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-CLICK TO DOWNLOAD PDF VERSION- -JOIN MY MAILING LIST- By Jessica Ann Mitchell AiwuyorJanuary 2, 2020 Introduction: The term “American Descendants of Slavery” (ADOS) was created in 2016 to describe and distinctly separate Black Americans/African Americans from Black immigrant communities (Africans, Afro-Caribbeans, Afro-Latinos, etc). The…
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ADOS Group Tries to Discredit NMAAHC Curator for being Afro-Latina
After learning that Ariana Curtis was hired as the curator of Latinx studies at the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, ADOS group members began questioning her heritage and lineage, implying that she should not be allowed to curate at NMAAHC because she is half Panamanian. Again ADOS shows its true xenophobicContinue reading “ADOS Group Tries to Discredit NMAAHC Curator for being Afro-Latina”
ADOS Group Attacks Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee on Thanksgiving
On Thanksgiving Day, ADOS group members attacked Representative Sheila Jackson Lee because she was handing out turkeys to people in her community. They began attacking her with xenophobic name calling and taunting.
ADOS Group Harassed and Targeted Mark Thompson
From Daily Kos: Anti-immigrant activists are reportedly trying to get liberal radio host Mark Thompson fired Veteran progressive Sirius XM radio host Mark Thompson has been off the air for more than a week. The move came soon after a physical, videotaped altercation that took place in Newark, when an activist approached him after a community eventContinue reading “ADOS Group Harassed and Targeted Mark Thompson”
ADOS Group Attacks Talib Kweli and Family
After distancing himself from the ADOS movement, rapper Talib Kweli has been attacked online by a swarm of ADOS twitter accounts. Some of the accounts have threatened physical violence against him and began targeting his family. He spoke about the attack during a recent interview on Vlad TV. Talib Kweli on Being Attacked by ADOSContinue reading “ADOS Group Attacks Talib Kweli and Family”
ADOS Group Attacks Yvette Nicole Brown
Actress Yvette Nicole Brown has been very vocal and outspoken about the problematic rhetoric of the ADOS movement. As a result, she has been the target of several ADOS swarms, where hundreds of Twitter accounts harass and attack her online. Recently, an ADOS group member altered a photo of Yvette Nicole Brown’s advocacy work withContinue reading “ADOS Group Attacks Yvette Nicole Brown”
ADOS Group Attacks Activist Bree Newsome Bass
For several days, ADOS group members launched an online attack on activist Bree Newsome Bass. After announcing that she would not like to be referred to as, “ADOS” a flood of Twitter accounts using the hashtag ADOS swarmed her account. The ADOS movement accounts resorted to name calling, pulling up family photos, and a co-founderContinue reading “ADOS Group Attacks Activist Bree Newsome Bass”
ADOS Group Mocks Death of Elijah Cummings
Following the passing of Maryland Representative Elijah Cummings, ADOS group members began mocking his death. ADOS group members claimed that Cummings cared more about “illegal immigrants” than the Black community, despite his tireless advocacy for the Black community. Tweeting from accounts using the #ADOS, ADOS Group members celebrated his death, called him racist epithets, andContinue reading “ADOS Group Mocks Death of Elijah Cummings”
ADOS Group Attacks Black Lives Matter Co-Founder
ADOS group members and founders attack co-founder of Black Lives Matter, Alicia Garza after she discussed reparations in a NY Times op-ed titled, “Dear Candidates: Here is What Black People Want” and after becoming the an editor at Marie Claire. View ADOS Twitter swarm: https://twitter.com/search?f=tweets&vertical=default&q=%23ADOS%20%40Aliciagarza&src=typd
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