RENAMING “ICE “NICE” I am not sure if George Orwell would have thought of this name change satirically or Joseph Goebbels would have thought of it murderously. What I do know is this is NOT partisan wordplay, this IS the vocabulary of autocracy. It is dangerous not humorous.

🚨BREAKING: Maryland Federal Court DISMISSES Department of Justice lawsuit to gain access to state voter data. A big victory for our clients Maryland/DC Alliance for Retired Americans and democracy. DOJ is now 0-9 in these cases. We are undefeated.🗳️💪⚖️ www.democracydocket.com/cases/maryla...

For the Black & innocent, wrongful conviction is routine. To deny the existence of systemic racism in the face of ugly evidence is to deny the demands of facts, intelligence, & conscience. While almost impossible to literally do two things at once, some demand we engage the three denials at once.

RENAMING “ICE “NICE” I am not sure if George Orwell would have thought of this name change satirically or Joseph Goebbels would have thought of it murderously. What I do know is this is NOT partisan wordplay, this IS the vocabulary of autocracy. It is dangerous not humorous.

For the Black & innocent, wrongful conviction is routine. To deny the existence of systemic racism in the face of ugly evidence is to deny the demands of facts, intelligence, & conscience. While almost impossible to literally do two things at once, some demand we engage the three denials at once.

21 June 1943 | Professor Zygmunt Łempicki, a Polish Germanist and a professor at the Warsaw University, died of typhus in the German camp #Auschwitz. He was incarcerated there on April 28, 1943 & became no. 119339. He was 57 years old.

No real father is willing to wait for an often dim witted world, with dull vision, to see what only he sees for his children. It takes a real hard headed dad to sacrifice for a future only he is willing to imagine for his children. Happy Father’s Day to fathers and father figures.

“I carry with me a photo of a Muslim child who, during my visit to Lebanon, was standing there holding a sign that said ‘Welcome, Pope Leo,’ and in this latest phase of the war, he was killed. “As a Church, I say again: as a pastor, I cannot be in favor of war.” — Pope Leo XIV

Norway is banning generative AI for schoolchildren under 13 starting in September.

No real father is willing to wait for an often dim witted world, with dull vision, to see what only he sees for his children. It takes a real hard headed dad to sacrifice for a future only he is willing to imagine for his children. Happy Father’s Day to fathers and father figures.

Five corporations control 90% of the US media market. Airlines merged from 12 major carriers in 1980 to 4 today. Four giants control 80% of meat processing. The evidence of corporate consolidation is everywhere. It means more power for them and less freedom for you.

Michelle and I loved reading to this bright group of kids today! We hope this new Chicago Public Library branch at the Obama Presidential Center will be a place where folks come to read, check out books, and connect with one another for years to come.

The real Juneteenth story cannot be told without capturing the experience of the unsung heroes—the U.S. Colored Troops, who were among the first to arrive in Texas to enforce the Emancipation Proclamation—yet their story has long been overlooked.

To know Barack and Michelle is to understand: They have always believed that leadership is about leaving something behind that empowers others.

After the Supreme Court first gutted the VRA in 2013, Black voter turnout decreased — especially in the South. After the Supreme Court gutted it again this year, multiple Southern states have already begun trampling on Black voting power. This is Chief Justice John Roberts’ legacy.

📜 In recognition of #Juneteenth today, we’re sharing scans of General Order No. 3, the document that informed enslaved people in Texas that they were free on June 19, 1865, carrying out the Federal Government’s final execution of emancipation ⤵️ archive.org/details/gene... #Archives #BlackHistory

When we reflect on #Juneteenth , let us think of not only freedom & service then, but what we can do now. Inspired by our forebears, my students have worked with brave orgs to secure justice for Black veterans enduring discrimination, hate crime investigations, & voting rights.

When we reflect on #Juneteenth , let us think of not only freedom & service then, but what we can do now. Inspired by our forebears, my students have worked with brave orgs to secure justice for Black veterans enduring discrimination, hate crime investigations, & voting rights.

KF Senior Fellow @judgeluttig.bsky.social was interviewed on the inaugural episode of Checks & Balances, a new podcast from the Society for the Rule of Law Institute.

INSTANT REPARATIONS? After a 100+ day Iran War, the administration oks $300 billion in reparations. After a 4 year Civil War—with 750,000 dead & 4 million enslaved emancipated—161 years later this administration opposes a dime for reparations to Black Americans.

INSTANT REPARATIONS? After a 100+ day Iran War, the administration oks $300 billion in reparations. After a 4 year Civil War—with 750,000 dead & 4 million enslaved emancipated—161 years later this administration opposes a dime for reparations to Black Americans.

Iran will reportedly gain access to $300 billion in reconstruction funds if it holds up its end of the peace agreement.

NEW: Across Africa, the State Department has demanded access to health data for millions of people as a condition of giving countries billions of dollars in aid needed to address HIV, malaria, tuberculosis and other illnesses.

Elon Musk’s DOGE cut the federal government’s screwworm monitoring program, which cost $15 million. Now, the Trump administration is preparing to spend $1 billion to combat the screwworm outbreak. Never forget how destructive and downright stupid DOGE was.

