3 Reasons Why Trump Ditching the Department of Education Will Especially Hurt Black Students
President-elect Donald Trump has outlined plans for his second term in scary detail: using military force to execute mass deportations, clearing out DEI (diversity, equity, and inclusion) policies, and, shockingly, even eliminating the Department of Education (DOE). — Phenix S Halley
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Donald Trump’s Controversial, Questionable and Ironically DEI Cabinet Picks
President-elect Donald Trump began picking members of his Cabinet right after winning the election, and almost immediately his choices courted lots of criticism — chief among them the fact that most of them don’t seem to have any actual experience for the positions in which they’ve been placed. — Candace McDuffie
Disturbing Racial Incidents That Occurred After The Election
Donald Trump managed to secure a second presidential term earlier this month after defeating Vice President Kamala Harris in a tight race. Since then, a slew of racial incidents have happened—with many people believing Trump’s victory served as a catalyst. Here is a list of the most disturbing ones. — Candace McDuffie
MAGA Supporters React to Jussie Smollett’s 2019 Hoax Conviction Being Overturned. It’s Not Pretty
On Thursday, the Illinois Supreme Court ruled that Jussie Smollett —one of the stars from the popular television series “Empire” — would have his 2019 hate crime hoax conviction overturned. Now, conservatives are going in on X (formerly Twitter) about how Smollett’s race played a major role in this decision. — Candace McDuffie
Everything Black Trump Supporters Voted For That Probably Won’t Help Them
Here we are, booming head on into a second presidency under Donald J. Trump. Polls show thirteen percent of Black voters casted their ballots on the Republican primary candidate. However, the things he promises to do in office are quite contrary to what can actually benefit Black people. — Kalyn Womack
These Loyal Black Conservatives Just Got Left in the Dust By Trump’s Post-Election Picks
As President-elect Donald Trump continues to handpick members of his Cabinet, it appears as though the Black conservatives who backed him at mind-boggling levels are nowhere to be found. Here are the ones that got noticeably left in the dust. — Candace McDuffie
Should We Be Afraid? Nazis Storm Ohio Streets With Red Swastika Flags While Chanting The N-Word— And There’s More
President-elect Donald Trump hasn’t even taken office, but are we seeing the effects of the racist rhetoric that dominated the election? Last week, a white supremacist felt bold enough to say the N-word at a Senate committee meeting in Michigan. Now, Nazis are marching in Ohio. — Candace McDuffie
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