Isaiah 10:1-4 makes it clear that God will judge harshly oppression that originates behind the curtain in the voting booth. Read it for yourself.
Isaiah 1:17 makes it clear. It says: “Learn to do good. Seek justice. Oppose oppression.”
And Isaiah 10:1-4 makes it clear that God will judge harshly oppression that originates behind the curtain in the voting booth. Read it for yourself.
www.christianitytoday.com/2025/02/crit...
Large parts of the white church still defend systemic racism and oppose CRT as antithetical to the gospel. Some do not.
This article articulates, if incompletely, a biblical basis for opposing systemic racism. The Bible also calls for national repentance.
Large parts of the white church still defend systemic racism and oppose CRT as antithetical to the gospel. Some do not.
This article articulates, if incompletely, a biblical basis for opposing systemic racism. The Bible also calls for national repentance.
The Bible’s Take on Systemic Sin - Christianity Today
Scripture is filled with examples of communities and institutions being held accountable for sin.
www.christianitytoday.com
February 24, 2025 at 1:54 AM
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Isaiah 1:17 makes it clear. It says: “Learn to do good. Seek justice. Oppose oppression.”
And Isaiah 10:1-4 makes it clear that God will judge harshly oppression that originates behind the curtain in the voting booth. Read it for yourself.
Isaiah 1:17 makes it clear. It says: “Learn to do good. Seek justice. Oppose oppression.”
And Isaiah 10:1-4 makes it clear that God will judge harshly oppression that originates behind the curtain in the voting booth. Read it for yourself.
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libguides.umn.edu/antiracismlens
This Guide is packed full of information, pointers, methodologies, & sources to aid in conducting research through an anti-racism lens. It will help detect and avoid unknowingly utilizing or conducting research centered in ubiquitous white ideologies and paradigms.
This Guide is packed full of information, pointers, methodologies, & sources to aid in conducting research through an anti-racism lens. It will help detect and avoid unknowingly utilizing or conducting research centered in ubiquitous white ideologies and paradigms.
Research Guides: Conducting research through an anti-racism lens: Home
This guide is for students, staff, and faculty who are incorporating an anti-racist lens at all stages of the research life cycle.
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February 24, 2025 at 12:21 AM
libguides.umn.edu/antiracismlens
This Guide is packed full of information, pointers, methodologies, & sources to aid in conducting research through an anti-racism lens. It will help detect and avoid unknowingly utilizing or conducting research centered in ubiquitous white ideologies and paradigms.
This Guide is packed full of information, pointers, methodologies, & sources to aid in conducting research through an anti-racism lens. It will help detect and avoid unknowingly utilizing or conducting research centered in ubiquitous white ideologies and paradigms.
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Faculty pressure, student protests, a joint AG lawsuit to challenge Fed funding cuts and boycotts of universities that cave could help to generate the political will in Blue States to preserve academic freedom and continue to teach #CRT and practice #DEI. ✊🏽
#Resist #BLM
Faculty pressure, student protests, a joint AG lawsuit to challenge Fed funding cuts and boycotts of universities that cave could help to generate the political will in Blue States to preserve academic freedom and continue to teach #CRT and practice #DEI. ✊🏽
#Resist #BLM
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Tuition increases, increased State funding, a CRT/DEI class surtax and deferred maintenance could all be considered to replace Federal funding cuts to universities that choose to preserve academic freedom. Increased political will is going to be needed.
Tuition increases, increased State funding, a CRT/DEI class surtax and deferred maintenance could all be considered to replace Federal funding cuts to universities that choose to preserve academic freedom. Increased political will is going to be needed.
University leaders must actively defend faculty’s freedoms
A recent study in the United States shows that many faculty teaching about race and racial disparities reported making changes to their courses and re...
www.universityworldnews.com
February 20, 2025 at 3:39 PM
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Faculty pressure, student protests, a joint AG lawsuit to challenge Fed funding cuts and boycotts of universities that cave could help to generate the political will in Blue States to preserve academic freedom and continue to teach #CRT and practice #DEI. ✊🏽
#Resist #BLM
Faculty pressure, student protests, a joint AG lawsuit to challenge Fed funding cuts and boycotts of universities that cave could help to generate the political will in Blue States to preserve academic freedom and continue to teach #CRT and practice #DEI. ✊🏽
#Resist #BLM
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Trump’s cuts to the Department of Education will keep MAGA children ignorant of this country’s history of racial oppression & discrimination.
