Sunday, May 27, 2018

'Reparations Happy Hour' invites white people to pay for drinks




'Reparations Happy Hour' invites white people to pay for drinks

On Monday night, a bar in Portland, Oregon hosted people of color and gave them $10 as they arrived — a symbolic gift funded primarily by white people who were asked not to attend the “Reparations Happy Hour.”
A local activist group, Brown Hope, wanted the event to be a space for people of color in a mostly white city to meet, organize, discuss public policy and potentially plan various actions.

The notion of full-scale reparations — sought by some as compensation for the horrors of slavery, Jim Crow and the large wealth gap between white and black U.S. households — was supported by 58 percent of black people and 46 percent of Hispanic people in a 2016 poll.
However, 68 percent of white Americans do not support reparations; when the topic was brought up during the 2016 presidential campaign, Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders said it was “divisive” and unlikely to get through Congress.
The economist Robert Browne once estimated a fair value for reparations of $1.4 trillion to $4.7 trillion and wrote that reparations should ''restore the black community to the economic position it would have had if it had not been subjected to slavery and discrimination.''
U.S. House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-WI) (R) makes the sign of the cross as he and U.S. President Barack Obama (L) stand together in prayer at the end of a ceremony commemorating the 150th anniversary of the 13th Amendment, which formally abolished slavery in the aftermath of the U.S. Civil War, at the U.S. Capitol in Washington December 9, 2015.  REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst - GF10000260115
U.S. House Speaker Paul Ryan and President Barack Obama stand together at the end of a ceremony commemorating the 150th anniversary of the 13th Amendment, which formally abolished slavery in the aftermath of the U.S. Civil War, at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, December 9, 2015.  (Reuters)
Eric J. Miller, a professor at Loyola Law School, said the case for reparations involves a reckoning with the country's history.
“Part of our history is our grandparents participating in these acts of terrible violence [against black people],” he told HuffPost. “But people don’t want to acknowledge the horror of what they engaged in.”
“The cognitive dissonance of learning that your property is got and preserved on the back of the misery of others is not an incredibly nice thing to live with. So people would rather discount it,” Miller said.
Cameron Whitten, the 27-year-old activist who organized the event, said that attendees felt seen and valued by the Portland event — but noted there are much larger goals.
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Attendees are seen at the "Reparations Happy Hour" in Portland, Oregon.  (Cameron Whitten/Twitter)
“We’re creating a platform to make sure our leadership is being seen and honored,” Whitten told Blavity. “This isn’t just, ‘We’re here to socialize.’ We’re here to do the work. In a place like Portland, where our community is so fractured … our first step is to bring us back together, and then from there organize and mobilize to create policies to create justice in our communities.”
There was enough interest in the idea, which was funded by about 100 people who were mostly white, to hold other happy hours, which will be called "Reparations Power Hour" to accomodate those who don't drink.
Whitten anticipated some of the criticism he's faced, telling the New York Times the event is not meant to diminish the seriousness of reparations.
In 2014, the writer Ta-Nehisi Coates made the case for reparations in the Atlantic. H.R. 40, which was introduced in Congress in January 2017, would study various reparations proposals.

Tuesday, May 22, 2018

Meghan's relatives AGAIN..... they should be ashamed of themselves




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Meghan’s pot farmer nephew, 25, hands police a PEPPER SPRAY after being caught with a KNIFE outside a London nightclub following whirlwind tour of the capital’s tourist attractions