We remember the families, friends, & brave congregation that suffered the obscenely violent & unthinkable. As NAACP President & an AME minister, I was shocked to my soul. And yet, I could not imagine then that the state of hate in America would be worse now. This we can & must change.

Millions of Black parents raise their children to be educated and intelligent—only for those children to spend their entire adulthood ignoring the loud ignorance of racists. Michelle Obama’s parents raised her to excel as the Obamas did for their daughters. For what? SMH

Millions of Black parents raise their children to be educated and intelligent—only for those children to spend their entire adulthood ignoring the loud ignorance of racists. Michelle Obama’s parents raised her to excel as the Obamas did for their daughters. For what? SMH

On Friday, Michele Norris hosts a special behind-the-scenes look into the Obama Presidential Center, featuring exclusive interviews with the former President and First Lady and members of their inner circle. Tune in Friday at 9pm ET on MS NOW.

I can’t believe it has been one year since Melissa and her husband, Mark, were taken from us. Melissa was not only my dear friend, but she was also a remarkable woman whose strength and compassion left an unforgettable mark on everyone fortunate enough to know her.

15 June 1885 | A German Jew, Max Reinhaus, was born in Stadtlohn. In 1938 he fled to The Netherlands. He was deported to #Auschwitz from #Westerbork in February 1944. He was murdered in a gas chamber after the selection with his wife Clara.

This administration’s erasure of Black & Women’s history is the mark of White Supremacy. At this point supporting this White House is tacit cheerleading of racism & misogyny. Soon history won’t say you were mistaken, only that you were complicit

In a democracy, you have the rule of law; in our current thugocracy, we have the rule violence: brutalize immigrants & citizens for as long as the public tolerates it. We won’t.

In 1999, a farmer gave away 87 acres of land to a small Texas city to use as a park. The city sold it to a data center developer for $10 million

At the American Medical Association’s annual meeting, members of the group’s House of Delegates sent a clear message to their leaders: Call out RFK Jr. — even if it costs us in the pocketbook.

Nearly 180,000 Black men served in the Union Army. Another 19,000 in the Navy. Black soldiers accounted for roughly 10% of Union military deaths. A large portion of each were formerly enslaved. I imagine they gave a damn about slavery.

Trump installed a hand-picked board who turned around & illegally put his name on the Kennedy Center We sued and won—only Congress can rename the Center They can try to delay the inevitable, but they can’t change the law -TN

Hawaii just passed the first state law in the country banning corporations from making political donations in state elections. Now a Koch-backed legal group is suing to overturn it. Big Money won't get out of our politics without a fight — one that we the people must win. (via @levernews.com)

“We were built for this moment and this moment was built for us” I hope my words speak to hearts beyond Harvard. PLEASE WATCH & SHARE www.youtube.com/live/EPB0wQg...

This administration’s erasure of Black & Women’s history is the mark of White Supremacy. At this point supporting this White House is tacit cheerleading of racism & misogyny. Soon history won’t say you were mistaken, only that you were complicit

This executive order reads like the paperwork of dictatorship. @apnews.com @reuters.com

White Republicans SHOULD be insulted by Vivek Ramaswamy’s racist rhetoric. His slurs on Black women assume White Republicans: 1) are all racist, 2) will consider a Brown enough to be Black man a fellow racist, & 3) won’t notice he insults both their intelligence & integrity.

White Republicans SHOULD be insulted by Vivek Ramaswamy’s racist rhetoric. His slurs on Black women assume White Republicans: 1) are all racist, 2) will consider a Brown enough to be Black man a fellow racist, & 3) won’t notice he insults both their intelligence & integrity.

“We are situationally, circumstantially, historically called.” “We hear this call in the cries of those who are experiencing indignity and injustice… in the piercing cruelties of the moment.” Prof. Cornell Wm. Brooks www.hks.harvard.edu/faculty-rese...

“We are situationally, circumstantially, historically called.” “We hear this call in the cries of those who are experiencing indignity and injustice… in the piercing cruelties of the moment.” Prof. Cornell Wm. Brooks www.hks.harvard.edu/faculty-rese...

The racial autocracy of the Jim Crow South has lessons for Harvard and beyond. #blacksky www.youtube.com/live/EPB0wQg...

The racial autocracy of the Jim Crow South has lessons for Harvard and beyond. #blacksky www.youtube.com/live/EPB0wQg...

“We were built for this moment and this moment was built for us” I hope my words speak to hearts beyond Harvard. PLEASE WATCH & SHARE www.youtube.com/live/EPB0wQg...

Clarence B. Jones personified multi-hyphenate before the word became popular: speech writer, diplomat of wisdom, counselor of law, businessman, & teacher. He embodied a humility and unheralded brilliance. www.nytimes.com/2026/05/25/u...

Clarence B. Jones personified multi-hyphenate before the word became popular: speech writer, diplomat of wisdom, counselor of law, businessman, & teacher. He embodied a humility and unheralded brilliance. www.nytimes.com/2026/05/25/u...