It’s about keeping them ignorant - not about hurting their feelings.
It’s about reinforcing anti-BIPOC laws and policies. #CRT
Trump’s cuts to the Department of Education will keep MAGA children ignorant of this country’s history of racial oppression & discrimination.
It’s about keeping them ignorant - not about hurting their feelings.
It’s about reinforcing anti-BIPOC laws and policies. #CRT
Protecting MAGA children from #CRT
States with low local taxes, poorer districts & rural areas are big beneficiaries of Title I funds.
Alaska, N. Dakota, Montana, Kentucky & S. Dakota are top recipients on a per student grade K-12 basis, according to data compiled by the Education Data Initiative.
States with low local taxes, poorer districts & rural areas are big beneficiaries of Title I funds.
Alaska, N. Dakota, Montana, Kentucky & S. Dakota are top recipients on a per student grade K-12 basis, according to data compiled by the Education Data Initiative.
US Department of Education: Budget, employees and why Trump wants it shut down
U.S. President Donald Trump's stated goal of closing the Department of Education comes after a long Republican-led push to chip away at the agency's funding and influence.
www.reuters.com
February 19, 2025 at 10:24 PM
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Trump’s cuts to the Department of Education will keep MAGA children ignorant of this country’s history of racial oppression & discrimination.
It’s about keeping them ignorant - not about hurting their feelings.
It’s about reinforcing anti-BIPOC laws and policies. #CRT
Trump’s cuts to the Department of Education will keep MAGA children ignorant of this country’s history of racial oppression & discrimination.
It’s about keeping them ignorant - not about hurting their feelings.
It’s about reinforcing anti-BIPOC laws and policies. #CRT
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This is a fantastic selection of books from NYU Press!
Save 30% on all titles when you use code HOLIDAY at checkout on nyupress.org. You’ll receive free domestic shipping for orders over $40.
This is a fantastic selection of books from NYU Press!
Save 30% on all titles when you use code HOLIDAY at checkout on nyupress.org. You’ll receive free domestic shipping for orders over $40.
- NYU Press
In our Black History Month collection, you’ll find a reflection of today’s struggles. In a divided nation, enslaved people reclaimed symbols like the American flag, forcing the country to live up to i...
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February 19, 2025 at 8:10 PM
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This is a fantastic selection of books from NYU Press!
Save 30% on all titles when you use code HOLIDAY at checkout on nyupress.org. You’ll receive free domestic shipping for orders over $40.
This is a fantastic selection of books from NYU Press!
Save 30% on all titles when you use code HOLIDAY at checkout on nyupress.org. You’ll receive free domestic shipping for orders over $40.
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THIS 👇🏽👇🏽👇🏽. If you’re white, this excellently written article should increase your empathy for Black professionals, and help you understand why DEI and CRT are so necessary today.
THIS 👇🏽👇🏽👇🏽. If you’re white, this excellently written article should increase your empathy for Black professionals, and help you understand why DEI and CRT are so necessary today.
www.blackenterprise.com/black-people...
This built-in, normal anti-Black hiring discrimination is a part of what Critical Race Theory examines in its pedagogy. The current attacks on #CRT and #DEI are designed to preserve white preference in hiring and prevent Black career advancement.
This built-in, normal anti-Black hiring discrimination is a part of what Critical Race Theory examines in its pedagogy. The current attacks on #CRT and #DEI are designed to preserve white preference in hiring and prevent Black career advancement.
Black People Don’t Get Jobs We Don’t Qualify For, But White Men Do
Daniel Penny’s new job and Darren Beattie’s return to power prove DEI is hella necessary in this unstable political climate.
www.blackenterprise.com
February 18, 2025 at 6:01 PM
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THIS 👇🏽👇🏽👇🏽. If you’re white, this excellently written article should increase your empathy for Black professionals, and help you understand why DEI and CRT are so necessary today.
