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Jocelyn Wabano-Iahtail shuts down disrespectful white journalists over a question asking if Justin Trudeau is responsible for Missing Indigenous Teens in Northern Ontario.

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Indigenous women call reporter ‘white lady,’ demand she leave press conference

And that headline on the linked article is a shameful example of exactly what Ms. Wabano-Ishtail was talking about! White fragility at its finest. Out of all the important things she said, reporters think her use of the term “white lady” is the most news worthy.

She is putting herself on the line to educate white people about issues our ignorance and privilege stops us from understanding. We should fucking thank her, not compound the disrespect and harm like that.

For more than 400 years, over 15 million people were the victims of one of the darkest chapters in the history of humanity - the transatlantic slave trade.

Today, March 25, is the International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade which offers the opportunity to honor and commemorate those who suffered and met their end at the hands of the violent slavery system. The Day’s other goal is to raise awareness of racism and prejudice today and the harm they cause.

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Unbothered Blacks of America Club