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Calls for Democrats to abandon ‘woke’ identity politics alienates Black and marginalized groups, some fear

In the weeks following major defeats in the 2024 elections, the Democratic Party continues to self-reflect about where they went wrong with the American electorate and how to win back voters.  Some within the party have suggested that President-elect Donald Trump’s decisive win, particularly among non-college-educated and working-class voters, is a lesson for Democrats to do away with supporting “woke” policies and identity politics because it somehow alienates working-class voters.  The suggestion has caused clear divisions within the party, particularly […]

todayDecember 3, 2024 1

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Trump’s $60 Bible pitch not just ‘ridiculous’ but a threat to Black and marginalized communities, critics caution

Though Donald Trump’s recent promotion of a $60 “God Bless the USA Bible” may seem trivial, or even absurd, on its face, advocates and strategists say something more sinister is at play with the presumptive Republican presidential nominee’s “make America pray again” hard sell. “It’s really important that we don’t just get stuck there and that we don’t just talk about the fact that he’s such a clown who is doing something that is sacrilegious in an effort to raise […]

todayMarch 30, 2024

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U.S. Rep. Maxine Waters says MAGA Republicans continue to launch attacks against marginalized communities 

This week a handful of House Democrats held a discussion titled “Countering Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) Attacks by MAGA Republicans,” to protect marginalized communities from discriminatory practices. On Tuesday, U.S. Reps. Maxine Waters, D-Calif.; Joyce Beatty, D-Ohio; Nikema Williams, D-Ga.; Sylvia Garcia, D-Texas, and Emanuel Cleaver, D-Texas, held a roundtable discussion with civil rights experts Angela Rye, principal and CEO of IMPACT Strategies; Laura Murphy, president of Laura Murphy & Associates, LLC.; Dariely Rodriguez, deputy chief counsel for Lawyers’ […]

todayMarch 13, 2024 1

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Project 2025 is the MAGA manifesto that’s plotting a nightmare scenario for marginalized communities in America

Editor’s note: The following article is an op-ed, and the views expressed are the author’s own. Read more opinions on theGrio. Donald Trump took the stage in Greensboro, N.C. last Saturday calling for rounding up millions of Latinos across America and putting them in mass detention camps as part of “the largest domestic deportation operation in American history.” Unfortunately, this kind of rhetoric has become so common among the MAGA Republican playlist that it’s tempting to see it as a […]

todayMarch 9, 2024 1