THIS 👇🏽👇🏽👇🏽. If you’re white, this excellently written article should increase your empathy for Black professionals, and help you understand why DEI and CRT are so necessary today.
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www.nytimes.com/2025/02/17/u...
And it cancelled $600 Million in grants to support DEI, teaching about racial discrimination and support of BIPOC academic and cultural organizations.
American law and policy are regressing into pre-1964 systemic anti-BIPOC racism again.
#CriticalRaceTheory #CRT
And it cancelled $600 Million in grants to support DEI, teaching about racial discrimination and support of BIPOC academic and cultural organizations.
American law and policy are regressing into pre-1964 systemic anti-BIPOC racism again.
#CriticalRaceTheory #CRT
Education Dept. Gives Schools Two Weeks to Eliminate Race-Based Programs
The department’s Office for Civil Rights warned that it would penalize schools that consider race in scholarships, hiring and an array of other activities.
www.nytimes.com
February 18, 2025 at 5:11 AM
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And it cancelled $600 Million in grants to support DEI, teaching about racial discrimination and support of BIPOC academic and cultural organizations.
American law and policy are regressing into pre-1964 systemic anti-BIPOC racism again.
#CriticalRaceTheory #CRT
And it cancelled $600 Million in grants to support DEI, teaching about racial discrimination and support of BIPOC academic and cultural organizations.
American law and policy are regressing into pre-1964 systemic anti-BIPOC racism again.
#CriticalRaceTheory #CRT
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/17/u...
It is impossible to overstate the seriousness of this breach of internal control.
It is impossible to overstate the seriousness of this breach of internal control.
Top Social Security Official Leaves After Musk Team Seeks Data Access
The departure of the acting commissioner is the latest backlash to the Department of Government Efficiency’s efforts to access sensitive data.
www.nytimes.com
February 18, 2025 at 1:24 AM
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/17/u...
It is impossible to overstate the seriousness of this breach of internal control.
It is impossible to overstate the seriousness of this breach of internal control.
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taking black kids away from their parents and putting them on farms seems really familiar to me! what could it be?
Even the most disturbing RFK Jr. headline always manages to have a detail inside creepier than you could have imagined. I’m sorry, did you just say Black kids should have a chance to get “re-parented”???? Gift link wapo.st/4hW2xGI
February 17, 2025 at 9:54 PM
taking black kids away from their parents and putting them on farms seems really familiar to me! what could it be?
Trump fires hundreds of FAA workers as one out of every three planes crash.
February 17, 2025 at 8:49 PM
Trump fires hundreds of FAA workers as one out of every three planes crash.
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brewminate.com/tag/racism/
This excelllently done site features a ton articles on systemic racism and Critical Race Theory. Highly recommended!
This excelllently done site features a ton articles on systemic racism and Critical Race Theory. Highly recommended!
Racism Archives - Brewminate: A Bold Blend of News and Ideas
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February 17, 2025 at 12:23 AM
brewminate.com/tag/racism/
This excelllently done site features a ton articles on systemic racism and Critical Race Theory. Highly recommended!
This excelllently done site features a ton articles on systemic racism and Critical Race Theory. Highly recommended!
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Just as relevant today…
“The media's the most powerful entity on earth. They have the power to make the innocent guilty and to make the guilty innocent, and that's power. Because they control the minds of the masses.” - Malcom X (1963)
“The media's the most powerful entity on earth. They have the power to make the innocent guilty and to make the guilty innocent, and that's power. Because they control the minds of the masses.” - Malcom X (1963)
February 16, 2025 at 11:08 PM
Just as relevant today…
“The media's the most powerful entity on earth. They have the power to make the innocent guilty and to make the guilty innocent, and that's power. Because they control the minds of the masses.” - Malcom X (1963)
“The media's the most powerful entity on earth. They have the power to make the innocent guilty and to make the guilty innocent, and that's power. Because they control the minds of the masses.” - Malcom X (1963)
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The GOP’s war on DEI can be understood in two ways:
1) It is racist AF, and is used to turn back BIPOC progress in the USA to pre-1964 levels, and
2) It is being used to attack and destroy large swaths of the Federal Government itself —thus ensuring #1.
