‘We, the Undersigned, Condemn Barrage of Racist, Vicious, and Ugly Private Assaults’ on Clarence Thomas

White progressives shouldn’t have the ethical authority to excommunicate a black man from his race as a result of they disagree with him.

And people—no matter background—who be part of within the charade or stay silent are responsible of enabling this abuse.

We, the undersigned, condemn the barrage of racist, vicious, and ugly private assaults that we’re witnessing on Clarence Thomas—a sitting Supreme Court docket justice. Whether or not it’s calling him a racist slur, an “Uncle Tom,” or questioning his “blackness” over his jurisprudence, the disparagement of this man, of his religion, and of his character, is abominable.

No matter the place one stands on Justice Thomas’ private or authorized opinions, he’s among the many pantheon of black trailblazers all through American historical past and is a mannequin of integrity, scholarship, steadfastness, resilience, and dedication to the Structure of the US of America.

For 3 a long time, Thomas has served as a mannequin for our youngsters. He has lengthy been honored and celebrated by black folks on this nation, and his attackers don’t communicate for almost all of blacks.

He’s totally undeserving of the vitriol directed at him. Character assassination has develop into too handy a software for eviscerating those that dare dissent from the prevailing agenda, particularly when it’s a black man who’s dissenting.

This isn’t in regards to the content material of the courtroom’s choices or Justice Thomas’ private views; a number of the undersigned agree together with his judicial choices, and a few don’t. We communicate out—as black folks and Individuals—to sentence these assaults and assist Justice Thomas, as a result of to stay silent can be to implicitly endorse these toxic schemes, in addition to his destruction.

Sincerely,

Glenn Loury, professor of economics, Brown College, Windfall, R.I.

and

Robert Woodson Sr., founder and president, the Woodson Middle, Washington, D.C.

Co-signatories:

