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Harvard Quietly Capitulates to Trump, Guts DEI Office and Affinity Events
Despite publicly opposing Trump, Harvard’s agenda has often converged with that of the White House, one student said.
Black Renters at Risk of Displacement Under Trump Administration’s Housing Cuts
Billions of dollars in funding for government-subsidized housing could be slashed under the administration’s proposals.
Musk Aims to Expand Polluting Data Center Near Historically Black Neighborhoods
“What’s happening in Memphis is a human rights violation,” says KeShaun Pearson of Memphis Community Against Pollution.
Trump Guts Key Civil Rights Protections With New Executive Order
“Donald Trump has just made an attempt to re-segregate America,” said legislative researcher Allison Chapman.
Residents Fight to Protect Threatened Island Community in Georgia Supreme Court
At stake are voting rights and zoning changes that threaten to lead to displacement of the Gullah Geechee community.
Black Americans Fight to Stop Federal Agencies’ Quiet Deletion of Their History
Agencies are scrambling to comply with President Trump's executive orders targeting diversity, equity and inclusion.
10 Years Ago, Baltimore Cops Killed Freddie Gray. Here’s How the City Rose Up.
Organizers, journalists, students, and others involved in the uprising reflect on its impact and where things stand now.
Trump’s Revival of the Alien Enemies Act Is at the Heart of the New McCarthyism
Trump is showing flagrant disregard for due process and constitutional protections against racial discrimination.
We Need a New Wave of Airport Protests to Reject Trump’s Deportation Agenda
Airport protests stymied the 2017 Muslim ban. As Trump’s administration targets even more people, we need a repeat.
Black Women Are the Unsung Heroes of “Bloody Sunday” 60 Years Ago
They fed, protected and housed activists who traveled to Selma, Alabama, in March 1965 to demonstrate for voting rights.
Local Pro-Israel Policies in Miami Beach Helped Normalize Zionist Vigilantism
The February 15 shooting of two Israeli Jewish tourists ultimately stemmed from the dehumanization of Palestinians.
Growing Up Under Jim Crow Made Me Feel a Responsibility to the Past and Future
As I witness the resurgence of white supremacy under Trump, I remember the segregation and Jim Crow of my youth.
Black History Testifies to the Impossible Creative Power of Black Resistance
Literary scholar Farah Jasmine Griffin discusses how Black yearning keeps surviving in the face of racist violence.