However, members of both groups began to engage with one another and physical altercations with “multiple” injuries were reported. call_ad_new('halfpage','tn_article','ad-halfpage-363533-0','rectangle_1',{"tn_author":"'karen-r'","tn_articleid":363533,"tn_ptype":"article","tn_keyword":"'black-live', 'rural-issu'","tn_subject":"'activism', 'police-and', 'racism-and', 'social-jus', 'society'","tn_slp":""}); For Reprints and Permissions, click here. Already a subscriber? Today, Black Lives Matter is a continuum of protest against systemic discrimination, against physical violence by the apparatus of the state, against economic violence, against environmental violence, against interpersonal violence, and all forms of structural violence. Putting your knees on our necks and expecting our submission and our complicity defy all physiological and mental instincts of living beings to respond to adverse stimuli. When I asked him whether unthinking racism is a problem in Greene County, he said, “Oh yeah, absolutely.”. Their violent rhetoric spawns physical violence and emotional trauma on the vulnerable. The driver, Tatiana Turner of Long Beach, was attending the protest as a supporter of Caravan for Justice, said Orange County Sheriff’s spokeswoman Carrie Braun. Our committee is hardly ideal in its makeup: heavy on clergy and public officials and lacking in young people. Saturday, September 26, 2020. } Motivational speaker Ed Mylett lists his $19 million Laguna Beach-front home, 15 more OC sheriff’s deputies considered for criminal charges in evidence scandal, As Asian Garden Mall closes indefinitely, Little Saigon adapts to outdoor shopping, With his pitching season over, Angels’ Shohei Ohtani takes the long view, California health officials release guidelines for return for college sports, Huntington Beach Mayor Semeta and Councilman Brenden take pass on reelection, Laguna Beach Beer Company opens third tasting room in Huntington Beach, Police find car and detain man possibly tied to attempted kidnapping and sexual assault of teen girl in Santa Ana, Owner of Santa Ana boxing club suspected of molesting 13-year-old girls, Man convicted of murdering Irvine dentist over apparent affair with his wife, 67-year-old ‘Lady Ninja’ says she put the hurt on Fontana intruder, Earthquake swarm hits south of the Salton Sea, The San Clemente city council imposed a curfew on Thursday night.

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Black people ask for nothing more than to be treated for who we are: full and contributing members of the human family. They understand the codes of Trump’s presidency and that he articulates white grievances and racial bigotry. We cannot erect artificial walls internally and assume they are unscalable. var magazine_button_url_363533 = ''; More recently she lived in Kenya, where she taught at the University of Nairobi and served as the country’s first public editor. Have you seen the traffic signals with a yellow border? Current Issue Or, contact our editors by emailing moderator@scng.com. magazine_button_url_363533 = 'https://www.thenation.com/email-signup-module-donate/'; Shortly before 9 p.m., a black SUV went by the crowd, striking a protester before speeding away again. It was the second incident involving a car into a protest in Southern California this week.

And if you aren’t aware, you don’t deserve your badge.” Kearney, who served time in prison as a result of what he says was a fight that got out of hand while he was in college, now works in a drug recovery program. A Black Lives Matter protest against police brutality and systemic racism was met with a counter-protest and turned violent when a car drove through the … That’s why it seems to me that Mercedes Brantley’s running for office is so important: It’s a start toward inserting previously unheard voices into local political discussions, not just about policing but also other issues. Karen RothmyerKaren Rothmyer is a former Nation managing editor. Car rips through crowd at Black Lives Matter…, Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window), Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window), Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window), Click to email this to a friend (Opens in new window), President Trump and first lady test positive for COVID-19, Car rips through crowd at Black Lives Matter protest and counter-protest in Yorba Linda; driver arrested, No bail for San Marino man accused of driving truck into crowd of Pasadena protesters, Why did protester drive through Yorba Linda crowd? Earlier this month, a car drove through a Black Lives Matter protest in Times Square held to honor Daniel Prude, who died during a confrontation with police in March. Taylor, a 26-year-old emergency medical worker, was fatally shot in her apartment early on March 13 by officers executing a search warrant. magazine_button_text_363533 = '';

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Talking with people like Kusminsky and Kearney is a reminder that in rural America, perhaps even more than in urban America, white people and Black people experience the world very differently. function load_article_ads(){ }); Recently, I had my answer: Mercedes Brantley, one of the six young Black women who organized the march—which was peaceful, racially mixed, and attracted about 1,000 people—announced on the page that she was considering running for office. View our current issue These committees were mandated in June by the governor to examine police practices and adopt reform plans. The relentless shooting of Black people by agents of the state and the ensuing rhetoric from the president’s team attempts to dehumanize the victims. To donate by check, phone, bitcoin, or other method, see our More Ways to Give page. Karen Rothmyer In the 2020 election season, his attention has turned to internal borders between urban and suburban spaces, the cordon within.