Charles Love, government director, In search of Academic Excellence, New York Metropolis
Ayaan Hirsi Ali, analysis fellow, Hoover Establishment, Stanford, Calif.
W. Barclay Allen, Havre de Grace, Md.
Christopher Arps, co-founder, Transfer-On-Up.org, St. Louis
Dr. Lisa Babbage, Babbage America, Suwanee, Ga.
Leon Benjamin, pastor, Life Harvest Church, Richmond, Va.
Claston Bernard, Olympian, creator, former congressional candidate, Gonzales, La.
Shamike Bethea, Fredrick Douglass Basis of North Carolina, Fayetteville, N.C.
Harold A. Black, emeritus professor, College of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tenn.
Kenneth Blackwell, chairman, Conservative Motion Challenge, Ohio
Tony Blount, member, Coalition of Involved Freedmen, New York Metropolis
Jordan R. Bolds, New York Metropolis
Robert Bracy, president, Pinnacle Enterprise Administration, New York CIty
David Brooks, former Wealthy Township, In poor health., Republican committeeman, Indianapolis
Janice Rogers Brown, Gardnerville, Nevada
John Sibley Butler, Austin, Texas
Don Carey, metropolis councilman, Chesapeake, Va.
Tess Chakkalakal, affiliate professor, Bowdoin Faculty, Brunswick, Maine
Jeff Charles, podcaster, author, political commentator, Jacksonville, Fla.
Gabrielle Clark, Houston
Adam B. Coleman, founding father of Incorrect Communicate Publishing, Piscataway, N.J.
Melanie Collette, host, “Cash Discuss with Melanie,” Cape Might Court docket Home, N.J.
Ward Connerly, president of the American Civil Rights Institute, Coeur d’Alene, Idaho
D. Daniels, Georgia
Kira A. Davis, deputy managing editor, RedState, Ladera Ranch, Calif.
Rod Dorilas, GOP candidate, Florida’s twenty second Congressional District, West Palm Seaside, Fla.
Patricia Rae Easley, Black Excellence Media, Chicago
Larry Elder, president of Elder for America PAC, Los Angeles
The Rev. Joe Ellison Jr., Metropolis Chaplain Ministries, Richmond
Melvin Everson, former state consultant, Snellville, Ga.
Nique Fajors, St. Louis
Yaya J. Fanusie, chief strategist, Cryptocurrency AML Methods, Columbia, Md.
George Farrell, chair of BlakPac, Washington, D.C.
Chavis Jennings, Highland, Ind.
Casey Felin, ThatGirlCasey Media, Philadelphia
LaTasha H. Fields, Staff Illinois, Chicago
Marie Fischer, JEXIT, Baltimore
Kali Fontanilla, founding father of Exodus Institute, Sarasota, Fla.
Roland Fryer, Harvard College, Cambridge, Mass.
Edwin A. Fynn, Merrillville, Ind.
Verlon Galloway, Gary, Ind.
Dr. Derryck Inexperienced, Sacramento, Calif.
Kermit E. Hairston, Stone Mountain, Ga.
Christopher Harris, government director of Unhyphenated America, Fairfax County, Va.
Clarence Henderson, president, Frederick Douglass Basis of North Carolina, Excessive Level, N.C.
Ismael Hernandez, founder/president, Freedom & Advantage Institute, Fort Myers, Fla.
Curtis Hill, former Indiana lawyer normal, Elkhart, Ind.
Deidre Hulett, Gary, Ind.
Daniel Idfresne, 18-year-old political commentator, New York Metropolis
Niger Innis, chairman, Congress of Racial Equality, Las Vegas
Kevin Jackson, founder, Kevin Jackson Community, Gilbert, Ariz.
Nikki Johnson, Md., Cleveland
Leonydus Johnson, host of Knowledgeable Dissent, Oak Hill, Ohio
Diante Johnson, president, Black Conservative Federation, Arlington, Va.
Christopher Jones, pastor, Atlanta
Seneca Jones, Dallas
Khansa Jones-Muhammad, Los Angeles
Dr. Alveda King, Involved Citizen, Atlanta
Lisa Kinnemore, Stone Mountain, Ga.
Garry Kinnemore, Stone Mountain, Ga.
Matthew P. Kreutz, Frederick Douglass Basis of New York, Medina, N.Y.
Chaplain Ayesha Kreutz, Frederick Douglass Basis of New York, Medina, N.Y.
Princess Kuevor, Columbus, Ohio
Michael Lancaster, Frederick Douglass Basis, Stone Mountain, Ga.
Mitchell Lomax, Ellicott Metropolis, Md.
Pamela Denise Lengthy, nationwide coordinator, Coalition of Involved Freedmen, St. Louis
Barrington D. Martin II, Atlanta
Linda Matthews, Frederick Douglass Basis Ohio, Cincinnati
Kevin McGary, co-founder, Each Black Life Issues, Dallas
John McWhorter, New York Metropolis
Shemeka Michelle, creator, Durham, N.C.
Cashmere Miller, Atlanta
Montrail Miller, FDF, Georgia
Lucas E. Morel, professor of politics, Washington and Lee College, Lexington, Va.
Brian Mullins, Black Group Collaborative, Chicago
Scherie Murray, director, Unite the Struggle PAC, Laurelton, N.Y.
Lorenzo Neal, New Bethel AME Church, Jackson, Miss.
Dean Nelson, Frederick Douglass Basis, Washington, D.C.
Morris W. O’Kelly, on-air character, KFI-AM 640/iHeartRadio, Los Angeles
Tim Parrish, founder, Proper Attraction PAC, Woodbridge, Va.
Lonnie Poindexter, LionChasersNetwork.org, Washington, DC
Jon Ponder, Chief Govt Officer, Hope For Prisoners, Las Vegas
Wilfred Reilly, Kentucky State College, Frankfort, Ky.
Deon Richmond, Studio Metropolis, Calif.
Donique Rolle, educator, Orlando, Fla.
Ian V. Rowe, senior visiting fellow, the Woodson Middle, New York Metropolis
Sheryl R. Sellaway, founder, Righteous PR Company, Johns Creek, Ga.
Erec Smith, affiliate professor of rhetoric, York Faculty/co-founder, Free Black Thought, York, Pa.
Dr. Felicity Pleasure Solomon, Shorewood, In poor health.
Delano Squires, contributor, Blaze Media, Washington, D.C.
Rebekah Star, New York Metropolis
Carol M. Swain, Be the Folks Information, Nashville, Tenn.
David Sypher Jr., political strategist, Rahway, N.J.
Linda Lee Tarver, president, Tarver Consulting, Lansing, Mich.
Greg Thomas, Stratford, Conn.
Roderick Threats, Black Patriot Media Group, Palm Seaside, Fla.
Jimmy Lee Tillman II, founder/president, Martin Luther King Republicans, Chicago
Stephanie W. Trussell, Republican candidate for lieutenant governor of Illinois, Lisle, In poor health.
Jesse C. Turner, senior pastor, the Historic Elm Grove Baptist Church, Pine Bluff, Ark.
Bettye H. Tyler, Marvellous Works Inc., Jackson, Miss.
Helen Tyner, Dad and mom for a Higher Englewood, Chicago
Dr. Eric M. Wallace, Freedom’s Journal Institute, Flossmoor, In poor health.
Marcus Watkins, Michigan Republican Meeting, Romulus, Mich.
Curtis Watkins, Uplift & Restore Group Growth Corp., Michigan Metropolis, Ind.
Cindy Werner, state ambassador, Frederick Douglass Basis of Wisconsin, Milwaukee
Devon Westhill, president/normal counsel, Middle for Equal Alternative, Washington, D.C.
Jason Whitlock, host of “Fearless with Jason Whitlock,” Nashville, Tenn.
Christopher Wilson, Indianapolis, Ind.
Kuna Winding, Chicago
Corrine Winding, Chicago
Aryca Woodson, Communications Marketing consultant, Indiana
John Wooden Jr., opinion columnist, USA In the present day, Los Angeles
Michael E. Wooten, former administrator, Federal Procurement Coverage, Woodbridge, Va.

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