Less than a week after the deadly insurrection at the United States Capitol, ice cream makers Ben & Jerry\u2019s came forward with a statement denouncing white supremacy. As Donald Trump leaves the White House, and President Joe Biden is sworn into office as the 46th president of the United States, America is at a pivotal moment in history.<\/p>\n
Will America reunited and worked together to deal with the deadly virus and systemic , or will the country continue to pull the wool over its eyes?<\/p>\n
Although Ben & Jerry\u2019s is a simple ice cream manufacturer, the company has always separated itself from the ice cream competition by fighting for social justice causes. Now the company has a message for white people \u2013 it is time for white people to step up and dismantle white supremacy.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe events of January 6, 2021, were not a protest\u2014it was a riot to uphold white supremacy,\u201d wrote Ben & Jerry\u2019s in a statement published online January 11, 2021. \u201cIt was allowed to happen. The mostly white insurrectionists roamed freely and without consequence through the heart of our democracy. The only explanation is that this was allowed to happen because they were white\u2014not Black, Brown, or Indigenous people<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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