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 Extraordinary Accomplishments of African Americans and Their Challenge to White Supremacy. By Ronald J. Sheehy, Editor / Race Inquiry
An argument can be made that African Americans have accomplished more than any similarly situated group in the history of the world. No other community, having endured centuries of enslavement, systematic exclusion, and legalized discrimination, has transformed its circumstance to such an extent and made contributions of such global magnitude. The African American experience is not only one of suffering but also of remarkable achievement that reshaped the culture, politics, and intellectual life of the United States and beyond. Read more
The Week’s Top Stories
Political / Social
Responding to Attacks on DEI. By Ronald J. Sheehy / Editor, Race Inquiry Read more
Trump Is Building the Blue Scare. The Ezra Klein Show / NYT Podcast Read more and listen here
Confronting Charlie Kirk’s Legacy. By Caitlin Scialla / The Progressive Magazine Read more
The Trump Administration’s Chilling Efforts to Punish Free Speech. The Editorial Board / NYT Read more
Education
How Charlie Kirk’s Professor Watchlist reshaped free speech on campus. By and
Trump admin pushes Chicago Public Schools to abolish ‘Black Student Success Plan.’ By Joshua Q. Nelson / Fox News Read more
We Can’t Let White Nationalism Dictate What Is Taught and Learned in Classrooms. By George Yancey / Truthout Read more
Billionaire MacKenzie Scott gifts UNCF $70 million for historically Black colleges and universities. By Arthur Jones II / ABC News Read more
World
America Is Blowing Up Boats and Asking Questions Later. The Editorial Board / NYT Read more
Britain, Australia and Canada Recognize a Palestinian State. Mark Landler / NYT Read more
Ethics / Morality / Religion
The bruise on America’s soul: Moral injury in the age of Trump. By Michael Bader / Salon Read more
Black clergy grapple with Charlie Kirk’s rhetoric and his treatment as a hero. By AP and NBC News Read more
Historical / Cultural
History teaches us that authoritarians use any excuse to seize power. By Judith Levine / The Guardian Read more
Watch “Nikole Hannah-Jones on ‘1619,’ Trump and the Power of Dissent in 2025” on YouTube / By Wesley Morris Watch here
Sports
Jayson Tatum Wanted to Give Up on Celtics Future After Heartbreaking Achilles Injury. By Adrija Mahato / Essentially Sports Read more
The significance of 16 Black NFL starting quarterbacks cannot be overlooked. By William C. Rhoden and Jason Reid / Andscape Read more
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