White supremacist violence inflicted upon Black communities is not new. Neither is the hate-filled rhetoric and disinformation that is pumped into the minds of people like Gendron.

      Saturday’s massacre of ten people at a supermarket in a Black neighborhood in Buffalo is not an anomaly. The rhetoric and hate that informed the murderous rage of 18-year-old Payton S. Gendron is not an anomaly. Gendron is the product of generations of hate and fear. He is the product of a country that would prioritize civility and fake gestures on important days of reflection.   […]