  • Meghan Markle's family travelled to London ahead of wedding to Prince Harry
  • They uploaded photos to social media including cardboard cutouts of the royals 
  • Megan's nephew Tyler Dooley, 25, busted with a knife at a nightclub on Sunday
  • Bouncers confiscated the blade and Dooley fled before cops arrived at the club 
Meghan Markle's estranged family have uploaded photos of their time in London after being snubbed from the wedding guest list. 
The newlywed's former sister-in-law Tracy Dooley and her son, Meghan's nephew Tyler, arrived in the UK ahead of the nuptials last week.
The pair were set to appear on Good Morning Britain as commentators on Meghan's wedding to Prince Harry but were dropped by ITV at the last minute.
Despite the rebuff however, they have been documenting their time in the capital, enjoying British classics including Toad-in-the-hole, posing at landmarks and alongside cardboard cut outs of the royal family. 
Meghan's cannabis-growing nephew was caught trying to take a knife into a London club on Sunday claiming he brought the blade because Donald Trump warned the capital was like a 'war zone'. 
It is also reported that he handed police a pepper spray when officers arrived, according to Sky News.  
Photos uploaded to Tracy Dooley's Facebook page show her in London bars and pubs 
Photos uploaded to Tracy Dooley's Facebook page show her in London bars and pubs 
Meghan's nephew Tyler Dooley, 25, enjoyed the pub-grub classic Toad-in-the-hole
Meghan's nephew Tyler Dooley, 25, enjoyed the pub-grub classic Toad-in-the-hole
The pair were joined by their friend Ronnie Tanner, pictured here at Hampton Court Palace
The pair were joined by their friend Ronnie Tanner, pictured here at Hampton Court Palace
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Tyler Dooley, 25, was one of a number of the Duchess of Sussex's family to fly into the UK and try to cash in on her big day despite not being invited to the royal wedding.
But he ran into trouble in the early hours of Sunday morning at Kingston nightclub Bacchus after he surrendered the four-inch lock-blade knife to club bouncers. 
He reportedly said he brought the weapon from the US to London because President Trump had warned that the city is 'like a war zone'.
The Met said they were called to Bacchus but he reportedly 'ran off' before they arrived and Scotland Yard has confirmed they would not be taking any further action.
Mr Dooley's attempts to make money off the back of his tenuous link to Meghan includes trying to sell a new strain of cannabis he has called Markle's Sparkle from his Oregon farm.  
Despite being snubbed from the guest list, the mother and son have clearly been enjoying their time in the capital 
Despite being snubbed from the guest list, the mother and son have clearly been enjoying their time in the capital 
Tyler Dooley (seen far left arriving at Heathrow) said he brought the knife from the US to London because President Trump had warned that the city is 'like a war zone'
Tyler Dooley (seen far left arriving at Heathrow) said he brought the knife from the US to London because President Trump had warned that the city is 'like a war zone'
Tracy Dooley has uploaded several pictures, including this one from Hampton Court Palace Golf Club
Tracy Dooley has uploaded several pictures, including this one from Hampton Court Palace Golf Club
Tyler Dooley and his American girlfriend
Tyler Dooley and his American girlfriend
Tyler Dooley and his American girlfriend (above) spend part of the royal wedding festivities rocking out to a cover of Oasis' Don't Look Back In Anger at Druids Head in Kingston
They have been posing at landmarks and alongside cardboard cut outs and masks of the royal family
They have been posing at landmarks and alongside cardboard cut outs and masks of the royal family
Dooley clan then headed to nearby Bacchus (above), a pulsating late-night dance club. Bouncers were taken aback when Tyler Dooley announced he had a knife
Dooley clan then headed to nearby Bacchus (above), a pulsating late-night dance club. Bouncers were taken aback when Tyler Dooley announced he had a knife
Tyler Dooley (above) is a legal pot farmer from Oregon. He was not invited to the royal wedding but flew to London and was busted with a knife by club bouncers hours after the ceremony
