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05/13/2026

Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche announced an indictment accusing the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) of manufacturing white-nationalist extremism for profit, marking a dramatic shift in federal oversight of hate groups. The DOJ claims the SPLC uses donations to pay sources to "stoke racial hatred," aiming to hold the organization accountable.

Acting AG Blanche stated the SPLC is "manufacturing racism to justify its existence," and alleged they "profited off Klansmen".

The Department of Justice was founded in 1870 by President Ulysses S. Grant, largely to combat the Ku Klux Klan and protect newly freed enslaved people, a sharp contrast to the current administration's actions.

Since 1971, the SPLC has monitored and litigated against hate groups, becoming famous in the 1980s for financially dismantling factions of the Klan through lawsuits.

The accusations suggest a strategic shift by the administration to blame white-nationalist violence on anti-racism organizations rather than the groups themselves.

05/13/2026

There have been countless Anti-Black moves, including trying to remove Lisa Cook from the Federal Reserve Board, stripping Kamala Harris of her Secret Service protection, deploying the National Guard to cities with Black mayors and large African American populations, essentially outlawing diversity and equity initiatives.

Many liberals, including my colleague Michael Tomasky, say that the Trump administration is much more racist than its predecessors. I agree, but not in the common understanding of that word. Someone being racist is generally understood as them disliking or treating people unfairly based on their skin color or appearance. It’s possible that Trump and his aides have this kind of explicit animus toward African Americans. But in my view, what drives this administration is authoritarianism and ideological conservatism more than racial bigotry. Authoritarianism and ideological conservatism hit Black people in America really hard, and racism is a useful tool to further authoritarianism and ideological conservatism.

SOURCE:

https://newrepublic.com/article/199993/trump-war-black-america-lisa-cook

05/13/2026

“Extremists who endorse disgusting, vile and racist language are pathetic,” said a spokesperson for the House Democratic leader. https://www.huffpost.com/entry/hakeem-jeffries-jen-kiggans-cotton-picking-racist_n_6a0344d0e4b0eb62f9550a7d?ncid_tag=fcbklnkushpmg00000047&utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Facebook&utm_campaign=us_black_voices&d_id=11913103

05/13/2026

The racism has always been there. Nothing surprises me about the Republicans.

“Extremists who endorse disgusting, vile and racist language are pathetic,” said a spokesperson for the House Democratic leader. https://www.huffpost.com/entry/hakeem-jeffries-jen-kiggans-cotton-picking-racist_n_6a0344d0e4b0eb62f9550a7d?ref=bffbbuzzfeedcocoabutter&utm_source=dynamic&utm_campaign=bffbbuzzfeedcocoabutter&d_id=11913104

05/07/2026

Harlem
BY LANGSTON HUGHES

What happens to a dream deferred?

Does it dry up
like a raisin in the sun?
Or fester like a sore—
And then run?
Does it stink like rotten meat?
Or crust and sugar over—
like a syrupy sweet?

Maybe it just sags
like a heavy load.

Or does it explode?

05/07/2026

This dance troop has it going' on...

04/19/2026

College is probably the most dramatic growth cycle one experiences in our life cycle. It makes you or breaks you.

04/19/2026

So, why would this surprise anyone? When someone tells you who they are, believe them.

“This is a continuous U.S. position, because OUR COUNTRY DEPENDS ON THE CONTINUED EXPLOITATION OF BLACK PEOPLE, and so only a country that doesn’t want enslavement to end and doesn’t want to let go of the capital benefits of exploiting Black people will vote against this resolution,” says Dreisen Heath, a reparations researcher and founder and convener of the Why We Can’t Wait Reparations Coalition.

In an unusual move, U.S. Ambassador Dan Negrea issued a statement at Wednesday’s UN plenary meeting, defending the vote and President Trump as “the greatest president for Black Americans” and falsely stating his “historic” support from Black voters in the 2024 election.

“He is working around the clock to deliver for them and make our country greater than ever,” said Negrea, who joined Israel and Argentina as the only three countries to vote “no” as 123 countries voted in favor of the resolution; 52 others voted to abstain. The resolution also had a strong backing from the African Union and the Caribbean Community, also known as CARICOM.

Bishop Tolton says by pointing to his perceived accomplishments for Black Americans and having their support (83% of Black Americans voted against Trump), President Trump was “manipulating a perceived divide between Africans and African Americans.”

SOURCE:

https://thegrio.com/2026/03/26/trump-no-vote-un-slavery-resolution-black-americans/

04/19/2026

He's getting' it! You go boy...