Dr. Elwood Watson, PhD

A number of HBCUs barely treading water are particularly in danger of being subjected to the intense pressure this administration could or would apply.

Think about it. They have demanded that the Pentagon delete tributes to the Tuskegee Airmen, remove photos of soldiers of multiple races and ethnicities at Iwo Jima, and purge images of the plane that dropped the atomic bomb that ended World War II because its name is the Enola Gay. Irrefutably stupid.

they resent inspirational historical accounts that highlight race, gender, LGBTQIA+, non-Christian denominations, and so on.

the Trump administration is disingenuously exploiting anti-Semitism in an effort to further enact a right-wing agenda that is largely characterized by anti-Semitism.

they must grow a backbone and make it transparent that they are fighting for the people to prevent the nation from becoming autocratic and fascist.

The Ukrainian ambassador, Oksana Markarova, hung her head in her hands.

Donald Trump does not give a damn about meritocracy.

While Republican leaders are likely breathing some small sigh of relief at remaining in the majority, the numbers are cause for alarm:

For the second time this century, Americans rejected a woman to lead the nation. If they weren’t ready to trust a woman for the job, they were even more apprehensive to trust a woman of color.