Tyler Dooley (above) is a legal pot farmer from Oregon. He was not invited to the royal wedding but flew to London and was busted with a knife by club bouncers hours after the ceremony
Tracy has been sharing tourist photographs during her time in London
Tracy has been sharing tourist photographs during her time in London
Tracy shared this image, captioning it: 'The after party is always the best!'
Tracy shared this image, captioning it: 'The after party is always the best!'
Dooley, 25, was not invited to the royal wedding, but was celebrating in Kingston, southwest of London, early Sunday when he surrendered the four-inch lock-blade knife to club bouncers,The Sun reported.
The incident occurred after midnight at nightclub Bacchus, where Dooley was celebrating with his girlfriend, mother Tracy and older brother TJ.
Dooley, a legal marijuana farmer from Oregon, and his family arrived in London earlier in the week and had planned to appear on Good Morning Britain as commentators on Meghan's wedding to Prince Harry. They were dropped by ITV on Thursday, however. 
Cut out of the official post-wedding celebrations at Frogmore House in Windsor, the Dooley clan apparently decided to observe the occasion by barhopping in Kingston. 
Video of the evening shows the Dooleys rocking out in the Druids Head, as rock band The Jaxx play a cover of the Oasis hit single Don't Look Back In Anger.
Later, the family would cross Kingston's market square to Bacchus, a pulsating late-night dance club.
'They were all obviously a bit tipsy from celebrating the wedding, but not in bad spirits,' a witness told the Sun. 
'As Tyler came up to the bouncer, he said, "I have a knife on me." He pulled it out and handed it to the staff,' the source added.
The Duchess of Sussex's nephew explained to the bouncers that 'he’d brought it from America because Donald Trump had said London wasn’t safe.'
Earlier this month, Trump claimed that knife crime in London is so bad that one unnamed hospital is 'like a war zone for horrible stabbing wounds' with 'blood all over the floors'. 
Police figures for London show a 44 per cent increase in homicide for the year ending in April 2018, as well as a 21 per cent increase in knife crime. 
TJ (left), Tracy and and Tyler Dooley (right) had been scheduled to appear on Good Morning Britain to comment on the royal wedding, but were dropped by ITV on Thursday
TJ (left), Tracy and and Tyler Dooley (right) had been scheduled to appear on Good Morning Britain to comment on the royal wedding, but were dropped by ITV on Thursday
The Dooley clan are seen out on the town on their eventful trip to London for the royal wedding
The Dooley clan are seen out on the town on their eventful trip to London for the royal wedding
Bouncers at Bacchus were not impressed by Dooley's explanation, however. 
'They acted very calmly and dialed 999 and that’s when some local guys told him he’d get arrested. At that point he ran off,' the source said.  
It is illegal to carry knives in public in the UK, unless they are folding knives with a blade under three inches. Police do not consider lock knives to be folding, since the blade does not always immediately fold.
It's unclear if Dooley would have broken any laws by bringing the blade into the country from the US, as he allegedly told bouncers he did.
London's Metropolitan Police Service said in a statement that they were called to the club at around 1.55am on Sunday.
Cops said they recovered the knife from bouncers but no arrest was made, as the suspect had left the scene.
Tyler Dooley is seen arriving at the family hotel in Waterloo on Wednesday
Tyler Dooley is seen arriving at the family hotel in Waterloo on Wednesday
Dooley's brother TJ is said to have returned to the scene to apologize and attempt to explain the incident to bouncers. 
When a reporter from the Sun approached the Dooleys at the DoubleTree hotel in Kingston, the family declined to comment and hid inside a utility closet.
Mother Tracy Dooley was married to Meghan's half-brother Tom Markle Jr, and Meghan used to babysit the elder brother TJ as a child.
Tyler Dooley, through the company he runs with his mother, has introduced a specialty cannabis strain called 'Markle Sparkle'. 
The family were bound back for America on Sunday night, according to Tracy Dooley's Facebook posts.
'Had a great time mate!' she wrote. 'We had loads of fun in London.' 

