Whitlock: Evangelicals must confront the black KKK



Rachel Richardson, the now infamous Duke volleyball player who falsely accused BYU fans of racial taunts, has been analogized to Jussie Smollett.

The analogy falls short. Richardson is more Carolyn Bryant than Smollett.

Of course, we all remember Smollett. In 2019, the "Empire" actor planned, paid for, and executed a racial hoax in the city of Chicago. Enhanced fortune and fame sparked Smollett to accuse white Trump supporters of assault and attempted kidnapping.

In 1955, when Bryant unwittingly set in motion the murder of 14-year-old Emmett Till, she had no delusions of fame and fortune. Mississippi’s pervasive culture of anti-black racial animus motivated her actions. She accused a young black boy of disrespectful behavior because that was the custom of the time.

Nearly seven decades later, America has adopted a different custom and a different racial animus. The culture rewards and abets anti-white racial animus. Racist political elites, primarily members of the Democratic Party, have once again rigged the system to favor a specific group based on skin color.

They call it equity. It works just the same as the “entitlement” that justified Jim Crow Laws 70 years ago. When Carolyn Bryant was 21, she lived in a world that told her white people were entitled to special treatment that placed them above blacks, Asians, Latinos, and everyone else. Richardson, at age 19, lives in a cocoon of bigotry that tells her black people are owed special treatment above their peers.

Lesa Pamplin, Richardson’s godmother, is an unrepentant bigot. Pamplin ignited the Duke-BYU racial controversy when she posted tweets accusing BYU students of taunting Richardson with the N-word throughout the entirety of the volleyball match.

Pamplin is a Democrat politician running for office in Texas. She was not in attendance at the volleyball match. She repeated the story her goddaughter told her. Pamplin’s tweet summoned the racial lynch mob. LeBron James, Stephen A. Smith, Dawn Staley, Ben Crump, and many others joined the manhunt to lynch BYU and its students.

The mob zeroed in on a special-needs kid who briefly interacted with Richardson after the game. With no evidence and no investigation, the mob was satisfied with smearing a special-needs kid and BYU as mistreating Rachel Richardson.

The autistic kid and BYU represent whiteness. We live in a time when it’s appropriate and fashionable to assume the worst of white people. The negative assumptions are taught in school under the pretense of critical race theory.

Modern American culture programs us to hate white people, much the same way the 1950s programmed Carolyn Bryant to hate black people.

You can see the impact of the programming far beyond teenage volleyball players. Virtually every day social media circulates a viral video featuring young black people violently attacking a white person. It’s the predictable and natural boomerang to the George Floyd, Ahmaud Arbery, and Eric Garner videos.

Newton’s third law applies. For every action, there’s an equal and opposite reaction.

The problem is, as it relates to violent crime videos, the reaction isn’t equal. It’s disproportionate. White police officers and white people do not violently attack black people at the same rate as black people attack white people.

Over the last 70 years, partially in reaction to the murder of Emmett Till, white people have been programmed to reduce their racial animus toward black people.

Democrats won’t tell black people that historical fact. They keep black voters loyal by telling them that nothing has changed since 1955. That’s why Joe Biden, Kamala Harris, and other Democrats brag about passing anti-lynching laws in 2022. Lynching black people hasn’t been a thing in this country for sixty years.

Democrats want black people to believe the Proud Boys or Oath Keepers are the new KKK. But there’s no evidence. With the prevalence of cell phones, you’d think we’d have video of the Proud Boys burning a cross or the Oath Keepers beating a black man.

All we have is Joe Biden’s word that white racists are the greatest threat to our democracy. Democrats' supporting evidence is that on January 6, white men wanted to kidnap and hang Mike Pence, who is a white Republican, and a black police officer shot an unarmed white woman.

Doesn’t that sound just like the KKK?

Meanwhile, over the same 70-year period, the leftists in charge of America’s educational system have programmed black people to believe white people are responsible for the success and failure of black people and that white people are inherently anti-black.

