TIPS: Email me at nhannahjones@nytimes.com or send a Signal nhannahjones.67 //Founder Center for Journalism & Democracy at Howard Univ// Staff writer at NYT Mag// Creator #1619Project// History blerd//Smart and Thuggishhttps://bsky.app/profile/nhannahjones.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/nhannahjones.bsky.social/post/3mkoggj2as225This is what Du Bois meant when he said Black America stepped briefly into the sun and then fell under the veil.30 Apr 2026 01:08 +0000at://did:plc:kydd7ppawtffeqfvek5omiz4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkoggj2as225https://bsky.app/profile/nhannahjones.bsky.social/post/3mknirceiw22pWe must understand that the Voting Rights Act was not merely about ensuring Black Americans rights, it was about democratizing America. This ruling is not just a decimation of Black rights and Black Americans’ ability to have representation, it is a fatal blow to multiracial democracy.29 Apr 2026 16:17 +0000at://did:plc:kydd7ppawtffeqfvek5omiz4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mknirceiw22phttps://bsky.app/profile/nhannahjones.bsky.social/post/3mknepb5vps2gThe Voting Rights Act is essentially dead and it’s quite possible that we will, like when a similar SCOTUS gutted civil rights at the fall of Reconstruction, see a disappearance of much of the Black congressional representation, especially in the most heavily Black states, which are in the South.29 Apr 2026 15:04 +0000at://did:plc:kydd7ppawtffeqfvek5omiz4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mknepb5vps2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/nhannahjones.bsky.social/post/3mkluprzrnk2qThis is a modern-day Lost Cause campaign to once again white-wash our origin story, erase the true history of the myriad of people who helped build this nation, justify genocide/ slavery by painting an idyllic, racist portrait of an America that never was. You do so to justify the horrors to come. [contains quote post or other embedded content]29 Apr 2026 00:45 +0000at://did:plc:kydd7ppawtffeqfvek5omiz4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkluprzrnk2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/nhannahjones.bsky.social/post/3mfrbie74xc2rY’all think these are dance moves when they really are tactical maneuvers for when they are deployed to suppress us. But keep thinking it’s cute to watch how deftly robots dance. [contains quote post or other embedded content]26 Feb 2026 13:11 +0000at://did:plc:kydd7ppawtffeqfvek5omiz4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfrbie74xc2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/nhannahjones.bsky.social/post/3mfp3k4en5k2wIt’s not “identity politics” to not want to be denied equality or mistreated because of your identity. In case anyone was wondering.25 Feb 2026 16:19 +0000at://did:plc:kydd7ppawtffeqfvek5omiz4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfp3k4en5k2whttps://bsky.app/profile/nhannahjones.bsky.social/post/3mfhmfoeotk2kI want us to understand this in the context of these same people killed affirmative action using Chinese-American plaintiffs because they said helping Black people was discriminatory against Asian Americans and anti-merit. Once again: it was never about that. https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/feb/20/chinese-university-student-trump-crackdown22 Feb 2026 17:00 +0000at://did:plc:kydd7ppawtffeqfvek5omiz4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfhmfoeotk2khttps://bsky.app/profile/nhannahjones.bsky.social/post/3mea6uwfe4s2hTrump posting a meme depicting Black people as apes was totally about economic anxiety, y’all.07 Feb 2026 00:44 +0000at://did:plc:kydd7ppawtffeqfvek5omiz4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mea6uwfe4s2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/nhannahjones.bsky.social/post/3me5dfiz7fs2mWatching commentators still refusing to see the white nationalism of this administration and arguingTrump is targeting Atlanta, Philadelphia and Detroit because they are blue cities is just, it’s got to be intentional at this point. There are a ton of blue cities. These are majority Black cities.05 Feb 2026 21:27 +0000at://did:plc:kydd7ppawtffeqfvek5omiz4/app.bsky.feed.post/3me5dfiz7fs2m