A Karen is a white woman who demonstrates entitled behavior by discriminating against others, exaggerating and making unreasonable demands. If her demands go unmet, Karen will escalate to authorities. Depending on this situation this could mean calling a store manager or weaponizing the police.
Lynching was a tool used by white supremacists to maintain their dominance and terrorize Black people. The practice was often used to punish Black people for simply existing in spaces where white people felt they didn’t belong.
Lynching is the killing of black people by a mob or vigilante group, often by hanging from a tree or other makeshift means. From a Black perspective, lynching was a brutal form of terror that was often racially motivated and targeted at Black people in the United States. The history of lynching in America dates back to the late 19th century and continued well into the mid-20th century.Read More »Lynching
Compensation given for abuse or injury to make amends for a wrong one has done by paying money to or otherwise helping those who have… Read More »Reparations
Calling the police to impose force compliance and submission on African-Americans in situations where no crime has been committed. These calls to the police involve claims that are exaggerated or false. This tactic is often used by the white majority to force African-Americans to comply with a white person’s demands when there is no legal recourse. In these situations, white people know the police are racially biased toward the mainstream and use this power to make African-Americans fearful of refusing unreasonable demands.
