The Weekend Edition of Race Inquiry Digest features the top stories from the two previous Digests published during the week. Click here for earlier Digests.
Editor’s Note: What would Martin Luther King say about political assassination ?
Martin Luther King Jr. would almost certainly have condemned political assassination in the strongest moral and ethical terms. He consistently rejected violence as a means of achieving political goals, insisting that change must come through nonviolent action, moral persuasion, and the cultivation of justice. To King, taking a life to advance an agenda was not only illegal but a profound moral failure that undermined the very principles of democracy and human dignity.
He often framed violence as a self-defeating tool: while it may produce short-term outcomes, it corrodes the soul of society and provokes cycles of retaliation and hatred. In his writings and speeches, King emphasized that the means of pursuing justice must reflect the ends—true justice cannot be built on acts of cruelty or terror. Political assassination, in his view, would be an ultimate betrayal of the ideals of equality, compassion, and nonviolent resistance that he championed throughout his life.
The Week’s Top Stories
Political / Social
Donald Trump has an Achilles heel that threatens the whole world. By Thom Hartman / MSN Read more
Chicago vs. Trump: Is This A Preamble to Civil War? By Stacey Patton / Newsone Read more
Black Unemployment Surges in August 2025 as Job Market Slows – Only 22K Jobs Added Overall. By Fisher Jack / Eurweb Read more
GOP Senator Draws Outrage After Speech on Who America “Belongs To.” By Robert McCoy / TNR Read more
They Don’t Want to Live in Lincoln’s America. By Jamelle Bouie / NYT Read more
Education
HBCUs Under Pressure: Navigating Political Threats. By Ronald J. Sheehy / Race Inquiry Digest Weekend Edition (Graves Hall Morehouse College) Read more
Emory Cuts DEI Programs, Georgia NAACP Responds. By Kandis Edwards / Black Enterprise Read more
World
Putin’s Message to Ukraine, Europe and Trump: I Won’t Back Down. Anton Troianovski / NYT Read more
Trump’s deadly Venezuela boat attack takes us into dangerous waters. By Heather Digby Parton / Salon Read more
Ethics / Morality / Religion
Help Wanted! A Rallying Cry Against Religious Extremism. By Ginny Baxter / Patheos Read more
At NatCon (National Conservatism) an effort to make Christian nationalism a more inclusive movement. By Jack Jenkins / RNS Read more
Finding Faith In The Kite Runner’s Story Of Redemption. By Debbie Almontaser / Patheos Read more
Historical / Cultural
Trump vs. Truth: The Fight for America’s History. By Jeffrey Toobin / NYT Podcast Read more and listen here
Slavery and Capitalism : A New Marxist History. By David McNally / UC Press Read more
‘Nobody Can Give You Freedom’: A closer look at Malcolm X’s words. By Ken Makin / CS Monitor Read more
Amid debate about U.S. history, Harlem Hellfighters receive Congressional Gold Medal. By Alana Wise / NPR Read more
Sports
80 Years Ago, A Jewish Radical and Two Negro League Stars Led a Crusade to Integrate Baseball That Paved the Way for Jackie Robinson. By Peter Dreier / Znetwork Read more
Maya Moore’s Hall of Fame career is the least important reason she’s an all-time great. By David Aldridge / The Athletic Read more
All About Félix Auger-Aliassime’s Parents, Marie Auger and Sam Aliassime (Who Trained Him for 10 Years). By Emily Blackwood / People Read more
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