Even worse, Democrats have convinced black people that religious faith and biblical morality should be abandoned for political power. When you add in the destruction of the nuclear family, you’ve created a lethal Molotov cocktail of racial destruction.

Racial hatred + secularism + absentee fathers = a black KKK.

That’s what the viral videos depict. Democrats have created a new KKK. I could show you an endless stream of videos that look like this and this and this. I could review Darrell Brooks driving through a Christmas parade in Waukesha, Wisconsin. Or we could talk about the murder of Ethan Liming in Akron, Ohio. The response will be, “What about the Buffalo mass shooter who targeted black people? What about Dylan Roof, who killed black church congregants?”

Those events are far more rare than what we’re witnessing on a daily basis. The stats are overwhelming. Here’s a link to research on interracial violent crime rates. It’s taken from 2018. There are more than 500,000 instances of black-on-white violent crime and just 60,000 instances of white-on-black violent crime.

We’re ignoring a national epidemic. The left preaches racial hatred, secularism, and the destruction of the patriarchy. No God, no fathers, and racial entitlement produce chaos, anarchy, and violence.

Evangelicals must call out and confront the black KKK the same way our forefathers boldly stood against the white KKK Democrats empowered long ago.

Whitlock: Does Dawn Staley realize her South Carolina players face a greater threat in Memphis than at BYU?



I wonder if Dawn Staley, the queen of women’s college basketball, has heard the story of Eliza Fletcher.

Cleotha Abston, a career criminal, allegedly stalked, kidnapped, and murdered the 34-year-old schoolteacher on Friday. Fletcher, a mother and wife, was out on an early-morning jog in her hometown of Memphis, one of the most dangerous cities in America. According to statistics, you have a 1-in-12 chance of being a victim of violent or property crime while living in Memphis.

I wonder if Dawn Staley knows any of this. The South Carolina women’s coach recently canceled the Gamecocks’ home-and-home series against Brigham Young University because a Duke volleyball player, Rachel Richardson, claimed BYU fans taunted her with racial slurs.

“I just wanted to make sure our players didn’t have to endure that,” Staley told reporters this weekend. “Because if something happened of that manner, I don’t have the words to comfort them.”

Hmm. BYU was scheduled to play at South Carolina on Nov. 7. Next year, the Gamecocks were supposed to play at BYU.

There’s been no definitive evidence presented that the BYU crowd taunted Richardson or her teammates. The allegations first surfaced when Richardson’s godmother, Lesa Pamplin, a political candidate in Texas, tweeted that Richardson was racially harassed throughout the entirety of a televised volleyball match. Pamplin has a documented history of making anti-white racial remarks and promoting racial hoaxes.

BYU has a long history of hosting sporting events on its campus. The school’s basketball teams have a long history of employing black players and assistant coaches. BYU is known for its homogeneous white campus. It doesn’t have a reputation for using racial slurs at sporting events.

Today, a group of state politicians in South Carolina – the South Carolina Freedom Caucus – wrote a letter to Staley and athletics director Ray Tanner demanding that the school explain its hasty decision-making.

“Why did the University of South Carolina cancel the series against BYU when no supporting evidence existed to warrant such action? Will the University of South Carolina reschedule with BYU and issue a public apology if the allegations continue to be shown as false? Is it now the policy of the University to forgo, or more concerning, ignore any fact-finding missions into allegations of wrongdoing? Will the University be canceling all sporting events whenever any fan of any university against which the Gamecocks have an upcoming game is accused of acting inappropriately? Is the University of South Carolina now taking responsibility for all of its fans, regardless of any relationship with the University? What is the policy of the University of South Carolina for canceling games in which allegations of wrongdoing by a future opposing school’s fans are made? And finally, will the University of South Carolina decline any games with Duke University given the verifiable racially insensitive tweets by a member of Duke’s fan base, Mrs. Pamplin?”

The Freedom Caucus then made a series of freedom of information requests, seeking a paper trail to back up the decision to cancel the games.

