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Cornell William Brooks

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Prof., Harvard Kennedy School V. Prof., Harvard Divinity School 18th NAACP president & CEO Attorney & 4th Generation Minister For speaking: unitedtalent

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REBELTEMPLE🌟 @rebeltemple.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
What role should ‘diversity,’ ‘pluralism’ play in higher education? news.harvard.edu/gazette/stor... Cornell William Brooks, Kevin Roberts spar over whether race-conscious programs still needed
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What role should ‘diversity,’ ‘pluralism’ play in higher education? — Harvard Gazette
Cornell William Brooks and Kevin Roberts spar over whether race-conscious programs are still needed.
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Lincoln Square @lincolnsquare.media · 05/10/2026
Civil rights are a slippery slope bit.ly/3VynPo4 Cornell William Brooks of the @thenaacp.bsky.social stopped by Lincoln Square to discuss how people are tricked into voting against their best interests with @theintellectualist.bsky.social on History Of The Present-- subscribe to watch!
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Cornell William Brooks @cornellwmbrooks.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
I might be a little less terrified by book banning, IF book banners actually read the books banned or even read at all.
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LiL'Silver @officiallilsilver.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
The Long Struggle For Civil Rights | History of the Present with Rev. Prof. Cornell William Brooks www.youtube.com/watch?v=piWv...
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The Long Struggle For Civil Rights | History of the Present with Rev. Prof. Cornell William Brooks
YouTube video by Lincoln Square
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Dr. Kat Napaaqtuk❄️ @napaaqtuk.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Really appreciate this post by tiffany Loftin on insta that brought this debate to all of our attention www.instagram.com/reel/Dd0NHDQ...
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Cornell William Brooks @cornellwmbrooks.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
I might be a little less terrified by book banning, IF book banners actually read the books banned or even read at all.
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PEN America @penamerica.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
🧵 Nearly 12,000 (11,982) books were banned in public schools during the 2025-2026 school year, according to PEN America’s newly updated Index of School Book Bans. #BannedBooks #BannedBooksWeek
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DrAye @draye.blacksky.app · 30/09/2026
Was so glad to see you engage Mr. Roberts. Your clarity, experiences, and command of the facts regarding the subject were a breath of fresh air. You were able articulate a past and future vision of this country that went over the awareness of Roberts. Thank you.
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Cornell William Brooks @cornellwmbrooks.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Blaming DEI for division is “like confusing aspirin for the headache…” www.youtube.com/live/qIn-dTF...
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Project 2025 Architect and Former NAACP President Debate DEI
YouTube video by Institute of Politics at Harvard Kennedy School
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Cornell William Brooks @cornellwmbrooks.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
saobserver.com/project-2025...
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Project 2025 Architect Says DEI Does ‘More to Harm’ America Than Help
Kevin Roberts and Cornell William Brooks clash over DEI, Project 2025 and whether America’s racial progress can continue without diversity policies.
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Cornell William Brooks @cornellwmbrooks.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
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Antonia Marrero @antoniamarrero.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
“Brooks scoffed at the notion that DEI caused true division in the 🇺🇸 (“that’s like confusing aspirin w/ the headache”)while citing…data points that reveal discrimination in the workplace, overpunishment of Black students…examples of how discrimination & inequality aren’t mere figments of the past….”
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Cornell William Brooks @cornellwmbrooks.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
saobserver.com/project-2025...
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Project 2025 Architect Says DEI Does ‘More to Harm’ America Than Help
Kevin Roberts and Cornell William Brooks clash over DEI, Project 2025 and whether America’s racial progress can continue without diversity policies.
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Cornell William Brooks @cornellwmbrooks.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
thegrio.com/2026/09/28/c...
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Ex-NAACP president Cornell William Brooks challenges 'Project 2025' architect in heated debate over DEI
In a debate with Heritage Foundation president Kevin Roberts, Cornell Brooks argued that America’s gains on race did not happen on their own.
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Cornell William Brooks @cornellwmbrooks.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
This is quite interesting.
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Derek Barker @dwmbarker.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Great summary by Axios of the Kettering-Gallup Democracy for All Project annual survey results, with a quote by me. www.axios.com/2026/09/23/p...
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Poll: Americans see rule of law declining in U.S.
Just 28% believe political leaders will be held accountable if they don't follow the rule of law..
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Cornell William Brooks @cornellwmbrooks.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
www.harvardmagazine.com/university-n...
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At Harvard’s IOP, Two Views of Diversity Get a Hearing | Harvard Magazine
Professor Cornell William Brooks and Heritage Foundation president Kevin Roberts hold a lively debate on DEI and Project 2025.
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Cornell William Brooks @cornellwmbrooks.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
My debate with Heritage Foundation CEO Kevin Roberts on DEI & Project 2025 ... youtube.com/live/qIn-dTF...
