Today In White History

August 5, 2012

A white supremacist walked into a Sikh temple in Oak Creek, Wisconsin, and opened fire. He killed six people and wounded several more, then took his own life. He thought they were Muslim. He didn’t care to know the truth. 

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The enemy doesn’t always come with a reason. Sometimes, he comes with a rope, a badge, a suit or a lie. But the story stays the same. Today, it’s not just Black skin—it’s a turban, a hijab, a name, a language,  that sounds foreign.

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The whileBlack Chronicles remind us:

 Survival in America means being seen—fully, truthfully—and still being safe.

In 1850. In 1964. In 2012. And now, in 2025.

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