South Carolina is the first school to cancel a home game out of fear that the visiting team’s fans would racially taunt their opponent. I guess Staley canceled the series out of fear of what might happen next year. Her players could be taunted.

The truth is Staley canceled South Carolina’s series with BYU to embarrass the Mormon institution and elevate her own profile. It was not a well-thought-out decision. It was emotional and manipulative.

Staley should do the same to Memphis. There’s actual proof that the city of Memphis is unsafe for young black people and people in general. The city’s murder rate rivals Chicago’s and St. Louis’. Last year, the mid-sized city recorded 346 murders.

For the first time in three decades, on Dec. 3, South Carolina will play Memphis. It’s a home-and-home series. Next year, the Gamecocks will travel to Memphis.

Where will Staley’s Gamecocks face more danger: Provo, Utah, or Memphis, Tennessee?

Based on the stats and reputation, Staley and the Gamecocks should bring extra security to Memphis. There’s plenty of evidence that Memphis is quite dangerous.

The tragedy that befell Eliza Fletcher is just the latest example. A year ago, the rap world and corporate media celebrated the murder of Young Dolph, the Nipsey Hussle of the South. The rappers say M.E.M.P.H.I.S. stands for making easy money pimping hoes in style.

That’s Memphis’ reputation.

Dawn Staley is comfortable taking a group of young women to Memphis, but not Provo. Staley is a hypocrite. Her hypocrisy is supported by corporate media.

In 2018, the Missouri Tigers played at South Carolina. There was an on-court fight that appeared to be instigated by Staley’s players. Sierra Michaelis, a former Mizzou basketball player, attended the game. She tweeted that South Carolina fans spit on Missouri players after the game. Here’s a link to the story.

Missouri’s athletics director, Jim Sterk, complained that Tigers players were called the N-word and spit on. He blamed Dawn Staley.

“We had players spit on and called the N-word and things like that,” Sterk said in 2018. “I mean it was not a good environment, and unfortunately and I think Coach Staley promoted that kind of atmosphere. And it’s unfortunate that she felt she had to do that.”

Staley dismissed the allegations as “serious and false.”

No one refused to play South Carolina. Stephen A. Smith never discussed the alleged racism bubbling within Staley’s program and fan base.

No one that I’m aware of has called out Staley for this blatant hypocrisy. When her fan base was accused of being out of control, she claimed her fans are the greatest in the world.

“Our fans are great. They’re loyal, they’re passionate, they understand basketball, they understand how to act in the stands,” she said.

“I stand by our fans. I stand by what they represent, I stand by how they cheer, I stand by every single thing they bring to the building, because it’s appropriate and well within the rules of the game.”

That’s black, elite privilege. Staley gets to defend her fan base. The BYU athletics director, Tom Holmoe, apologized before anyone even had a chance to investigate the legitimacy of Rachel Richardson’s claims.

This is idolatry. Based on skin color, Staley and her fans are above sin and BYU is covered in sin. Provo, Utah, is a place too dangerous for black women basketball players. Meanwhile, Memphis is heaven on earth.

Dawn Staley is committed to cleaning up Utah and ignoring Memphis. One percent of Utah is black. Sixty-four percent of Memphis is black.

Dawn Staley cares about Dawn Staley. She uses race to benefit her bank account.

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BYU banned fan for allegedly using N-word against black athlete. But police now say that he did not do it.



The story of a Brigham Young University fan hurling racial slurs at a Duke University volleyball player does not appear to be what it seemed.

What is the background?

BYU athletic officials banned a fan on Saturday for allegedly using a racial epithet against a Duke player at a game last Friday night.

The incident quickly gained national attention when Lesa Pamplin, who identified herself as the godmother of Duke volleyball player Rachel Richardson, claimed on social media that Richardson was called an N-word "every time she served" and was "threatened by a white male that told her to watch her back going to the team bus."

Richardson later claimed in a statement that "my fellow African American teammates and I were targeted and racially heckled throughout the entirety of the match. The slurs and comments grew into threats which caused us to feel unsafe."

