Race Inquiry Digest (Feb 22) – The Week’s Top Stories

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: The spirit of W.E. B. Du Bois lives on in the annals of Race Inquiry Digest. Du Bois was an intellectual, and a consummate scholar and researcher of racial matters in America.

Political / Social

Alfred Street Baptist Church Worship Service. The DEI of Grace. By Rev. Dr. Howard John Wesley / You Tube  Watch here (Sermon starts at 1: 37)

Trump reverses decades of civil rights advances. By Peter Phillips / Salon  Read more

Trump’s White Nationalist Agenda, Explained. By Garrison Hayes / Mother Jones.  Read more and watch here 

World News

Watch “Malcolm Nance Declares a National Security Emergency” on YouTube  Watch here 

How Elon Musk is boosting far-right politics across the globe. By Leila Register / NBC News  Read more

Ethics / Morality / Religion

“His mission is to eradicate ‘woke Jesus’”: How money, lies and religion are abused to gut democracy. By Amanda Marcotte / Salon  Read more 

“What the Lord established”: Elon Musk is camouflaging a Christian nationalist takeover. By Amanda Marcotte / Salon  Read more 

Historical / Cultural

Amid the throngs at the ‘Blacksonian:’ They can handle the truth. By Robin Givhan / Wash Post   Read more 

Captain America is Black. Here’s why it matters. By Kelley L. Carter / Andscape   Read more

Sports

The man who traded Luka Dončić: How Mavericks GM Nico Harrison operates. By C. Clark, M. Vorkunov and F. Katz / The Athletic  Read more 

Will the Eagles visit the White House after Super Bowl win? By Alana Wise / NPR   Read more

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