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Supreme Court Guts 1965 Voting Rights Act

Malik Miah — 2026-05-09T15:05:35Z

“I dissent because the Court betrays its duty to faithfully implement the great statute Congress wrote,” she stated. “I dissent because the Court's decision will set back the foundational right Congress granted of racial equality in electoral opportunity.”

- IVP616 - May 2026 / United States (USA), Racism and Islamophobia

Jesse Jackson (1941-2026): An Assessment of a Civil Rights Icon

Malik Miah — 2026-02-23T21:58:00Z

“Jesse Jackson was a hero to millions. Even those of us on the socialist left praised his integrity and outspoken views on issues like Black Lives Matter and police violence.”

- IVP613 - February 2026 / United States (USA), Anti-racism and Islamophobia

Trump's Reality for African Americans

Malik Miah — 2025-11-13T15:25:00Z

The Trump administration fired Carla Hayden, the first African American and first woman librarian of Congress, by text message.

- IVP610 - November 2025 / United States (USA), Racism and Islamophobia

Trump's Lisa D. Cook Firing: Use of Racism in Power Grab

Malik Miah — 2025-09-13T10:27:01Z

Trump's August 25 late night internet post firing Lisa Cook from the Board of Governors of Federal Reserve System, the country's central bank, came as a surprise. Why her?

- IVP608 - September 2025 / United States (USA), Racism and Islamophobia

Trump's Test Case: Deploying the Military to Washington, DC

Malik Miah — 2025-08-23T06:41:39Z

IN A LONG rant of over 70 minutes at an August 10 news conference, Trump claimed that the nation's capital, Washington, D.C., “has been overtaken by violent gangs and bloodthirsty criminals, roving mobs of wild youth, drugged-out maniacs, and homeless people. And we are not going to take it anymore.”

- IVP607 - August 2025 / United States (USA), Racism and Islamophobia

Five Years Since George Floyd's Murder

Malik Miah — 2025-06-04T14:11:20Z

“His murder led to nationwide and international protests and a reexamination of societal and institutional racism, including policing. Five years later what is the legacy of Floyd's death and movement for justice and police accountability?”

- IVP605 - June 2025 / United States (USA), Anti-racism and Islamophobia

Ta-Nehisi Coates' Trip to Palestine: Facing the Zionist Backlash

Malik Miah — 2025-02-19T11:52:41Z

Ta-Nehisi Coates is a celebrated writer, journalist and public intellectual known for his works on racism and the Black freedom struggle. Coates has been praised for his books and essays, including establishment publications. That would change after his 2023 visit to Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territories of Palestine, his first trip to the region.

- Reviews section / Palestine, United States (USA), Racism and Islamophobia