Richardson alleged BYU officials were notified of the alleged slurs and threats but "failed to take the necessary steps to stop the unacceptable behavior and create a safe environment." Richardson reiterated many of these comments in an ESPN interview on Tuesday.

What is happening now?

BYU police, who investigated the incident, determined that the fan who was banned for yelling the racial slurs was not, in fact, the person who shouted them, the Salt Lake Tribune reported — and further stated that they had yet to find any evidence that anyone shouted them at all.

"When we watched the video, we did not observe that behavior from him," BYU Police Lt. George Besendorfer told the newspaper.

BYU associate athletic director Jon McBride confirmed that university officials came to the same conclusion. He said:

Various BYU Athletics employees have been reviewing video from BYUtv and other cameras in the facility that the volleyball team has access to for film review. This has been ongoing since right after the match on Friday night. The person who was banned was the person identified by Duke as using racial slurs. However, we have been unable to find any evidence of that person using slurs in the match.

In fact, no evidence has surfaced proving anyone shouted racial slurs. Instead, students who attended the game attest they never heard any slurs.

The Cougar Chronicle, a BYU student-run newspaper, cited multiple students on the record who were in the student section at the game and never heard any slurs.

Indeed, Besendorfer has confirmed that no student who sat in the section where the slurs allegedly came from — nor anyone who attended the volleyball match, for that matter — has come forward to report the person who hurled epithets.

Even more importantly, "[Besendorfer] also said no one has come forward to say they heard the slur being shouted during the match," the Tribune reported.

A police report, which the Tribune obtained, shows that BYU officials placed a police officer near the Duke bench after they were alerted to the racial slurs. But no one in that section identified the person making the slurs, nor did the officer hear any slurs.

BYU Athletic Director Tom Holmoe has also said that four ushers and an officer were sent into the stands to identify the person making the slurs. But no one was found.

It turns out the person whom BYU banned was identified by Duke personnel. Police spoke with him, but he denied making slurs. He confirmed he did approach Richardson after the game, mistaking her for someone he believed was his friend. And despite the lack of evidence against him, the police report said BYU officials wanted to ban him anyway.

After police review of the video evidence failed to confirm the person BYU officials banned was the one who made the slurs, Besendorfer said the investigation was taken over by BYU officials.

Duke vs BYU Aug. 26, 2022 NCAA www.youtube.com

Whitlock: Stephen A. Smith and LeBron James join ‘The Woman King’ movement in support of Duke volleyball player



Over the weekend, the racial grievance industrial complex churned out its latest too-good-to-be-immediately-believed victim of systemic and unapologetic white supremacy.

Rachel Richardson, a 19-year-old volleyball player and student at Duke University, is the next woman up in an assembly line that has a nasty habit of producing Jussie Smollett and Bubba Wallace lemons.

According to media racial grievance engineers, Richardson and her teammates endured match-long racial taunts while competing against Brigham Young University in Utah. High-profile racial grievance reviewers such as LeBron James, Stephen A. Smith, and Ben Crump scored Richardson’s tale 100% fresh.

James tweeted words of encouragement. Smith, on his ESPN TV show, conducted a long discussion about Richardson’s plight. Crump, of course, sent a social-media bat signal to Richardson’s family that he would be more than happy to coordinate a financial shakedown of BYU.

BYU administrators quickly groveled for forgiveness. The school’s athletics director issued an apology, met with Richardson privately, and banned an unnamed male fan from attending BYU sporting events.

For many, that’s the end of the story. Racism has been identified and publicly rebuked. For others, it’s just the beginning.

I’m part of the latter group. This story is just too neat. It makes no sense. A YouTuber named Aidan Kearney pieced together some of the holes in this story. He published a long story on his blog questioning the narrative. It’s worth reading.

What I found most interesting in the story is the role of a business called A Long Talk. It’s an anti-racism counseling business that launched in Washington, D.C., two months after the death of Saint George Floyd in Minneapolis. For a fee, A Long Talk team member will visit your school or business and teach people how to be anti-racist.

