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Martin Luther King Jr. was ahead of his time in pushing for universal basic income. By Tarah Williams and Andrew Bloeser / The Conversation
Donald Trump poses a threat to civilization. By Robert Reich / The Guardian
Trump admin post suggests intent to kick out nonwhite citizens. By Stephen Prager / Common Dreams
The Supreme Court could erase decades of progress for Black voters. By Donna Brazile / The Hill
Eleanor Holmes Norton’s longtime staffer to run for her seat in Congress. By Olivia George / By Wash Post
Black Families Face Financial Crisis as Affordable Care Act Subsidies Expire. By Shellie M. Scott / The Root
Unmet Demand for Afterschool Programs Reaches Record High Among Black Families. By Chera Watson / Eduledger
As Charlie Kirk’s Turning Point Pushes Into High Schools, Dissension Follows. By Pooja Salhotra / NYT
Watchdog urges DOJ probe of top research university over alleged illegal DEI practices: ‘Defies common sense.’ By Andrew Mark Miller / Fox News
Texas A&M Bans Plato Excerpt From a Philosophy Course. By Beth McMurtrie / The Chronicle of Higher Ed.
America needs a moral reckoning in 2026. By Chauncey Devega / Salon
Trump’s assault on the Smithsonian: ‘The goal is to reframe the entire culture of the US.’ By Charlotte Higgins / The Guardian
The New History of Fighting Slavery. What we learn by tracing rebellions from Africa to the Americas. By Laurent Dubois / The Atlantic
Maryland recommends $100K payments to descendants of lynching victims after study. By Joshua Q. Nelson / Fox News
The Judge Who Sparked a Civil Rights Movement – Explore Black Charleston.
2026 Marks The 100th Anniversary Of Black History Month — A Brief History. By Doug Melville / Forbes
Donald Trump’s Golden Age of Awful. By Susan B. Glasser / The New Yorker
Stephen Miller Is The New Republic’s 2025 Scoundrel of the Year. Greg Sargent / TNR
Trump’s crackdown on the left has decades of precedent. By Heather Digby Parton / Salon
Why Trump’s EEOC wants to talk to White men about discrimination. By Taylor Telford / Wash Post
MAGA will soon ‘be relegated to the dustbin of history’: Nobel economist. By Sarah K. Burris / AlterNet
Over 20M Americans Set to Lose Healthcare Coverage Jan. 1 After Congress Goes on Recess. By Amy Goodman / Democracy Now
Keisha Lance Bottoms Enters Georgia Governor’s Race, But Can She Succeed Where Stacey Abrams Did not? By Angela Wilson / The Root
4 takeaways from NYC Mayor Mamdani’s inauguration speech. By Marcia Kramer and Mark Prussin / CBS News
Trump’s Attempts to Control Higher Education Follow a Familiar Fascist Playbook. By C.J. Polychroniou / Truthout
UMES President and Former Professor Battle Over Plagiarism, Race, and Retaliation Claims. By Walter Hudson / EduLedger
Dr. Michael Joseph Brown, Renowned Biblical Scholar and Seminary President, Dies. By Jamal Watson / EduLedger
In Mamdani’s New York, Muslims become a political and demographic force. By Tim Craig / Wash Post
Pope starts 2026 with prayer for countries “bloodied by conflict.” By CBS News
Richard Smallwood, contemporary gospel musician known for ‘Total Praise,’ dies at 77. By Adelle M. Banks / RNS
