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Opinion - Trump has turned Republicans into the anti-Black party
A. Scott Bolden, opinion contributor, The Hill
The Republican Party, led by President Trump, has embraced white Christian nationalists and is working to reduce the number of Black House members through...
May 31, 2026, 6:00 PM
Brett Kavanaugh just won a surprising victory for racial justice
Ian Millhiser, Vox
Justice Brett Kavanaugh is a Republican. He served in a Republican White House, typically votes with the Court’s other Republicans, and even sometimes sides with President Donald Trump in major cases that divide the Republican Party. He’s not the sort of pers…
May 28, 2026, 7:01 PM
Alabama pushes US Supreme Court to approve congressional map for midterms
Al Jazeera Staff, Al Jazeera English
Republicans have revived a push to implement a congressional map that was rejected in 2023 for racial discrimination.
May 27, 2026, 8:40 PM
End Judaism, End Western Civilization
Americanthinker.com
Photo Credit: YouTubeAfter COVID failed to end the American experiment, antisemitism became the new front in the left’s endless war against Western civilization.
May 16, 2026, 4:00 AM
Can the NFL's Rooney Rule survive the DEI backlash?
Andrea Hsu, NPR
Florida's attorney general says the NFL's Rooney Rule, which requires teams to interview minority candidates for top jobs, is discriminatory. Trump's EEOC has challenged such policies elsewhere.
May 15, 2026, 3:08 PM
The Democrats Can’t Let Go of Racial Preferences
Richard D. Kahlenberg, The Atlantic
How to persuade skeptical voters to take a fresh look at the party
May 13, 2026, 11:31 AM
Appeals Court Kills FCC Effort To Acknowledge Racism In Broadband Deployment
Karl Bode, Techdirt
In late 2023, I wrote a feature for The Verge exploring the FCC’s attempt to stop race and class discrimination in broadband deployment. For decades, big telecoms have not only refused to evenly upgrade broadband in low income and poor areas (despite billions…
May 8, 2026, 12:19 PM
Tennessee GOP Erases State's Last Democratic, Black-Majority Seat in Shameless Power Grab
Danielle Han, Jezebel
The new map, which looks a whole lot like racial gerrymandering, comes a whole week after the Supreme Court hollowed out the last of the Voting Rights Act.
May 8, 2026, 10:32 AM
Tennessee passes new congressional map that splits its only majority-Black district
Hannah Demissie, Juhi Doshi, Oren Oppenheim, Abcnews.com
The new map eliminates the one district in the state held by Democrats
May 7, 2026, 8:54 PM
Surprise! The Anti-DEI GOP is Facing a Diversity Problem in the House!
Danielle Han, Jezebel
All four Black Republican representatives are leaving the House this year.
Apr 27, 2026, 5:09 PM
I’m a Muslim who loves America. Trump and the GOP have crossed my red line
Mohammad Ali Salih, Salon
George W. Bush and Dick Cheney never went this far. Under Trump, it’s become acceptable to hate all Muslims
Apr 26, 2026, 10:30 AM
How working-class white Southerners can help defeat MAGA
Beth Howard, Salon
Rural whites can be fierce fighters for economic and racial justice — if they are welcomed by progressives
Apr 19, 2026, 10:30 AM
Mamdani releases long-delayed NYC racial equity plan, even as Trump curbs DEI efforts
Arya Sundaram, Gothamist
Mayor Zohran Mamdani announcing New York City’s first-ever racial equity plan. It calls for the city to improve pay equity in city roles, provide anti-racism training for city staff, and improve data collection across various demographics. [ more › ]
Apr 6, 2026, 2:30 PM
At the Legacy Museum, facing America's racist past is a path, not a punishment
Terry Gross, NPR
"There is an America that is more free — where there's more equality, where there is more justice, where there less bigotry — and I think it's waiting for us," says human rights lawyer Bryan Stevenson.
Mar 25, 2026, 4:03 PM
Progressive Jews Deeply Distressed by Rising Antisemitism on Own Side...
Jay Michaelson, Theunpopulist.net
Progressive Jews Deeply Distressed by Rising Antisemitism on Own Side... (Second column, 19th story, link) Related stories:Mamdani Wife Celebrated Terrorists, Including Plane Hijacker...
Mar 19, 2026, 9:40 PM
MAGA’s war on “woke” has a long history — like 400 years
Andrew O'Hehir, Salon
Trump and Stephen Miller don’t just want to erase the 20th century. Their dream is much bigger than that
Feb 8, 2026, 11:45 AM
The Lion King Excuse Does Not Make the Racist Donald Trump Post Any Better
Molly Olmstead, Slate Magazine
Sen. Tim Scott, who is Black, called it “the most racist thing I’ve seen out of this White House.”
Feb 6, 2026, 8:12 PM
Why are some Black conservatives drawn to Nick Fuentes?
George Michael, Salon
The white nationalist influencer has some unlikely fans.
Jan 2, 2026, 11:00 AM
New footage shows fired Cinnabon employee telling police Somali customers triggered her ‘PTSD’
Nhari Djan, Yahoo Entertainment
Body cam footage of a police officer speaking to the employee shows her claiming that the Somali couple, whom she
Dec 30, 2025, 8:02 AM
‘It’s Very Controversial, but I Love Nick Fuentes’
Ali Breland, The Atlantic
The white-supremacist influencer cast a shadow over Turning Point USA’s annual gathering.
Dec 23, 2025, 3:09 AM
Trump is whitewashing American history
Chauncey DeVega, Salon
The death of Viola Fletcher, the last survivor of the Tulsa Race Massacre, underscores what Trump is attacking
Dec 13, 2025, 11:45 AM
The 14th Amendment Is Being Stripped For Parts. Here’s Why.
Dahlia Lithwick, Slate Magazine
The conservative legal project and the president are in lockstep when it comes to rolling back the protections of the 14th amendment.
Dec 13, 2025, 8:00 AM
‘They know a scam better than anybody’: Trump makes off-the-cuff remarks about Black people while defending ‘garbage’ insults
Gerren Keith Gaynor, Yahoo Entertainment
The president told a Pennsylvania crowd, “Black people love Trump,” as he railed against Somali immigrants and touted the U.S.
Dec 10, 2025, 9:30 AM
12 FBI agents fired for kneeling during racial justice protest sue to get their jobs back
ERIC TUCKER, Yahoo Entertainment
Twelve former FBI agents fired after kneeling during a 2020 racial justice protest in Washington sued Monday to get their jobs back, saying their action had ...
Dec 8, 2025, 5:46 PM