National
The far-right’s pretend fight against antisemitism is a perfect political strategy. By Rachel Shabi / The Guardian
A Bold Design for a New South. By Martin Luther King Jr. / The Nation (March 30, 1963 issue)
The mysticism of Thea Bowman. By Angela R. Hooks / Christian Century
Niagara Movement (1905-1909). By Stephanie Christensen / BlackPast.org
The Rise and Fall of a Grand Dragon of the Ku Klux Klan. By Jeff Shesol / NYT (April 2, 2023 issue)
Mia Love, first Black Republican congresswoman, dies at 49. By Adam Bernstein and Annabelle Timsit / Wash Post
With Trump’s crackdown on DEI, some women fear a path to good-paying jobs will close. By Andrea Hsu / NPR
Raised in Apartheid, Backed by ‘Privilege’: The Real Reason Elon Musk Hates DEI, According to His Dad. By Christian Boone / Atlanta Black Star
Why Attacks on BLM, CRT, Woke, and DEI are Cut From Same Cloth. By Allison Wiltz / Level
Trump Administration Dropped Policy Prohibiting Contractors From Having Segregated Facilities. By Erica L. Green / NYT
Trump Sets His Sights on “Eliminating” Public Education. By Chris Lehmann / The Nation
Trump Demands Major Changes in Columbia Discipline and Admissions Rules. By Katherine Rosman / NYT
Supreme Court to debate claims of racial gerrymandering in Louisiana. By Maureen Groppe / USA Today
In these dark times, Americans must harness the power of the civil rights movement again. By Al Sharpton / The Guardian
Faith After DEI: Will Religious Inclusion Survive? By Debbie Almontaser / Patheos
Tracking the legal battles faith groups are fighting against the Trump administration. By Jack Jenkins / RNS
Slavery’s legacy remains in Puerto Rico. By Denise Oliver Velez / Daily Kos
When the KKK Came to D.C. By Van R. Newkirk II / The Atlantic
They Blinded A Black Soldier—Now They’re Blinding America. By Antjuan Seawright / Newsone
Dorothy Height, NCNW, and the National Black Family Reunion. By M. Keith Claybrook / AAIHS
Trump’s deranged purge of American history is the story of white supremacy. By Michael Signorile / AlterNet
Poll: American voters deeply divided on DEI programs, political correctness amid Trump administration. By Bridget Bowman / NBC News (Image Wash Post)
Trump administration wants us to believe only white men make military great. By Ben Jealous / Chicago Sun Times
Rep. Jamie Raskin: Trump’s Attacks on Critics & Press Are Part of the “Authoritarian Playbook.” By Amy Goodman / Democracy Now
Defiance and Threats in Deportation Case Renew Fear of Constitutional Crisis. By Adam Liptak / NYT
Judge rules DOGE’s USAID dismantling likely violates the Constitution. By Lindsay Whitehurst and Michael Kunzelman / AP
The case for boycotting the United States. By Robert Reich / The Guardian
Duke University under investigation for ‘race-exclusionary practices.’ By Christine Zhu / NC Newsline
The Battle of Theologies in the Age of Trump. By Liz Theoharris / The Nation
October 8’ documentary probes the rise in U.S. antisemitism. By Michael O’Sullivan / Wash Post
