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The Emancipator is a digital magazine dedicated to examining and confronting racism and the inequities it creates. Visit our website: https://theemancipator.org
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.
July 14, 2025 at 2:12 PM
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.
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
July 7, 2025 at 1:28 PM
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
“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.”
June 30, 2025 at 4:10 PM
“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.”
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
June 27, 2025 at 3:56 PM
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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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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June 26, 2025 at 10:50 PM
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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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
June 25, 2025 at 11:43 PM
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
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.
June 19, 2025 at 1:23 PM
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.
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.
June 14, 2025 at 1:38 PM
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.
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.
June 13, 2025 at 2:07 PM
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.
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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June 12, 2025 at 6:48 PM
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.
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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.
@chandelis.bsky.social writes.
June 10, 2025 at 8:08 PM
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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.
@chandelis.bsky.social writes.
June 9, 2025 at 11:27 PM
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.
@chandelis.bsky.social writes.
“Elon Musk purchasing [Twitter] is an act of war.” — @meredithdclark.bsky.social
Read the full interview here: theemancipator.org/2025/06/05/t...
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June 5, 2025 at 3:06 PM
“Elon Musk purchasing [Twitter] is an act of war.” — @meredithdclark.bsky.social
Read the full interview here: theemancipator.org/2025/06/05/t...
Read the full interview here: theemancipator.org/2025/06/05/t...
Western readers have enormous power as gatekeepers and champions of literature from our homelands, which are far from voiceless. It’s our job — and our joy — to seek them out, writes author Malavika Kannan.
Read the full story at the link in our bio.
Read the full story at the link in our bio.
June 2, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Western readers have enormous power as gatekeepers and champions of literature from our homelands, which are far from voiceless. It’s our job — and our joy — to seek them out, writes author Malavika Kannan.
Read the full story at the link in our bio.
Read the full story at the link in our bio.
As the Trump administration’s deportation efforts continue, here’s a refresher — compiled by @capitalb.bsky.social using information from the Florida Immigrant Coalition, the American Civil Liberties Union, and the National Immigration Law Center — on the rights of migrants.
May 28, 2025 at 6:55 PM
As the Trump administration’s deportation efforts continue, here’s a refresher — compiled by @capitalb.bsky.social using information from the Florida Immigrant Coalition, the American Civil Liberties Union, and the National Immigration Law Center — on the rights of migrants.
People with disabilities were among the first threatened and harmed by the Trump administration’s dismantling of legal guardrails and federal policies ensuring equitable protections and services. They were also the first to see this coming.
May 27, 2025 at 6:39 PM
People with disabilities were among the first threatened and harmed by the Trump administration’s dismantling of legal guardrails and federal policies ensuring equitable protections and services. They were also the first to see this coming.
This month, The Emancipator examines the lengths we go to survive, which, at times, includes methods of navigating racism that seem uncomfortably counterintuitive.
May 24, 2025 at 1:27 PM
This month, The Emancipator examines the lengths we go to survive, which, at times, includes methods of navigating racism that seem uncomfortably counterintuitive.
Some Black state attorneys general, including Letitia James of New York and Keith Ellison of Minnesota, vowed on Thursday they will ensure police are held accountable in their states. theemancipator.org/2025/05/21/s...
Justice Department rolls back police reform days before George Floyd anniversary
The move is emblematic of the Trump administration’s retreat from policies that center equity for communities of color.
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May 22, 2025 at 9:25 PM
Some Black state attorneys general, including Letitia James of New York and Keith Ellison of Minnesota, vowed on Thursday they will ensure police are held accountable in their states. theemancipator.org/2025/05/21/s...
What can 1963 in America teach us about 2025 in America? How did a nation pivot so much closer (or further away) from true democracy and racial equity in only one year?
May 22, 2025 at 6:01 PM
What can 1963 in America teach us about 2025 in America? How did a nation pivot so much closer (or further away) from true democracy and racial equity in only one year?
Days before the fifth anniversary of George Floyd’s murder, the Justice Department announced it is dismissing lawsuits against the Minneapolis and Louisville police departments.
May 21, 2025 at 9:43 PM
Days before the fifth anniversary of George Floyd’s murder, the Justice Department announced it is dismissing lawsuits against the Minneapolis and Louisville police departments.
Fact Check: Are White South African ‘refugees’ fleeing racial persecution? theemancipator.org/2025/05/20/s...
Fact Check: Are White South African ‘refugees’ fleeing racial persecution?
Afrikaners, a White minority who ruled South Africa with an oppressive grip, dispossessed the Black majority during the colonial era and apartheid.
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May 20, 2025 at 10:02 PM
Fact Check: Are White South African ‘refugees’ fleeing racial persecution? theemancipator.org/2025/05/20/s...
In a precursor to the highly anticipated showdown over birthright citizenship, the U.S. Supreme Court will weigh whether lower court judges have the legal right to block President Donald Trump’s executive orders from going into effect.
May 15, 2025 at 5:58 PM
In a precursor to the highly anticipated showdown over birthright citizenship, the U.S. Supreme Court will weigh whether lower court judges have the legal right to block President Donald Trump’s executive orders from going into effect.
This Mother’s Day weekend, The Emanicipator’s Contributing Senior Correspondent @chandelis.bsky.social writes that she is thinking about women who have longed for motherhood but instead had to prioritize their health and watched their dream of having a baby bump crumble before their eyes.
May 10, 2025 at 2:05 PM
This Mother’s Day weekend, The Emanicipator’s Contributing Senior Correspondent @chandelis.bsky.social writes that she is thinking about women who have longed for motherhood but instead had to prioritize their health and watched their dream of having a baby bump crumble before their eyes.
This month, The Emancipator is examining the tactics and costs of survival.
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May 9, 2025 at 3:58 PM
This month, The Emancipator is examining the tactics and costs of survival.
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Nike’s campaign for A’ja Wilson’s signature shoe has sparked praise for its authentic Black storytelling. The films — featuring a reimagined childhood clapping game and a lyrical ode to Black girlhood — celebrate Wilson’s impact while centering Black cultural nuance.
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“That is the most beautiful way I have seen someone honor the experiences of a young Black girl growing up.” — @whatmojoloves/TikTok Nike’s new campaign for A’ja Wilson’s sold-out signature shoe has s...
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May 7, 2025 at 9:40 PM
Nike’s campaign for A’ja Wilson’s signature shoe has sparked praise for its authentic Black storytelling. The films — featuring a reimagined childhood clapping game and a lyrical ode to Black girlhood — celebrate Wilson’s impact while centering Black cultural nuance.
www.tiktok.com/@the_emancip...
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