My Top Five racial upheaval moments.

[bravenak]

2014 was a banner year for racial upheaval in America. I’d like to take you all on a trip back in time with me through the rabbit hole. From open carry activists to racist cartoons; the year of our lord 2014 was full to the brim with Klanners, Vote Deniers, Racist Politicians, protests, and much more. This list will be in no particular order, so don’t get mad if your favorite moment is low on the list. To me, all racism is equal.

1. Iggy Azalea

Iggy Azalea, the Australian Hip Hop sensation had a banner year for racist tweets and victim playing. While being ‘Fancy’, she managed to climb her way to the top of the game with classic lyrics referring to herself as ‘The Runway Slave Master’. Let’s not forget her twitter account. She looooves Twitter. Cannot stay off of Twitter.

Let’s have a look at some of her best Tweets.

“Bit**** in la be stick skinny. White, Black, Mexican… Okay, so maybe not Mexican :s they still got the box body on lock”

or

” This Asian lady on the plane tried to act like she didn’t understand me, I told her a** bi*** u gone know English today cause that’s my seat”

Very nice Iggy. All of those ‘bigots’ keep harassing you for being white in Hip Hop. It has absolutely NOTHING to do with your racist commentary. Keep it Classy. Or, shall I say, “Fancy”?


http://bravenak.com/2015/01/04/top-5-racial-upheaval-moments-of-2014/


Yes, y'all, I put her on the list. Sue me.

[randys1]

1. I signed up for your blog, enjoying it

[bravenak]

2. Thank you Randy.

I'll try to keep a running list of our grievances of the week, every week. We can do polls.

[Number23]

3. You are just too cute! I love your blog

I would put all of the police killings under one heading because there was alot more than Brown and Garner. To be honest, the killing of John Crawford in that Walmart was by far the worse of the cop killings to me. That one just made me almost scream, especially when learning that the asshole who called 911 was deliberately lying about what a threat John was to the other Walmart patrons.

I think another one for your list is how two faced the 2nd amendment folks have been re: police shooting and black people. Salon did an article on this. These guys run around Krogers and ice cream shops with AK-47s screaming about their 2nd amendment rights and how all cops are pigs and enforcers of government oppression but the second these stories hit the national news about unarmed black men and women getting shot down right and left by cops, these same folks actually turned around and supported the damn cops.

And yes, I think that Ms. Iggy belongs on the list. She is as fake and phony as the hysteria over TPP spilling all over GD right now, and I am just super de-dooper positive that all of this angst over an issue that hasn't had any movement in weeks is TOTALLY UNRELATED to the fact that Obama's approval ratings are going up. Total coincidence, I'm sure.

Her sucess is as bewildering as it as upsetting.

[bravenak]

4. You are so right.

I will do one on police shootings of black people and one on the second amendment folks. Ooooh! I think I may have to spend the entire year devoted to these issues and keep on bringing them up for our 'friends'.
I just wanted to post the things that got alot of buzz. I also want to do the ones that got ignored or quickly put away.

I need to do the walmart murder, the stariwell murder, the park killing of Tamir Rice, a CHILD, playing in the PARK. People seem to ignore the fact that he was murdered at a recreation center for children for having a toy. There are so many, I could write one a day and never get through it.

I also want to do something on the exonerations of black men by dna who were identified and juried by all white people. The system is sick and I do not think shutting up is going to work for me.

And Iggy? Poor thang. She acting brand hew and shit.

[Number23]

5. Ooooo, I'd pay money to see this one:

I also want to do something on the exonerations of black men by dna who were identified and juried by all white people.

That sounds amazing and valuable. Pulitzer Prize level stuff there, girl.

[bravenak]

6. Fuck it!

Time to research this shit. So many cases. Too too many cases. I'll find them if it's the last thing I do. I'm still researching "Prison is the New Slavery", so it ties together and will work for both.

[lovemydog]

31. You'll find some good stuff at the Innocence Project.

http://www.innocenceproject.org

[bravenak]

33. Thanks!

Been looking at exonerations. So sad.

[lovemydog]

34. My pleasure.

These innocence project people are doing good work. A few governors who studied it have refused to carry out the death penalty.

[bravenak]

35. I'm doing one right now.

3 cases that they took and got exonerations of men. I'll post it when I'm done.

[lovemydog]

36. Cool.

Thank you!

[freshwest]

18. Please do a piece on this story. Every time I read it I feel fear, nausea, anger and I cry:

Arrested at Hospital for Demanding Medical Care, Woman Dies in Jail Cell

by Cara on March 29, 2012



Anna Brown wasn't leaving the emergency room quietly.

She yelled from a wheelchair at St. Mary's Health Center security personnel and Richmond Heights police officers that her legs hurt so badly she couldn't stand...

