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The Emancipator @theemancipator.org · Jul 14

Here are six books by Indian authors who changed the way author Malavika Kannan sees the world and herself in it, which she recommends to readers seeking stories beyond the literary infrastructure of the West. Read more at the link in our bio.

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The Emancipator @theemancipator.org · Jul 7

Read more of our analysis below:

Was bombing Iran part of Trump’s neocolonial project?

The U.S. is using military interventions, tariffs, and travel bans to reassert U.S. power and neocolonial subjugation.

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The Emancipator @theemancipator.org · Jul 7

With high-profile efforts to colonize Canada and Greenland effectively serving as distractions, the United States appears to be engaged in the recolonization of the Global South. It is using military interventions, tariffs, and travel bans to reassert U.S. power and neocolonial subjugation.⁠

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The Emancipator @theemancipator.org · Jul 7

The recent U.S. bombing of Iran appears to be part and parcel of a larger colonial project under the Trump administration. 🖊️ @chandelis.bsky.social @domesticpolichick.bsky.social @ibramxk.bsky.social

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The Emancipator @theemancipator.org · Jun 30

That’s why the legacy of Malcolm X matters today, Kendi argues. He didn’t allow fear to stop his resistance, inspiring resistors today.⁠
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Read more in the link in bio.⁠

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The Emancipator @theemancipator.org · Jun 30

“Fear is a weapon of control. Rulers can leverage fear to thwart resistance,” writes @ibramxk.bsky.social, a National Book Award-winning historian and author of the new biography, “Malcolm Lives!” “The power of fear can cause people to fear their power.”⁠

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The Emancipator @theemancipator.org · Jun 27

What’s more, the rhetoric of reserving citizenship for only the deserving is an effective divide-and-conquer tactic that can divide communities of color at a time when coalition building is more important than ever.

Read more below:

Breaking: SCOTUS hands Trump more power weeks after ‘No Kings’ protests

Trump's racist anti-immigration crusade is eroding what it means to be an American

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The Emancipator @theemancipator.org · Jun 27

The high court’s decision did not delve into the merits of the Trump administration’s legally questionable quest to end birthright citizenship, which was established by the 14th Amendment in a reversal of the Dred Scott decision, a ruling that barred Black people from obtaining citizenship.

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The Emancipator @theemancipator.org · Jun 27

In a dissent from the more liberal-leaning minority, Justice Sonia Sotomayor said the decision would “cause chaos for the families of all affected children.”

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The Emancipator @theemancipator.org · Jun 27

In a potential blow to the fight to protect birthright citizenship, the U.S. Supreme Court on Friday limited judges’ ability to delay President Donald Trump’s executive orders from going into effect. 🖊️ @chandelis.bsky.social @domesticpolichick.bsky.social

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Amber Payne @amberpayne.bsky.social · Jun 26

Leading this team has been a transformative journey these last 4 years but it’s time to take what I’ve learned & do something new. My last day is 6/30. Grateful for this opportunity & my incredible colleagues for their support & dedication to this critical work.
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A publisher’s final dispatch from a modern abolitionist newsroom

Here’s what we’ve built over four transformative years and an update on The Emancipator’s next chapter.

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The Emancipator @theemancipator.org · Jun 25

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The Emancipator @theemancipator.org · Jun 25

However, research has shown that by nearly every metric, culturally competent approaches to how we teach our kids, interact in the workplace, receive health care, and more have myriad benefits.

Watch the full hearing at the link below.

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The Emancipator @theemancipator.org · Jun 25

This tactic was on display during a congressional subcommittee hearing on Wednesday when Cato Institute expert Erec Smith testified that DEI principles fuel the notion that color blindness is racist.

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The Emancipator @theemancipator.org · Jun 25

The wrongheaded and false notion that cultural differences have little to no impact on how people learn, work or play is one of the more specious ploys those who seek to dismantle DEI initiatives use to press their argument. 🖊️ @chandelis.bsky.social

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The Emancipator @theemancipator.org · Jun 19

This month as The Emancipator examines the idea of liberation and pride, we spoke with Kimberlé Crenshaw, an author, civil rights advocate, and critical race theorist about co-opting “woke” terminology, book bans, and the Trump administration’s attempts at cultural erasure.

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The Emancipator @theemancipator.org · Jun 14

Here is more on ways to protest and the First Amendment right to have your voice heard.

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The Emancipator @theemancipator.org · Jun 14

Trump is doubling down by threatening to use “very big force” against those who protest his military parade in Washington, D.C. The National Guard is also being deployed by Gov. Greg Abbott in Texas.

Here is what to know about ways to protest and the First Amendment right to have your voice heard.

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The Emancipator @theemancipator.org · Jun 14

Trump’s deployment of military forces to suppress the protests is an authoritarian intimidation tactic aimed at silencing the First Amendment right to peaceably assemble.

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The Emancipator @theemancipator.org · Jun 14

Thousands of people across the country are protesting ICE raids and thousands more are expected to hold demonstrations during Saturday’s “No Kings Day,” to oppose President Donald Trump’s draconian and harmful immigration policies.

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The Emancipator @theemancipator.org · Jun 13

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Why, and how, journalists must cover racism

Too much press coverage of racism and other bigotries remains objectively lacking

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The Emancipator @theemancipator.org · Jun 13

Racism is in everything — politics, the economy, sports, food, entertainment — but are journalists doing a sufficient job of covering it? Editor-in-Chief @jamilsmith.bsky.social ‬ spoke with Emancipator contributors about why journalists & media outlets must cover racism more intently & effectively.

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The Emancipator @theemancipator.org · Jun 12

Racism is in everything — politics, the economy, sports, food, entertainment — but are journalists doing a sufficient job of covering it? ‪@jamilsmith.bsky.social spoke with a number of our contributors about why journalists and media outlets must cover racism more intently and effectively.

Why, and how, journalists must cover racism

Too much press coverage of racism and other bigotries remains objectively lacking

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The Emancipator @theemancipator.org · Jun 10

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The Emancipator @theemancipator.org · Jun 9

President Donald Trump’s mobilization of the National Guard and military personnel against those resisting aggressive and oppressive deportation tactics in Los Angeles is part of an authoritarian playbook used to crush dissent and cow citizens into silent compliance.
@chandelis.bsky.social writes.

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The Emancipator @theemancipator.org · Jun 9

The question for us all living in Trump’s America: what will you do in this crucible moment?

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