African American
Related: About this forumHappy Birthday! Have some racism from Elmwood Cafe!
In my life, I am a person who loves The Bay Area. LOVE IT! I lived in San Francisco for 13 years and in Oakland for two. And even though I lived in SF mostly, I spent A LOT of time in The East Bay. I have done my own headlining shows at The New Parish, La Pena, The East Bay JCC, and Marga Gomezs comedy nights at The Marsh. I love these audiences. The Bay Area is a place where all sorts of different people live together, explore new ideas and strive to uphold the idea made famous by children singer Raffi, The more we get together the happier well be!
To be honest though, my most fervent love is for Oakland. Which is why I was so excited recently when the people at Oaklandish gave me a hoodie. They just GAVE IT TO ME! I was walking past their pop-up shop at The Oakland Airport and one of their employees saw me, recognized me (I told you that people around here know me), and she awesomely and very generously gave me a hoodie. I love it. I wear it a lot. I was wearing it this past Monday, January 26, when I went to the Elmwood Cafe.
https://www.wkamaubell.com/blog/2015/01/happy-birthday-have-some-racism-from-elmwood-cafe
ExciteBike66
(2,640 posts)They assumed he was a black bum selling a copy of a book about loving people of all races....
Freedomofspeech
(4,388 posts)AJT
(5,240 posts)11cents
(1,779 posts)MrScorpio
(73,714 posts)This is how black people are treated
JustAnotherGen
(33,786 posts)He noted that it happens everywhere and noted you cant get more liberal than Berkeley, California. However, he urged people not to buy into the alt-right fantasy that Berkeley is some bastion of liberalism. Its not as much as people think.
heaven05
(18,124 posts)of typical diversion/distraction from the main point here. Lots of excusers and perpetrators are keeping racism alive and VERY WELL in ameriKKKa. No, this happens EVERY DAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
OneBro
(1,159 posts)MrScorpio
(73,714 posts)And just the other night on Don Lemon's show, Bell referenced this incident in 2015 while making the point that incidents at the Philly Starbucks are ALWAYS happening and have always happened to black people in this country.
https://www.cnn.com/videos/us/2018/04/17/w-kamau-bell-philadelphia-starbucks-cnnt-sot.cnn
JustAnotherGen
(33,786 posts)He noted that it happens everywhere and noted you cant get more liberal than Berkeley, California. However, he urged people not to buy into the alt-right fantasy that Berkeley is some bastion of liberalism. Its not as much as people think.
Crash2Parties
(6,017 posts)MrScorpio
(73,714 posts)His experience is relative to the incident in Philly.
This shit never ends and it's going to keep on happening.
JustAnotherGen
(33,786 posts)He noted that it happens everywhere and noted you cant get more liberal than Berkeley, California. However, he urged people not to buy into the alt-right fantasy that Berkeley is some bastion of liberalism. Its not as much as people think.
LanternWaste
(37,748 posts)The specific relevance of the additional details (whether typed in all caps or not) in regards to sentiment expressed by the OP being precisely what?
Crash2Parties
(6,017 posts)It gives context to the recent Starbucks incident not being just a one-off occurrence, nor due to a random employee of a multinational chain, etc. etc.
LanternWaste
(37,748 posts)That seems inaccurate, as the OP did not imply the Starbucks incident as being an isolated incident, nor was that part of the premise as given. I think you merely inferred it as such.
JustAnotherGen
(33,786 posts)So fucking what if it happened three years ago? It's fucking relevant.
MrScorpio
(73,714 posts)JustAnotherGen
(33,786 posts)Here since 2002.
Searched back 3 years - 2 posts (on this thread) that's it.
I don't know about you but I'm sick and tired of folks disrupting (not just at DU but in general) black folks discussions with nonsense.
BTW - you didn't call for a boycott but they are trying to say you did I guess? I dunno. I think things need to be 'aired out' - we are doing this locally in online groups as an enhancement to our activisim.
We will know them by their . . .
geardaddy
(25,372 posts)11cents
(1,779 posts)And it's also useful information for DUers to know when it happened. You know, so maybe they don't waste time calling for a boycott of this Berkeley cafe, or whatever? A bit of context? A bit of factual knowledge?
I happen to live in Oakland, and this was major local news when it happened.
JustAnotherGen
(33,786 posts)Then shit like this wouldn't happen - right?
Can you point me to where mr scorpio suggested we boycott this place?
MrScorpio
(73,714 posts)Anyone who takes the time to read the whole article will see as much.
I didn't suggest that the Berkeley Cafe should be boycotted.
Anyone who had seen Bell's recent interview on CNN will know the context right away.
heaven05
(18,124 posts)for my continuing education. Americans are really not able to shake this racism thing. A very dangerous thing. Trump has given these types the green light to disrespect ALL nonwhite minorities. 7 more years of this. Jeez.