The Weekend edition of Race Inquiry Digest features the top stories from the two previous Digests published during the week. Stories are curated from mainstream news sources. Click here for earlier Digests.  (Image by Ranker)

Editor’s Note: The Feb 10 Digest features a photograph of “Mother Midway,” the first A.M.E church established in Florida. It was organized on June 10, 1865, and the congregation has been in continuous existence since its founding; although the Klan burned the original structure. The church was co-founded by my grandfather’s parents. The example of Mother Midway should give us hope and resilience during these difficult times.

Political / Social

Trump’s War on D.E.I. Is Really a War on Civil Rights. By Jamelle Bouie / NYT  Read more 

It is Elon Musk who is now running the United States. Not Donald Trump. By Moira Donegan / The Guardian Read more 

Trump’s new attorney general plans to make fighting racism a crime. By Oliver Willis / Daily Kos Read more 

Black Folks Wanted a Mass Boycott and it’s Happening Feb. 28. By Lawrence Ware / The Root Read more 

World News

Trump says some white South Africans are oppressed, could be resettled in the US. They say no thanks.  By Gerald Imray / The Hill   Read more 

Trump’s Gaza Plan Is Not a Distraction. It’s a Potential War Crime. By Michael Tomasky / TNR Read more

Ethics / Morality / Religion

Trump to form task force aimed at rooting out ‘anti-Christian bias.’ By Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy, Francesca Chambers and  Jayme Fraser / USA Today Read more 

Editorial: Silence in the face of Trump’s cruelty is complicity. By NCR Editorial Staff  Read more 

Pope decries ‘major crisis’ of Trump’s mass deportation plans, rejects Vance’s theology. By Christopher White / NCR  Read more  

Historical / Cultural

How the Racial Wealth Gap Was Made. By Calvin Schermerhorn /AAIHS  Read more 

The Truth About Black Responsibility In Hollywood. By Candice Frederick / HuffPost  Read more 

Sports

6 hidden messages in Kendrick Lamar’s Super Bowl performance. By Cheyanne M. Daniels / The Hill  Read more 

Jalen Hurts’ Super Bowl LIX victory a study in resilience, perseverance. By William C. Rhoden / Andscape Read more 

Conservatives Bothered By Black National Anthem’s Inclusion At Super Bowl LIX. By Jeroslyn JoVonn / Black Enterprise  Read more 

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