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Project 2025 Architect and Former NAACP President Debate DEI
YouTube video by Institute of Politics at Harvard Kennedy School
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Cornell William Brooks @cornellwmbrooks.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
www.harvardmagazine.com/university-n...
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At Harvard’s IOP, Two Views of Diversity Get a Hearing | Harvard Magazine
Professor Cornell William Brooks and Heritage Foundation president Kevin Roberts hold a lively debate on DEI and Project 2025.
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Cornell William Brooks @cornellwmbrooks.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
My debate with Heritage Foundation CEO Kevin Roberts on DEI & Project 2025 ... youtube.com/live/qIn-dTF...
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Project 2025 Architect and Former NAACP President Debate DEI
YouTube video by Institute of Politics at Harvard Kennedy School
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Cornell William Brooks @cornellwmbrooks.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Thank you, replaced.
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Cornell William Brooks @cornellwmbrooks.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Reflecting on September 11th must deepen our abhorrence of terrorism & its perversely ugly parents: hate & violence. That all but eternal day must also remind us of the precarity & preciousness of our lives—so much so we hold onto life & our loved ones with a fierce affection.
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Cornell William Brooks @cornellwmbrooks.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Reflecting on September 11th must deepen our abhorrence of terrorism & its perversely ugly parents: hate & violence. That all but eternal day must also remind us of the precarity & preciousness of our lives—so much so we hold onto life & our loved ones with a fierce affection.
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Cornell William Brooks @cornellwmbrooks.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Join us for my debate w’ Heritage Foundation CEO Dr. Kevin Roberts. Watch or register to attend: iop.harvard.edu/events/debat...
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Cornell William Brooks @cornellwmbrooks.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Join us for my debate w’ Heritage Foundation CEO Dr. Kevin Roberts. Watch or register to attend: iop.harvard.edu/events/debat...
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Cornell William Brooks @cornellwmbrooks.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Join us for my debate w’ Heritage Foundation CEO Dr. Kevin Roberts. Watch or register to attend: iop.harvard.edu/events/debat...
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Cornell William Brooks @cornellwmbrooks.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
iop.harvard.edu/events/debat...
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Debate, Debrief, and Dessert: The Role of Diversity in Higher Education and American Life ft. Dr. Kevin Roberts and Prof. Cornell William Brooks
Debate, Debrief, and Dessert is an HKS series that explores competing perspectives on pressing policy issues and seeks to strengthen the Harvard community’s capacity to engage in respectful, substanti...
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Cornell William Brooks @cornellwmbrooks.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Join us for my debate w’ Heritage Foundation CEO Dr. Kevin Roberts. Watch or register to attend: iop.harvard.edu/events/debat...
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Cornell William Brooks @cornellwmbrooks.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
iop.harvard.edu/events/debat...
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Debate, Debrief, and Dessert: The Role of Diversity in Higher Education and American Life ft. Dr. Kevin Roberts and Prof. Cornell William Brooks
Debate, Debrief, and Dessert is an HKS series that explores competing perspectives on pressing policy issues and seeks to strengthen the Harvard community’s capacity to engage in respectful, substanti...
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Cornell William Brooks @cornellwmbrooks.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Lonnie G. Bunch’s service to America is a triumph, his resignation a Trumpian tragedy. Damn, this hurts.
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Cornell William Brooks @cornellwmbrooks.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Lonnie G. Bunch’s service to America is a triumph, his resignation a Trumpian tragedy. Damn, this hurts.
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Cornell William Brooks @cornellwmbrooks.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
🧵U.S. SUPREME COURT v. “NAPPY HEAD” AMERICANS Mike Davis clerked for Justice Gorsuch in 2017. In draft opinions & memoranda, did Davis refer to Black Americans as “Nappy Head” Americans❓If racist clerks draft court opinions, how can Americans trust court decisions❓
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Cornell William Brooks @cornellwmbrooks.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
The use of such racist obscenities by a former clerk demands Justice Gorsuch or Chief Justice Roberts issue a statement on the incompatibility of court legitimacy & racism. When judges have been attacked, the Court has spoken up. What about 50+ million Black people?
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Cornell William Brooks @cornellwmbrooks.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
The use of such racist obscenities by a former clerk demands Justice Gorsuch or Chief Justice Roberts issue a statement on the incompatibility of court legitimacy & racism. When judges have been attacked, the Court has spoken up. What about 50+ million Black people?
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Cornell William Brooks @cornellwmbrooks.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
🧵U.S. SUPREME COURT v. “NAPPY HEAD” AMERICANS Mike Davis clerked for Justice Gorsuch in 2017. In draft opinions & memoranda, did Davis refer to Black Americans as “Nappy Head” Americans❓If racist clerks draft court opinions, how can Americans trust court decisions❓
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Cornell William Brooks @cornellwmbrooks.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
America is witnessing the lynching of the “Souls of Black Folk” & others as White House policy. Every citizen & immigrant is a target of psychological warfare—daily chaos, cruelty, & intimidation. Pierre Damas Bel’s suicide was tragically predictable & inevitable. www.cnn.com/2026/09/02/u...
