2025

Donald Trump: A Danger to the DMV

President Donald Trump, who doubles as the self-proclaimed “least racist person anywhere in the world” and the self-proclaimed “best president for the Black population since Abraham Lincoln,” is inarguably anti-Black. He has refused to condemn white supremacy, pushed baseless, racist conspiracy theories about “white genocide” in South Africa (while never having heard of Lesotho), and […]

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Expelled Councilmember Trayon White’s Quest for Redemption

In August of 2024, Trayon White, who was then serving as the DC Council’s Ward 8 representative, was arrested by the FBI. White was accused of accepting $156,000-worth of bribes in exchange for using his position on the council to influence government contracts. The ensuing corruption investigation led to White being unanimously expelled from his

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As Gullible as It Gets

The Cambridge Dictionary defines the adjective “post-truth” as “relating to a situation in which people are more likely to accept an argument based on their emotions and beliefs, rather than one based on facts.” Many commentators have suggested that “post-truth politics” rule the day in America, citing the growing impact of fake news, hoaxes, misinformation,

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Young girl wearing "I Am Black History" shirt.

Donald Trump Is Afraid of Black History

In March of this year, President Donald Trump signed Executive Order 14253, titled “Restoring Truth and Sanity to American History.” The order, a successor to similar orders, positions itself as an attempt to reverse what it calls “a concerted and widespread effort to rewrite our Nation’s history.” The “corrosive ideology” behind this effort apparently attempts

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