Sunday, August 09, 2015

Mourning Sandra Bland, Oakland Women Speak of Racist Threats They Have Endured

When the crazy traffic cop threatened to taze 

Sandra Bland, he had a tricky metaphor,

“Would you like me to light you up?” 

Undoubtedly what hundreds of sadistic

executioners have said as they lit the pile of 

faggots around the stake where they were

about to burn another woman  alive — 

the punishment for speaking with

honesty and integrity, especially if you are a 

woman, especially if you are Black. 

 My slide show on YouTube of “Oakland
 Black Women Mourning Sandra Blank" and  
 relating their own fearful experiences with 
 racism: