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Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
QasimRashid ("Qasim Rashid, Esq.") wrote:
In 1936, Jesse Owens went to Berlin & humiliated Hitler’s theory of Aryan supremacy on the world’s most visible athletic stage—then came home to a White House that wouldn't let him in.
90 years later, the World Cup is on American soil & it's Trump keeping the Iranian team and Omar Artan out.
This week is Juneteenth. In today’s article, I lay out three undeniable examples of how America’s history of racism is alive & thriving today.
https://www.qasimrashid.com/p/trumps-ban-on-irans-soccer-team-revives