A police officer arrested Brown for trespassing. He wheeled her out in handcuffs after a doctor said she was healthy enough to be locked up.

Brown was 29. A mother who had lost custody of two children. Homeless. On Medicaid. And, an autopsy later revealed, dying from blood clots that started in her legs, then lodged in her lungs.

She told officers she couldn't get out of the police car, so they dragged her by her arms into the station. They left her lying on the concrete floor of a jail cell, moaning and struggling to breathe. Just 15 minutes later, a jail worker found her cold to the touch...

http://thecurvature.com/2012/03/29/arrested-at-hospital-for-demanding-medical-care-woman-dies-in-jail-cell/

More to be outraged at the first report. Apparently nothing will be done as she wasn't 'worth' much money, although her two children were orphaned:

http://www.stltoday.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/woman-unhappy-with-care-at-st-mary-s-hospital-is/article_ed640f3d-64a0-516c-88ff-fb770b5e9677.html?print=true&cid=print

Sheshe made a post about the high mortality of black people due to discrimination in healthcare alone, annually. I wish I knew where it was.

Anna is just one of the hidden victims, suspected of being a drug addict or whatever. The link says the doctor won't be punished for making the wrong diagnosis. If anyone has a link on the follow up to this crime, let me know.

[bravenak]

21. That is a great suggestion.

I'll have to do some more digging around for that one. There were a few more cases to tie in with that. Remember the other lady who died in a hospital waiting room? I'm going to look at that one too.

[rbrnmw]

28. I remember that one it was so heartbreaking

[heaven05]

7. great blog and you have

my applause and respect...... I forgot, bookmarked also.

[bravenak]

8. Why thank you, sir!!

I swear Iggy made me do it this time. I was forced. I will keep it updated with issues relevant to us. It's gonna be another year like the last year.

[ismnotwasm]

9. Love your Blog

[bravenak]

11. Thank you!

I liked the picture in the background. Beautiful.

[sheshe2]

10. Brava Bella. Brava~

Love it!

[bravenak]

12. Thank you.

I love the set up of Wordpress. I may be in love. It's feeling serious.

[gwheezie]

13. Thanks for your blog

It takes time effort and thoughtfulness appreciated

[bravenak]

14. You're welcome.

I enjoy doing stuff like this. So much to discuss.

[whereisjustice]

15. minor typo?

5. Fox New

I'm a shitty editor so not nit picking.

Good list! Yes, she's fancy isn't she...

[bravenak]

16. Oops!

They deserve it though. I did not check it over. I wrote it in a huff.

[whereisjustice]

17. lol -yes they do :)

[DRoseDARs]

19. Lol, an Australian lecturing ANYONE on speaking English...

And she lectures so eloquently.

[bravenak]

22. Oh my god! You said it.

Her grammar is atrocious. She barely speaks english, and want to talk crap about that Asian woman? Insane.

[DonCoquixote]

20. glad to see you have a blog

also, one point about Iggy. Hip Hop has already embrace white rappers. Hell, Eminem has proved time and again he has skills and life experience to back it up (as Ja Rule, Nelly and Benzino found out the hard way), but on the other hand, he is always blunt about what he is and is not.

Here is an Australian, middle class model putting on a fake black accent. Now, there is british rap, like lady Soverign, but they do not pretend to be black americans, neither the white ones (Soverign) nor the black ones (Dizzie Rascal). Iggy is fake, and sad to say, a fake trained by someone who has disgraced hip hop, T.I aka "I did a tver preachy tv show to get my setence reduced than got caught in a Maybach with cocaine." There is a difference between white rappers that frankly grew up in the same area and who always talked with their accents (Paul Wall, Yeladawg, Bubba Sparxx) and some aussie tryign to fake it.

[bravenak]

23. Me and my husband were just talking about that.

We liked all kinds of white rappers. Even up here, we used to kick around in the Club with white Alaskan rappers and they were cool as shit. Arctic Flow records, lol! They were just not fake asses.
I liked eminem, still do.
She would have done better to just keep it real.

[DonCoquixote]

24. not to mention the Beastie Boys

anyone who says they had no cred is a fool.

[bravenak]

25. I was into them and New Kids on the Block so hard!

Ten year olds are easy as hell to amuse. I did my first dance recital to Vanilla Ice, 'Ice Ice Baby'. He had moves.
I miss those days.

[rbrnmw]

26. It has been a steady stream of racism

It's been exhausting
Cool Blog btw

[bravenak]

27. Yes it is exhausting.

Thank you. Y'all are the reason I come back here all the time. Otherwise there would be no point.

[rbrnmw]

29. this group has saved my sanity

love y'all

[bravenak]

30. Mine too.

I love my state, but it is hella red. I need some normal folks.

[lovemydog]

32. Same to you

& same here.