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 highlight of the week was a sermon by Dr. Howard John Wesley pastor of Alfred Street Baptist Church. The title: God Hardened his Heart. Check it out below. 

Political / Social

Trump, by Any Means Necessary. By David Frum / The Atlantic  Read more

Trump slams DEI as ‘tyranny’ in address to Congress, says US ‘will be woke no longer.’ By Gerren Keith Gaynor / The Grio  Read more 

What Trump, DOGE, and McMahon want to do to the Education Department. By Annan North / Vox   Read more 

MSNBC’s Death Rattle. By Dave Zirin / The Nation  Read more 

World News

Trump-Zelenskyy clash marks a defining turn away from U.S. defense of democracies. ByDan De Luce / NBC News   Read more 

U.S. Terminates Funding for Polio, H.I.V., Malaria and Nutrition Programs Around the World. By Stephanie Nolen  / NYT Read more 

Ethics / Morality / Religion

The Moral Cost of Murdering Ukraine. By Russell Moore / Christianity Today Read more 

Alfred Street Baptist Church Service. Dr. Howard John Wesley, Pastor. Sermon: God Hardened His Heart. Pastor Wesley preaches there is hope in ” A Love Supreme.” Watch here (Sermon begins 1:30) Watch here 

Historical / Cultural

How the Study of Slavery Has Shaped the Academy. By Scott Spillman / Chronicle of Higher Ed.  Read more 

Author Ibram X. Kendi on DEI, America’s ‘progression of racism’ and his new book on Malcolm X. By John Blake / CNN  Read more

Sports

A Right-Wing Group Accused NASCAR of Discrimination Against White Dudes. It’s a Blueprint for Trump. By Abby Vexoulis / Mother Jones Read more 

‘He was a legend’: An oral history of Satchel Paige’s final game at 59. By William Weinbaum / Andscape Read more 

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