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An Ohio college student died in an apparent suicide. His family says he felt ‘humiliated’ by his ICE ankle monitor | CNN
Pierre Damas Bel was killed Monday after he stepped into traffic on Interstate 70 near Springfield, Ohio. The Haitian immigrant’s family says he was distraught over being bullied for wearing an ICE an...
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Cornell William Brooks @cornellwmbrooks.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
This nakedly racist policy stamps Black & Brown student faces with the words “litigation risk” and “financial risk”not merit and talent. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/03/b...
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Schools Giving Aid to Minority Students Could Lose Tax Exemptions Under Trump’s New Rules
The Treasury Department released rules that would prevent schools with race-based programs from qualifying for tax-exempt status, a threat to both higher education and other private schools.
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Cornell William Brooks @cornellwmbrooks.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
This nakedly racist policy stamps Black & Brown student faces with the words “litigation risk” and “financial risk”not merit and talent. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/03/b...
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Schools Giving Aid to Minority Students Could Lose Tax Exemptions Under Trump’s New Rules
The Treasury Department released rules that would prevent schools with race-based programs from qualifying for tax-exempt status, a threat to both higher education and other private schools.
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Cornell William Brooks @cornellwmbrooks.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
America is witnessing the lynching of the “Souls of Black Folk” & others as White House policy. Every citizen & immigrant is a target of psychological warfare—daily chaos, cruelty, & intimidation. Pierre Damas Bel’s suicide was tragically predictable & inevitable. www.cnn.com/2026/09/02/u...
cnn.com
An Ohio college student died in an apparent suicide. His family says he felt ‘humiliated’ by his ICE ankle monitor | CNN
Pierre Damas Bel was killed Monday after he stepped into traffic on Interstate 70 near Springfield, Ohio. The Haitian immigrant’s family says he was distraught over being bullied for wearing an ICE an...
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Cornell William Brooks @cornellwmbrooks.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
Ghetto Black Bitch: Black & Jewish History Enslaved Black women were called “bitches” to racially ANIMALIZE their humanity. Jews were segregated in the FIRST “ghettos.” “Ghetto Black bitch” contains a whole vocabulary & history of hate for Blacks—and Jews.
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Cornell William Brooks @cornellwmbrooks.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
I am glad you and most of us were raised better.
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Cornell William Brooks @cornellwmbrooks.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
Ghetto Black Bitch: Black & Jewish History Enslaved Black women were called “bitches” to racially ANIMALIZE their humanity. Jews were segregated in the FIRST “ghettos.” “Ghetto Black bitch” contains a whole vocabulary & history of hate for Blacks—and Jews.
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Cornell William Brooks @cornellwmbrooks.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
Ghetto Black Bitch: Black & Jewish History Enslaved Black women were called “bitches” to racially ANIMALIZE their humanity. Jews were segregated into the FIRST “ghettos.” The phrase “Ghetto Black bitch” contains a whole vocabulary & history of hate for Blacks—and Jews.
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Cornell William Brooks @cornellwmbrooks.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
Despite colorism, Black women, like all flowers, refuse to restrict their beauty to one color♥️ Joyce Bryant, 1953 by Carl Van Vechten
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Cornell William Brooks @cornellwmbrooks.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
Despite colorism, Black women, like all flowers, refuse to restrict their beauty to one color♥️ Joyce Bryant, 1953 by Carl Van Vechten
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@NewsJennifer (Jennifer Schulze) @newsjennifer.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
Gary, Indiana is the only majority black city in a state controlled by Republicans. Tens of thousands of people in Gary have now been without power for going on two weeks. Where’s the Gov? The US senators? Not in Gary. indianacapitalchronicle.com/2026/08/21/g...
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Indiana storm losses could exceed $5B, Braun tells Trump • Indiana Capital Chronicle
Indiana Gov. Mike Braun is seeking expedited federal disaster aid for residents and communities in 54 counties hit by storms and flooding.
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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 22/08/2026
Floods from powerful storms devastated Gary, Indiana, a city where a third of residents live below the poverty line. Electricity has been out for 10 days throughout much of the city, and residents said they were growing increasingly desperate on Friday. nyti.ms/4c40WOQ
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Cornell William Brooks @cornellwmbrooks.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
DENAMING DORIE MILLER ? “We go from a brave ‘unarmed negro’ in 1941 to a denamed hero in 2026. This is NOT American racial progress.” WATCH : f.io/_aSCjp-D
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Cornell William Brooks @cornellwmbrooks.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
DENAMING DORIE MILLER ? “We go from a brave ‘unarmed negro’ in 1941 to a denamed hero in 2026. This is NOT American racial progress.” WATCH : f.io/_aSCjp-D
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Anderson Cooper 360 - 400_ brooks.mp4 - Anderson Cooper 360 - 400_ brooks - Frame.io
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