A huge spotlight has recently been put on the Capital City Country Club, in Tallahassee, Florida after it was discovered that the seventh fairway of its golf course sits on top of at least 40 graves of long deceased victims of American slavery.
James Harris Jackson, a white man, openly confessed to police detectives about how he used a Roman-style short sword to stab Timothy Caughman, solely because he was a Black man.
28-year-old Jackson would go on to detail the 2017 stabbing was “practice” for a planned attack to kill as many Black men as he could that he saw with white women. Today, his mother, Pat Jackson, refers to her son as “evil” and also shared that he hid his hatred from everyone.
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“He’s not your typical white supremacist,” she said.
His mother’s description was accurate as he would walk up to two dozen officers in Times Square searching for him, shed his coat that had weapons in it and placed it in front of them before stating “I’m the guy you’re looking for” and “There are knives in that coat.”
“I was looking to get black men scared and have them do reciprocal attacks,” Jackson said according to The Washington Post, “and inspire white men to do similar things.”
The aim for Jackson was to start the “Racial World War,” which he detailed in his manifesto as an effort to eliminate Black people from Earth that he believes was ordered by God.
Jackson is a white Army veteran from Baltimore who pled guilty in January to murder as terrorism and murder as a hate crime, leading to life in prison without the possibility of parole. The New York Times details not only did he kill Caughman, but he also spent several days stalking Black men across Manhattan before choosing his target. He spotted the 66-year-old victim going through the trash in search of items for recycling.
The Business Insider spoke with Mark Pitcavage, a senior research fellow with the Anti-Defamation League’s Center on Extremism, qualifies the statements Jackson’s mother revealing it is “easier than one might think” to hide their views from family and friends.
“People may worry about stigma or negative consequences; white supremacists also face stigma and negative consequences, when they are open about their hateful beliefs. So some choose to hide them or to reveal them only under very controlled or narrow circumstances,” Pitcavage shared.
This is how he hid it from his family- or maybe evolved from the more liberal view that he was raised to respect.
Jackson’s family kept a Barack Obama “Hope” magnet on the refrigerator and his grandfather would help in the desegregation of Louisiana schools. His family also enrolled him in a Friends School of Baltimore, a Quaker school driven by pacifism and peace before joining the US Army.
During his tenure in the army, he spent time in Afghanistan fighting alongside Black soldiers who did not sense any hostility. But something changed.
After an honorable discharge, Jackson researched white supremacy online while residing in Italy visiting hundreds of extremist websites before his killing of Caughman, instead of executing thoughts of his own suicide.
He would soon purchase his murder weapon on Amazon for $56. Jackson told his family he would re-enlist in the Army and would move to Germany, but actually went to New York City and began the steps that led to the killing.
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“Right now there is a photo on our fridge showing our son in Afghanistan, standing next to an African American colleague,” Pat Jackson said to The Post. She also would detail his supremacy thoughts were stored “in his head and on his computer until he lost his mind.”
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Kanye West’s legal battle with EMI is revving up once again after the settlement talks between both sides have fallen apart.
The judge presiding over the case has signed off on the request by EMI to reopen the case. The case between the JESUS IS KING rapper and the company is over his publishing deal has reached federal courtrooms. EMI detailed to the court in September they reached “an agreement in principle” to settle the case but the talks stalled.
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According to TMZ, after the agreement was reached the courts tossed the suit with prejudice but did allow room for it to be reopened if either EMI or West found a good reason. With the deadline set for December 27, EMI wrote the judge a letter to reopen the case.
“Unfortunately, as of today’s date, the parties have been unable to finalize the terms of a settlement agreement, or to finally resolve related issues on which a settlement agreement would be conditioned,” states the letter from EMI. “As a result, good cause exists, and EMI hereby applies, to reopen the Action.”
Back in January, Kanye started the suit with EMI stating the terms of the contract were aligned with “servitude.” In response, EMI referenced the “servitude” laws of California do not apply to that of New York where the contract was initiated. Kanye’s “servitude” claim states that a deal should not last past seven years, unfortunately for him, there is not the same tenure limit to his contract.
According to The Hollywood Reporter, a provision in Kanye West’s contract forbids retirement.
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West signed the contract with EMI in 2003 and received “tens of millions of dollars.” The money was collected by the rapper after seven different versions of the deal were worked through.
On Christmas Day, Kanye West’s Sunday Service Choir released their JESUS IS BORN album, the second Kanye-guided effort since he announced he will only make music dedicated to Christianity. West also currently is in a legal battle over his recording contract.
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When George Bush Sr. died, I posted to Facebook, “R.I.P. George... Jefferson.” I have a number of witty, inappropriate jokes saved in my phone for when David Duke or Eric Cartman’s absentee father, Rush Limbaugh kick the bucket. I feel no obligation to be kind or respectful to bigots or those who have done harm to my…
15-year-old black-ish star Marsai Martin will produce a new film for Universal Pictures under a first-look deal with the company.
The deal was inked in February and is now the bridge to her forthcoming comedy, Queen, which will be created under her Genius Productions banner. The film will be written by Camila Blackett, but the plot is currently a mystery.
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The Hollywood Reporter details the latest film will be co-produced by Joshua Martin, Carol Martin, and Prince Baggett. The executive producer hat will be worn by Blackett. Senior VP production Sara Scott and director of development Lexi Barta will guide the production for Universal.
Martin previously worked alongside Universal for the comedy Little, a film she executive produced and starred in with Issa Rae and Regina Hall. The movie pulled in $40.6 million at the domestic box office.
“Never not creating. 2020 is about to be one crazy year,” Martin wrote on Instagram of the announcement and was met by the praise of her followers.
Martin would also speak on future projects and the work as a producer in a cover spread with Galore magazine.
“There are so many movies and content that are coming down the pipeline soon,” Martin said. “The upcoming project with Mandeville and Don Cheadle will be amazing. I also have Step Monster with my own production company, Genius Productions. Also, be sure to look out for more videos on my new YouTube Channel and subscribe as I have some cool ideas coming to life on that platform!”
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Of those projects is another effort with Universal, which is an adaptation of Amari and the Night Brothers. The film tells the story of a Black girl who discovers her magical powers. Martin will also produce that film.
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