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: All cultures and societies teach children not to lie. Some go so far as to say it is a sin to tell untruths. Our society has normalized the telling of lies and the distribution of untruths. While adults who engage in this behavior profit in the short term, the long term effects on children are incalculable.
Political / Social
Trump vows to save white South Africans while Musk calls for welcoming them as refugees. By Nicholas Liu / Salon Read more
Who Will Stop Elon Musk’s Coup? By Jeet Heer / The Nation Read more
Don’t Fall for Trump’s D.E.I. Dodge. By Jamelle Bouie / NYT Read more
The Conservative Threat to Race-Based Funding for Minority-Serving Institutions. Katherine Mangan and J. Brian Charles / The Chronicle of Higher Ed. Read more
World News
Trump suggests permanent resettlement of Palestinians from Gaza. By Brett Samuels / The Hill Read more
Isolationist? Nationalist? No, Trump Is Something Else Entirely.
Something Extraordinary Is Happening All Over the World. By Lydia Polgreen / NYT Read more
Almost all USAID employees globally placed on administrative leave as Trump moves to gut agency. By Joey Garrison / USA Today Read more
Ethics / Morality / Religion
What happens after you ask Trump to ‘have mercy’? Threats, praise and hope. By Olivia George / Wash Post Read more
The Anti-Trump Resistance Is Alive at This Historic Black DC Church. By Garrison Hayes / Mother Jones Read more
Historical / Cultural
Activists are warning of a return to the Jim Crow era in America. But who or what was Jim Crow? By Clare Carbould / The ConversationRead more
Federal agencies bar Black History Month and other ‘special observances.’ By Read more
The biggest Grammys went to Beyoncé and Kendrick Lamar. Finally. By Chris Richards / Wash Post Read more
Sports
NFL reaffirms diversity hiring efforts despite Trump’s moves against DEI. By Mark Maske / Wash Post Read more
Dwyane Wade reveals he was diagnosed with cancer at 41. By Alex Portee / Today Read more
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