South Dakotans Against Racism

Facilitating discussions on racism in South Dakota. Educating about history, implicit bias, terminology, and more through a grassroots collective.

[South Dakotans Against Racism @SouthRacism]

We need more funding to Indigenous communities in South Dakota for this work.

[ArgusLeader911 @Argus911]

City officials and non-profit leaders have said that the closure would further launch northwestern Sioux Falls into a food desert, meaning no fresh food options are available for at least a mile within low-income neighborhoods.
https://t.co/Lb2minaAmX

[Taté Walker @WalkerImagining]

🎉Let’s celebrate🎉 6yrs of @palabras_books THIS FRI (12/3) at Nurture House in #Phoenix. A poetry collab from @AbaloneMountain & Emerging Beyond Genocidal Colonization at 7PM will feat. Bojan Louis, Ruben Cu:k Ba’ak, Sara Sams, Laura Tohe, Lydia Martinez & yours truly!

[NPR @NPR]

Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland formally declared "squaw" to be a derogatory term Friday and ordered a task force to find replacement names for valleys, lakes, creeks and other sites on federal lands that use the word. https://t.co/nXtOuCEHVP

[South Dakotans Against Racism @SouthRacism]

Imagine how terrifying this is as a citizen (innocent until proven guilty) - this show of force is excessive & intended to cause fear. And from the picture & comments - it looks like it is one Black man in handcuffs.

[adam @adamdalej]

9 cop cars to pull over one person. Why, Sioux Falls?

[Remi Kanazi @Remroum]

Just some of the things Israel has bombed in Gaza:

~A coronavirus testing lab
~Cafes on the beach
~Shelters
~Schools
~Mosques
~Residential buildings
~News organizations
~19 health facilities
~Countless Palestinians

There is no self defense in this, only aggression.

[South Dakotans Against Racism @SouthRacism]

Denying being accountable without also denouncing the use and association with the high school allows the normalization of this kind of "fundraiser".

[Angela Kennecke @AngelaKennecke]

I did finally speak with the Faith, SD superintendent who told me the school had nothing to do with the rodeo club's event: https://t.co/UeDqM99XRl

[Paul TenHaken @paultenhaken]

Today I announce the appointment of Dr. Charles Chima, MD, DrPH as the next Public Health Director for @CitySiouxFalls. Dr. Chima trained/worked as a primary care physician and holds a master of science in epidemiology and a doctor of public health in health services organization

[South Dakotans Against Racism @SouthRacism]

This disrespectful response from a government entity does nothing to address concerns raised about the medical racism that exists in South Dakota. The impact of COVID had disproportionately impacting Native & POC communities here - transparency on vaccine roll out is a must.

[Department of Health @SDDOH]

@QuancyClayborne What evidence do you have of the above? Your racist and partisan hack accusation has ZERO evidence b/c it’s simply not true. SD is a leader in vax efforts nationwide, our only goal: shots-in-arms.

We don’t know how they do it in WA, but in SD we take care of ALL our residents.

[Cherokee Nation @CherokeeNation]

The first tribally affiliated medical school on tribal land in the U.S., the OSU College of Osteopathic Medicine at Cherokee Nation, opened today. The $40M, 84,000 SF facility will help train students, including Natives, to practice medicine in rural Okla. and in tribal nations.

[ArgusLeader911 @Argus911]

South Dakota State University is investigating an allegation of discrimination that occurred toward a student living in a residence hall Thursday night. https://t.co/xVMxR2OkA1

[Arielle Zionts @Ajzionts]

@SouthRacism Here’s an interview I did where I put this letter in context: https://t.co/BQsRvdE4Hw

[South Dakotans Against Racism @SouthRacism]

This is how systematic racism (which anti semitism is both a part of & separate from) spreads hate & fear - we need more reporters like @Ajzionts who provides South Dakotans with important transparency.

[Arielle Zionts @Ajzionts]

Today I got the most antisemitic hate email and only threatening email of my career. The man included his name and I found an SPLC profile of him so I alerted RCPD in case he follows through on his threats to me and the Rapid City Journal newsroom. He may be from Michigan. 1/x

[ArgusLeader911 @Argus911]

U.S. Sen. John Thune made those comments to a USA Today Network reporter a day after President Donald Trump and South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem made unfounded accusations of wide-spread voter fraud and a "rigged" system. https://t.co/3OJy4FQiZm

[South Dakotans Against Racism @SouthRacism]

This kind of decision is an action thats seemingly benign thats rooted in systematic racism, exerting power to cause harm. The narrative that we must uplift people without constructive criticism keeps us stagnant. It's un-American faux patriotism & idolatry.

[ArgusLeader911 @Argus911]

"South Dakota is the Mount Rushmore state, here in Sioux Falls the four high schools are named after these presidents, and they're people who are symbols of our state," said Tony Venhuizen, the governor's chief of staff. https://t.co/32P8EG19Ec

[Don’t Boo…Revolt! @BreeNewsome]

If you’re wondering how dictatorships rise and mass genocide events occur, you’re witnessing it in USA right now.

Much of it has to do with the authoritarian side moving like a high-speed bulldozer while everyone else continually underestimates the magnitude of the threat.

[assaliaqlvr @paniyaaq]

Colonizers did this until there were only 27 bison left. TWENTY-SEVEN. All bison today are descendants of those 27. I do not want to hear anything more about looting, you cannot compare a walmart to an entire species. Pure evil.

[South Dakotans Against Racism @SouthRacism]

Drove past this today and noticed the full name is Kirby Dog Park at Fort Sod (check out a map for how many "forts" are in place names) - celebrating the legacy of military occupation of Indigenous land is one way racism exists in South Dakota.

[Paul TenHaken @paultenhaken]

The new Kirby Dog Park is taking shape! What an asset this will be for our already fantastic downtown. 🐶

[South Dakotans Against Racism @SouthRacism]

Who do you think would or already is denied services in South Dakota?