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MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA - FEBRUARY 2: A banner reading "ICE OUT OF MN" hangs on the side of Wrecktangle Pizza on February 2, 2026 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Protests continue calling for an end to immigration raids in the Twin Cities, which have already resulted in the deaths of Alex Pretti, a 37-year-old ICU nurse, on January 24th, and Renee Good, a 37-year-old mother of three children, on January 7th. (Photo by Stephen Maturen/Getty Images)

Democracy Under Fire and ICE

by Bethany Johnson-Javois February 3, 2026February 3, 2026

Use of the phrase "say her name" to protest the Immigrations and Customs Enforcement killing of Nicole Renee Good is appropriating Black language, seemingly with next to no understanding of the context in which it was created, writes Rann Miller. Coined in 2017, the #SayHerName was intended to draw attention to the death of Sandra Bland, a Black woman, while in police custody, but the entire nation knew about the slaying of Good, a white woman, within hours of its occurrence.

Stop Co-opting #SayHerName. It Was Made for Black Women

by Rann Miller February 3, 2026February 3, 2026

Musician Nicki Minaj (L) joins U.S. President Donald Trump on stage as he delivers remarks during the Treasury Department's Trump Accounts Summit at Andrew W. Mellon Auditorium on January 28, 2026 in Washington, DC. "Trump Accounts" are a portion of recently passed tax and spending legislation where the federal government will deposit $1,000 into investment accounts for every child born between 2025 and 2028 once parents sign their children up while filing their income taxes. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)

The Truth About Trump Accounts and Black Wealth

by LaToya B. Parker and Dedrick Asante-Muhammad February 3, 2026February 3, 2026

Beautiful African American woman shopping groceries in supermarket

Food Pyramid Blind Spots: What Supermarket Civil Rights Teaches Us

by Bobby J. Smith II February 2, 2026February 2, 2026

Senior receiving help from adult child caretaker

Joy in a Time of Reckoning

by Bethany Johnson-Javois January 27, 2026January 27, 2026