From Stephon Clark to Voter Suppression, the Attack on Black America Intensifies

[t]   Sunday, April 8, 2018 [t r u t h o u t] [View Recent Newsletters]( [Tell a friend about Truthout!]( [Donate Today!](   Truthout is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization; donations are tax deductible.   BuzzFlash Amid Allegations of Chemical Weapons Use in Syria, UN Chief Calls for Civilian Protection [Read the Article at UN News](   NRA Board Member Ted Nugent Just Told Gun Nuts to Go Out and Murder Democrats [Read the Article at Washington Press](   Brazil's Lula Turns Himself in to Police After Tense Showdown [Read the Article at Al Jazeera](   Trump Tower Fire Is Second 2018 Blaze in Sprinkler-free Residential Tower [Read the Article at CBS](   Keystone Pipeline Leak in South Dakota About Double Previous Estimate [Read the Article at Reuters](   Oklahoma Teachers' Walkout to Continue This Week, Group Leader Says [Read the Article at CNN](   Former Sinclair Anchor: Company Has ‘Symbiotic Relationship’ With Trump [Read the Article at The Hill](     With your support, Truthout can expose the powerful forces threatening the country and the planet. [Donate Now]( [From Stephon Clark to Voter Suppression, the Attack on Black America Intensifies]( Nicholas Powers, Truthout: Republicans have enacted voter ID laws, purged voter rolls, shut polling places and enthusiastically embraced mass incarceration of Black people. Both Republicans and Democrats have maintained open season on Black bodies for law enforcement. The message couldn't be clearer: In this country, Black citizenship and Black lives have never mattered. [Read the Article]( [New Abortion Law Requires Doctors to Keep Records that Can Follow Patients Through Life]( JoAnne Sweeny, Salon: Anti-abortion legislators in Indiana have found a new way to punish women for getting an abortion: Senate Bill 340 requires that doctors gather data about women who come to see them about "abortion complications." The fact that anti-abortion groups are gleefully anticipating future reporting shows the true purpose of this law: to further stigmatize abortions. [Read the Article]( [Islamophobia Is Structured Into the State]( Mark Karlin, Truthout: Islamophobia has its roots in the centuries-old concept of Orientalism with its stereotypes and misrepresentations of Islam and Muslims, which were codified in US citizenship laws until 1952, explains Khaled A. Beydoun, scholar and author of American Islamophobia. But it cannot be fought without confronting other forms of oppression. [Read the Interview]( [Self-Governance, the Southern Movements' Way: Visionaries and Organizers Share Their Ideas]( Laura Flanders, Truthout: Moneyed media give short shrift to the South and its visionaries, even as our electoral system gives the region's reactionaries an outsized voice. But in the age of Trump, no part of the country has seen braver organizing or more creative ways to meet urgent needs. [Watch the Video and Read the Interview]( [Auto Alliance Pushed Climate Denial to Get Trump Admin to Abandon Obama Fuel Efficiency Standards]( Ben Jervey, DeSmogBlog: Most automakers selling cars in the US have been actively lobbying President Trump and governmental agencies to rewrite and weaken fuel economy and emissions targets for cars and light-duty trucks. The new rules will increase costs for drivers and make the entire auto industry less competitive globally. [Read the Article]( [How Do You Tell the Kids that Grandma Is in Jail for Resisting Nuclear Weapons?]( Frida Berrigan, Waging Nonviolence: On the 50th anniversary of Martin Luther King's assassination, seven white activists were arrested deep inside the King's Bay Naval Base in St. Mary's, Georgia. These activists know that when you are black in this country, your own corner -- your grandmother's own backyard -- is a free-fire zone more dangerous than any military base. [Read the Article]( [Betsy DeVos Wants to Roll Back Critical Guidance on School Discipline]( s.e. smith, Care2: Once again, Education Secretary Betsy DeVos is proposing a rollback of Obama-era guidelines developed to reduce racialized discipline disparities in schools. This policy shift is taking place alongside the national gun violence debate, and that's not a coincidence. [Read the Article]( [Things That Make White People Uncomfortable: Michael Bennett's Essential New Book]( Jesse Hagopian, I Am An Educator: Michael Bennett, former Seattle Seahawk and current Philadelphia Eagle, has written one of those rare books that will change the way you understand yourself and your place in the world. It is indispensable for anyone who wants to understand why so many players today are refusing to just shut up and play. [Read the Article]( [Want to strengthen Truthout and help us plan for the future? Click here to become a monthly sustainer.]( [The Newspaper Guild] Please add messenger@truthout.org to ensure you receive our messages Truthout is a proud member of the Newspaper Guild/CWA, Local 36047 [Subscribe]( | [Unsubscribe]( [Privacy Policy](