Paula Deen, Black people and PTSD w/ Abena Afreeka

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Retired NFL player Chris Jenkins is the latest Black person to come out in defense of Paula Deen, the former Food Network host and entrepreneur who admitted to using the n-word in reference to Black people. Jenkins went as far as to say that he does not view the “n-word” as a “bad word” in 2013 and that he views it “more a test of my inner strength”. 
 Chris Jenkins is not the only Black person coming to the rescue of Paul Deen. Several Black people who were in a long line outside of one of her restaurants said that they had forgiven Deen. 
 On social media networks, some Black people were also claiming that it was not a big deal and even went on the attack against some of Deen’s current and former employees who told a lawyer with the Rainbow/Push coalition that they faced waged discrimination and that white employees were promoted faster. Those doing the attacking questioned why it took a white woman to file a lawsuit against Deen and her brother for the Black employees to get the guts to step forward. 

Joining us tonight is Abena Afreeka of Afreeka Live and Racism Non-Anonymous. We will discuss how the Paula Deen story and certain responses to it from different Black people relate to Post Traumatic Stress Disorder from living under the constant presence and pressure of racism and white supremacy. 

Taking down Trayvon Martin FB Hate page w/ Ife Johari & Sis Dez

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A group of Facebook users are outraged that a Facebook hate page was created called "RIP Trayvon Martin". The page featured derogatory photo-shopped images of the deceased teenager who was shot and killed last year by neighborhood vigilante George Zimmerman who is currently on trial facing second-degree murder charges.

Ife Johari and Sista Dez have been leading an effort to get the page taken down but now a second page has been created and Facebook has been slow to take it down despite thousands of complaints.

Johari writes in an Facebook event she created to take down the second page,

"The "person" has now created "RIP Trayvon Martin" part 2! THIS PAGE MAY BE WORSE THEN THE FIRST ONE! A message must be sent to Facebook from ALL OF US! We will NOT allow this! This could be picture of your MURDERED CHILD circulating and being photo-shopped all over Facebook!"

She asks that Facebook users and all their friends report the foul page. https://www.facebook.com/RIPTRAYTRAY2