Just days before Rachel Richardson allegedly endured racial taunts at BYU, A Long Talk team member counseled the Duke volleyball team on “unpacking your truth, finding your voice, and activating your activism.”

According to ALongTalk.com, unpacking your truth means: “I will be able to make connections between our shared American history and our current reality.”

Finding your voice means: “I will be able to use the CPR Protocol to challenge racist comments and beliefs.”

Activating your activism means: “I will understand the reality that creating a counter culture of anti-racism can only happen through collective, consistent and courageous acts of identifying and interrupting racism.”

Let me translate these corporate word salads: A Long Talk teaches black people how to argue and monetize the belief that everything that happens in America today is directly related to the slavery that ended 160 years ago.

A Long Talk teaches you how to hustle. Rachel Richardson is a quick study. In her racial grievance acceptance statement, she thanked the organization for schooling her.

“My team and I were fortunate enough to go through ‘A Long Talk,’ which is an educational series on the roots of racism and how to be an activist in not just dealing with racism but preventing and ending it. This helped to equip us to deal with the situation in a mature manner rather than to react in a retaliatory manner.”

The entire match between BYU and Duke was televised. BYU is nationally ranked. There were nearly 6,000 spectators. Despite supposedly enduring two hours of verbal abuse, Richardson and her teammates never reacted.

“Although the heckling eventually took a mental toll on me,” she wrote, “I refused to allow it to stop me from doing what I love to do and what I came to BYU you to do; which was to play volleyball. I refused to allow those racist bigots to feel any degree of satisfaction from thinking their comments had ‘gotten to me’. So I pushed through and finished the game.”

Aidan Kearney’s story showed pictures of black BYU basketball players at the volleyball match cheering next to the student section, where the alleged racist was supposed to be endlessly shouting racial slurs.

I’ve attended a lot of sporting events in my career as a sports journalist. Someone shouting repeated racial slurs would stand out. The only time it goes ignored is when it’s a group of black young people calling each other the N-word.

If the Duke players truly felt unsafe because of the harassment, I blame the Duke coaches for not immediately addressing the situation. This smells like an exaggeration or a hoax.

Richardson’s godmother, Lesa Pamplin, a Democrat politician in Texas, ignited much of this controversy. From her home in Texas, Pamplin tweeted that her goddaughter had been called “a n—er every time she served” and that a white male threatened her. According to Kearney’s research, Pamplin has a very sordid history of making racist comments on Twitter. Pamplin has now made her Twitter feed private.

None of this story makes sense. Richardson blamed the BYU staff for failing to act swiftly to protect her and her black teammates. What about the Duke coaches?

Richardson met privately with BYU’s athletics director. Richardson’s father publicly complained that the BYU volleyball coach didn’t meet with Richardson. How is the BYU coach responsible for the behavior of a fan?

Why are people who ignored the on-field murder of a Pee Wee football coach in Dallas all finding their voices to speak out on behalf of a volleyball player who was taunted in Utah?

LeBron James, Stephen A. Smith, and Ben Crump ignored the murder of Mike Hickmon in front of his wife and 9-year-old son. Hickmon’s coaching peers stated on the record that former NFL Pro Bowler Aqib Talib sparked the confrontation that led Talib’s brother to allegedly shoot Mike Hickmon.

Alleged racial taunts at a volleyball match are more worthy of discussion than the murder of a father, husband, and former college football player at a Pee Wee football game.

In what world? How?

This is the racial #MeToo movement, and they’re expecting us to “believe all women” because women are allegedly incapable of exaggerating or lying for attention. Rachel Richardson and Lesa Pamplin descended from the heavens to right the wrongs of white men.

They’re descendants of the great Amazon warrior tribe of Dahomey, Africa. They’re modern day Woman Kings, the spiritual sisters of Daenerys Targaryen and Arya Stark, the "Game of Thrones" heroines.

Sixty years ago, the racial grievance industrial complex married the feminist grievance industrial complex. Rachel Richarson is their love child.