Erin Aubry Kaplan, Author at Word In Black

We have to call out the increasingly blatant bigotry of the right — like President Trump’s calling Somali Americans “garbage” — or risk accepting it as the new normal.

I Wanted the Holidays to Drown Out Trump. Then Came Another Racist Rant

by Erin Aubry Kaplan December 15, 2025December 15, 2025

We can’t let calling Somali Americans “garbage” be the new normal.

Holiday Shopping Boycott Fights Trump With the Power of the Purse

by Erin Aubry Kaplan December 5, 2025December 5, 2025

Once More, With Feeling

by Erin Aubry Kaplan November 13, 2025November 13, 2025

Trump Purging Black Elected Officials

The Purging of Black Officials Makes Latent Racism Official Policy

by Erin Aubry Kaplan October 9, 2025October 9, 2025

Repair site on the under renovation bridge with road under construction in the USA

Is Trump Sacrificing Infrastructure to His Anti-DEI Obsession?

by Erin Aubry Kaplan August 6, 2025August 6, 2025

Why the Black Pope Matters — From New Orleans’ 7th Ward to South Los Angeles

by Erin Aubry Kaplan June 12, 2025June 12, 2025