Teen, 14, pretends to be a police officer to steal a legally blind man's wallet in the subway

Pint-size pickpocket, 14, convinces blind man he is a cop before stealing his wallet in Manhattan subway station and using his credit card to blow $500 in clothes store

  • Subway surveillance cameras caught a teen boy, 14, robbing a legally blind man 
  • The boy pretended to be a police officer, offering to help the man get to his train 
  • He can be seen unzipping the man's backpack and stealing his wallet
  • The boy's own mother turned him in to police a week after the incident occurred 
A wily 14-year-old boy who posed as a New York City police officer while snatching a legally blind man's wallet in a Manhattan subway station on pretense of helping him was arrested on Sunday.
His mother turned the baby-faced youth in to police nearly a week after authorities said he fled the subway station at 34th Street and Eighth Avenue, near Macy's, leaving his victim behind.
On May 14, police said he approached the 64-year-old man, identifying himself as an officer and offering to lead him through the station and past a turnstile to his train.
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A 14-year-old teen was arrested Sunday after pretending to be a police officer so he could rob a legally blind man in the New York City subway
A 14-year-old teen was arrested Sunday after pretending to be a police officer so he could rob a legally blind man in the New York City subway

Surveillance video shows the man standing quietly as the teenager unzips his backpack and takes the wallet. 
The boy then bolts out with the wallet, which police said contained $85 cash and several credit cards. 
One card was charged $500 at a nearby store, police determined during an investigation that is ongoing.
Authorities released the video with the victim's face blurred out and several still images that led to Sunday's arrest.  
Police released surveillance camera footage and pictures of the teen who robbed the man
Police released surveillance camera footage and pictures of the teen who robbed the man
The teen can be seen unzipping the unsuspecting man's backpack and taking items out of it
The teen can be seen unzipping the unsuspecting man's backpack and taking items out of it
The teen's own mother turned him into police a week after the robbery occurred
The teen's own mother turned him into police a week after the robbery occurred
The subway robbery occurred at the subway stop in midtown Manhattan near Macy's
The subway robbery occurred at the subway stop in midtown Manhattan near Macy's
In the video, he is wearing a dark blue shirt, black and white pants, boots and has his own backpack strapped on. 
The teenager's name was not released because of his age. The victim was not named either. 
The boy faces charges of grand larceny and criminal impersonation of a police officer.
It was not immediately clear if the young suspect had an attorney, or whether he has been arraigned, appearing in court to admit or deny the alleged offense.










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Teen, 14, pretends to be a police officer to steal a legally blind man's wallet in the subway

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Teen, 14, pretends to be a police officer to steal a legally blind man's wallet in the subway
A wily 14-year-old boy who posed as a New York City police officer while snatching a legally blind man's wallet in a Manhattan subway station on pretense of helping him was arrested on Sunday. His mother turned the baby-faced youth in to police nearly a week after authorities said he fled the subway station at 34th Street and Eighth Avenue, near Macy's, leaving his victim behind. On May 14, police said he approached the 64-year-old man, identifying himself as an officer and offering to lead him through the station and past a turnstile to his train. A 14-year-old teen was arrested Sunday after pretending to be a police officer so he could rob a legally blind man in the New York City subway Surveillance
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Sunday, May 20, 2018

This is Meghan's relative that has NOT spoken to her in 20 YEARS but claims to be at the wedding etc.




The Morning TV show even canceled talking to them.



Look.... we all know about the tv shows canceling them and the people dissing them.

Why the hell make up stories that they are even welcome there?


https://www.facebook.com/tracy.dooley.581?fref=nf

Actually, Meghan Markle Isn't The First Black Royal Family Member



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https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/actually-meghan-markle-isn-apos-114000670.html

Actually, Meghan Markle Isn't The First Black Royal Family Member


 Arianna Davis,Refinery29 22 hours ago

Saturday, May 19, 2018

A shame that the ROYAL wedding wasn't ROYAL at all. Just plain wedding.




Plain and boring. Too bad. Can't be Royal wedding when you break all ROYAL Traditions. Just a wedding. What a shame.We were ALL disappointed.

Elderly woman beaten and robbed on her birthday — for $7............(Two THUGS beat a 93 year old. JERKS !!! )


https://www.yahoo.com/news/m/4a35b26d-1410-32f8-88ca-07694bbfc62b/ss_elderly-woman-beaten-and.html





Elderly woman beaten and robbed on her birthday — for $7

New York Post 22 hours ago