According to WaPo’s termination letter my post referencing Kirk’s views on Black women was not even brought up. The Post’s stated reasons are *worse*. Read the termination letter for yourself. open.substack.com/pub/karenatt...

New from me: There's a lot of misinformation around the reasons I was fired from WaPo. Here's the official termination letter I got sent by Washington Post. Read and judge for yourself. open.substack.com/pub/karenatt...

Her 101 class was very informative and featured several thought-provoking guest speakers…already signed up for 102. Recommend enrolling if you can!

"Stay woke" was a warning to not trust these systems as they are out to screw you over. Which, ironically, is exactly what a lot of these conspiratorial right folks believe too. But they warped it to just mean Black.

the 'cancel' part of 'cancel culture' was also lifted from Black culture and promptly weaponized against any effort to obtain social accountability in defense of marginalized people

The irony is, "woke" was a term specifically from Black people/culture, which was then appropriated and weaponized to target anything related to race/social justice... Woke = Black The "Black Right"? Do I have this straight?

I learned so much in 101 and can’t wait for 102. So many different people with different sets of knowledge and experience of the world coming together. And the guests speakers! Sign up, join us, learn, resist.

I am going to sign up for this.

Even if you can't attend these sessions, you can contribute to a scholarship fund so others can!

Please sign up - the first course was amazing & I can only imagine how much better the second iteration will be. #ResistanceStudies #WeMove2025

So many people are asking how they can support me.. The best way .. is to support @resistanceschool.bsky.social! I’ll be teaching Race, Media and International Affairs 101 and 102 next month. Sign up for lectures by me and guest speakers! www.resistancesummerschool.com/fall-2025-re...

I would love to take this class with @karenattiah.bsky.social. You should sign up if you can!

Highly recommend. I was one of 500 in the pilot this summer, and it was worth every $. So much so, I have registered for the 102 course.

Well, I'm *officially* in my Rogue Radical era now! Sept 26th,is the last day to sign up for my Race, Media and International Affairs online classes. They don't want us to talk about race and history, but I'm going to teach it anyway. Enroll here! www.resistancesummerschool.com/fall-2025-re...

Sigh.

Alts

According to WaPo’s termination letter my post referencing Kirk’s views on Black women was not even brought up. The Post’s stated reasons are *worse*. Read the termination letter for yourself. open.substack.com/pub/karenatt...

The termination letter that The WaPo sent to @karenattiah.bsky.social is insane. Absolutely insane.

The Washington Post Fired Karen Attiah, But They Only Elevated Her The Post fired Karen Attiah, its last Black opinion columnist, because she posted about America's history of coddling white violence. Well, she's got a few things to get off her chest. thelefthook.substack.com/p/the-washin...

Happening now: @karenattiah.bsky.social in conversation with Mahmoud Khalil, who was detained for over 100 days in a Louisiana immigration jail after being arrested without a warrant.

One thing you learn in life is that "speaking truth to power" and practicing integrity is easy when your job, your money, your fame, or your office is not on the line. The hard is speaking truth and practicing integrity when any one of those is on the line. That is the test of who you are.

"I was fired by email, without a conversation— after 11 years at the WaPo Opinions section as an editor and then columnist."

New from me: There's a lot of misinformation around the reasons I was fired from WaPo. Here's the official termination letter I got sent by Washington Post. Read and judge for yourself. open.substack.com/pub/karenatt...

Race, media, and international affairs class being taught by @karenattiah.bsky.social. Sign up now. thelefthook.substack.com/p/the-washin...

Proud to be a part of @postguild.bsky.social

Joy Reid. Karen Attiah. Gene Robinson. Jonathan Capehart. There are lots of others. Circumstances differ. But really sad to see new organizations not keeping super-talented Black staffers. The news industry spent decades talking about diversity, improved some from 2014-2020 and is now going back.

The Post’s decision to fire Karen Attiah, one of their strongest voices, is just despicable. Unfortunately, it speaks to the moment we’re in. The best thing we can do is vigorously support Karen’s work.

Obama weighs in on the firing of Washington Post columnist Karen Attiah

Guild statement about Karen Attiah:

Karen deserved the Idea of America. Instead, she got Corporate Serfdom. Together we can break the hold that a handful of media corporations have on the economy and politics. Take her class!

I was an opinion columnist on RACE, GENDER, human rights and international affairs. It was literally my job to comment on these issues. Your personal discomfort and fear is yours to own.

Kicked out of Columbia University, now Washington Post. All for writing and speaking about race and injustice. The best way to support my work is to join @resistanceschool.bsky.social and take my class on Race, Media and International Affairs 101! www.resistancesummerschool.com/fall-2025-re...

This is the first rodeo for a lot of people currently under threat for having dared to criticize Charlie Kirk, even while condemning the violence against him. Here’s some advice for trying to surviving it from someone who’s been here before.

The mighty @karenattiah.bsky.social joins THE LEFT HOOK at 4:15 pm ET. She was fired from the Washington Post for apparently offending the Great Leader and his MAGA cult for not appropriately praising Charlie Kirk...or something. Regardless, she ain't going out quietly. Thelefthook.substack.com

The 'Stern' is one of the biggest German magazines. www.stern.de/politik/ausl...

Read again. I said “violent white men”.

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I can categorically say I was NOT fired from the Washington Post for characterizing Kirk’s views on Black women. I’ll share the real reasons. Post coming soon.

There’s a ton of misinformation around WaPo’s reasons for firing me that I need to clear up. Posts coming soon.

What ???

It’s a story that seems to be repeating over and over and over again:

It was very telling that for three days, none of the major TV anchors would have me on air one-on-one to talk about my firing from the Washington Post over Charlie Kirk. The first offers were from Black media, independent media, Substackers, and podcasters.

Let’s ALL support the critical voices of our time. Support #KarenAttiah Substack, follow, share, and amplify @resistanceschool.bsky.social ✊🏼✌🏼

Hypocrisy at its finest at the Washington Post. @karenattiah.bsky.social and @anntelnaes.bsky.social did not deserve what they got. 🤬

In the deserved uproar over Kimmel's suspension, don't forget WaPo & Bezos's gutless firing of the last Black columnist on their Opinions team. I've been following Karen since her bravery over Jamal Kashoggi's death and she walks the walk that so many of us are afraid to.

@karenattiah.bsky.social Alright now, quite a shout out

Gave me chills. This is amazing.

Two of the people taking heat on the frontlines for all of us.