National Anti-Racism Teach-In

Frederick Douglass and the work beyond Black History Month | GUEST COMMENTARY Opinion: This Black History Month, the legacy of Frederick Douglass offer lessons for the work that comes next.

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Let's talk about blagony: What it means to be the only Black person at work | Opinion Let’s retire the idea that burnout is merely overwork. Let’s broaden our understanding to include blagony: the strain of being seen as a single voice for a whole community.

So eye opening. Great reporting from the PI.

The quiet terror in American classrooms | Opinion In the months since the Trump administration lifted the so-called sensitive locations policy, the spaces where children learn and grow have lost their sense of safety.

Charlie Kirk and the unbearable cost of political violence in America | Opinion Democracy is an agreement — an agreement that words will substitute for weapons, that ballots will substitute for bullets. The killing of a political figure tears at the fabric of that covenant.

Identity, trauma, and our national memory: What it means to be American under Trump | Opinion President Donald Trump didn’t trigger a backlash against a particular policy; he gave shape to a deeper racial resentment against the diversifying direction of history itself.

The American history of Black fatherhood demands a new narrative | Opinion Black fatherhood may be the most redemptive force we rarely talk about. It is the moral backbone of a people who have taught this country how to love in the face of hate.

Beautiful article in the Philadelphia Inquirer on the American History of black fatherhood and race.

The American history of Black fatherhood demands a new narrative | Opinion Black fatherhood may be the most redemptive force we rarely talk about. It is the moral backbone of a people who have taught this country how to love in the face of hate.

On behalf of the National Anti-racism Teach-in, we honor the extraordinary life and legacy of Congressman Charles Rangel - a trailblazer, a champion for justice, and a tireless voice for equity. His steadfast commitment to civil rights and public service leaves an enduring mark on the fight against racism and for a more just America.

“Let us not pretend, as we so often do, that America’s problems with race and gender are unfortunate side effects of an otherwise noble experiment” They are the conditions of the experiment.

Carla Hayden’s role meant a lot — and so does her removal | GUEST COMMENTARY The firing of Carla Hayden as librarian of Congress is just the latest example of America’s oldest betrayal, writes Jack Hill.

The National Museum of African American History and Culture opened with much fanfare nine years ago and has been lauded for its mission to share the good and the bad of the Black experience in America, including slavery. Now, it’s also in the sights of President Donald Trump, who called its work part of a “widespread effort to rewrite our nation’s history.”

"Museums in our nation's capital should be places where individuals go to learn ‒ not to be subjected to ideological indoctrination or divisive narratives that distort our shared history," Trump said in a recent executive order about parks and museums.

The museum's director, Kevin Young, stepped down on April 4, a little more than a week after Trump's executive order.

Read more at: https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2025/04/13/trump-us-history-dc-african-american-museum/83020784007/

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