#DEI
The GOP’s war on DEI can be understood in two ways:
1) It is racist AF, and is used to turn back BIPOC progress in the USA to pre-1964 levels, and
2) It is being used to attack and destroy large swaths of the Federal Government itself —thus ensuring #1.
#DEI
We are witnessing the rise of a new Republican ‘Southern Strategy’ | Jason Stanley
How to make sense of the Trump administration’s attacks on Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
www.theguardian.com
February 16, 2025 at 11:56 PM
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The GOP’s war on DEI can be understood in two ways:
1) It is racist AF, and is used to turn back BIPOC progress in the USA to pre-1964 levels, and
2) It is being used to attack and destroy large swaths of the Federal Government itself —thus ensuring #1.
#DEI
The GOP’s war on DEI can be understood in two ways:
1) It is racist AF, and is used to turn back BIPOC progress in the USA to pre-1964 levels, and
2) It is being used to attack and destroy large swaths of the Federal Government itself —thus ensuring #1.
#DEI
The NAACP is re-mixing 1930s-era "don't buy where you can't work" campaigns to confront the neo-segregationists targeting DEI.
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apnews.com/article/blac...
NAACP lists companies that dump DEI in its tactical spending guide for Black Americans
The NAACP wants Black Americans to steer their buying power toward corporations that haven’t pulled back from diversity programs under conservative pressure.
apnews.com
February 16, 2025 at 8:48 PM
these are segregationists.
“The Maryland National Guard must decline events which celebrates individuals based all or in part on immutable characteristics,” the memo said.
Douglass was an abolitionist, suffragist, orator and author. That’s what we celebrate him. Let’s be clear: This bars celebrating him because he was Black.
Douglass was an abolitionist, suffragist, orator and author. That’s what we celebrate him. Let’s be clear: This bars celebrating him because he was Black.
February 16, 2025 at 8:43 PM
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First, Nazis took their cues from the USA. Now, the USA is taking cues from the Nazis. And trying to force feed it back to Europe. Trump is spinning the Nazi loop like it’s a top.
First, Nazis took their cues from the USA. Now, the USA is taking cues from the Nazis. And trying to force feed it back to Europe. Trump is spinning the Nazi loop like it’s a top.
When the Nazis took power and gutted the Weimar era civil service in government, they also claimed the need to increase efficiency and to ensure loyalty to the nazi party. They did it through the law for the restoration of the professional civil service.
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Law for the Restoration of the Professional Civil Service - Wikipedia
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February 16, 2025 at 8:05 PM
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First, Nazis took their cues from the USA. Now, the USA is taking cues from the Nazis. And trying to force feed it back to Europe. Trump is spinning the Nazi loop like it’s a top.
First, Nazis took their cues from the USA. Now, the USA is taking cues from the Nazis. And trying to force feed it back to Europe. Trump is spinning the Nazi loop like it’s a top.
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Engraving on the exterior of the United States Department of Justice headquarters.
February 15, 2025 at 8:43 PM
Engraving on the exterior of the United States Department of Justice headquarters.
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hey for anyone who might want to actually own their kindle books instead of renting them, or who might be thinking of switching to kobo etc and will want to convert them to epubs, you now only have one week before amazon kills your ability to download its ebooks www.theverge.com/news/612898/...
Amazon’s killing a feature that let you download and backup Kindle books
It’s bad if you like to keep ebook backup copies.
www.theverge.com
February 16, 2025 at 6:08 PM
hey for anyone who might want to actually own their kindle books instead of renting them, or who might be thinking of switching to kobo etc and will want to convert them to epubs, you now only have one week before amazon kills your ability to download its ebooks www.theverge.com/news/612898/...
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This is where we are now: An elementary school at Fort Campbell has removed all books from its library that so much as *allude* to slavery or the civil rights movement.
The wholesale erasure of history in real time.
The wholesale erasure of history in real time.
Books mentioning slavery, civil rights removed from shelves at Fort Campbell schools - ClarksvilleNow.com
At an elementary school at Fort Campbell, home of the 101st Airborne Division, librarians are hard at work scrubbing the shelves for books that contain references to slavery, the civil rights movement...
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February 16, 2025 at 7:31 PM