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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.
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.
July 7, 2025 at 1:28 PM
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.
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.”
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.
June 27, 2025 at 3:56 PM
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.
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.”
June 27, 2025 at 3:56 PM
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.”
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
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.
June 25, 2025 at 11:43 PM
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.
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.
Here is more on ways to protest and the First Amendment right to have your voice heard.
June 14, 2025 at 1:38 PM
Here is more on ways to protest and the First Amendment right to have your voice heard.
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.
Here is what to know about ways to protest and the First Amendment right to have your voice heard.
June 14, 2025 at 1:38 PM
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.
Here is what to know about ways to protest and the First Amendment right to have your voice heard.
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.
The question for us all living in Trump’s America: what will you do in this crucible moment?
June 9, 2025 at 11:27 PM
The question for us all living in Trump’s America: what will you do in this crucible moment?
Rarely do presidents wield the ability to federally deploy the U.S. National Guard because of protests under the guise of what Trump calls “a form of rebellion against the authority of the Government of the United States.”
June 9, 2025 at 11:27 PM
Rarely do presidents wield the ability to federally deploy the U.S. National Guard because of protests under the guise of what Trump calls “a form of rebellion against the authority of the Government of the United States.”
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...
Read the full interview here: theemancipator.org/2025/06/05/t...
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.
Read the full conversation at the link in our bio.
May 28, 2025 at 6:55 PM
Read the full conversation 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.
To understand how we got here, and where we go from here, The Emancipator reached out to scholars, artists, and disability policy experts to help us unpack this moment, place it within a larger, historic continuum, and offer us strategic guidance on the way forward.
Here’s what they had to say.
Here’s what they had to say.
May 27, 2025 at 6:39 PM
To understand how we got here, and where we go from here, The Emancipator reached out to scholars, artists, and disability policy experts to help us unpack this moment, place it within a larger, historic continuum, and offer us strategic guidance on the way forward.
Here’s what they had to say.
Here’s what they had to say.
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.
Contributing Senior Correspondent @chandelis.bsky.social had an exclusive sit-down with controversial former Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick during the African American Mayors Association Conference last month.
May 24, 2025 at 1:27 PM
Contributing Senior Correspondent @chandelis.bsky.social had an exclusive sit-down with controversial former Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick during the African American Mayors Association Conference last month.
Black studies scholar @drpenieljoseph.bsky.social’s new book, “Freedom Season,” illuminates a pivotal point in the nation’s struggle for civil rights, connecting it to 2025.
Read his interview with Editor-in-Chief @jamilsmith.bsky.social.
theemancipator.org/2025/05/22/s...
Read his interview with Editor-in-Chief @jamilsmith.bsky.social.
theemancipator.org/2025/05/22/s...
May 22, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Black studies scholar @drpenieljoseph.bsky.social’s new book, “Freedom Season,” illuminates a pivotal point in the nation’s struggle for civil rights, connecting it to 2025.
Read his interview with Editor-in-Chief @jamilsmith.bsky.social.
theemancipator.org/2025/05/22/s...
Read his interview with Editor-in-Chief @jamilsmith.bsky.social.
theemancipator.org/2025/05/22/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?