Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor

Philadelphia

Co-Founder at Hammer & Hope

Co-founder @hammerandhope, Professor @Princeton, contributing writer @NewYorker, #MacFellow 21

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Articles

Now Is the Time for Big Ideas

1 month ago | inthesetimes.com | Naomi Klein |Astra Taylor |Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor |Chenjerai Kumanyika

About a month after Donald Trump was inaugurated to a second term, and as it became overwhelmingly clear that Elon Musk’s role alongside him is to gut the administrative state and pave the way for widespread privatization, Haymarket Books held “An Emergency Town Hall” to help situate this “Corporate Coup in Global Context.” The roundtable discussion included bestselling journalist and author Naomi Klein, who is known for many books, including The Shock Doctrine, No Logo and Doppleganger;...
The War on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

Feb 8, 2025 | newyorker.com | Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor

With Donald Trump’s return to the White House, the long-held conservative grudge against affirmative action and programs designed to upend the effects of racial discrimination has transformed into a witch hunt.
The War on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

Feb 8, 2025 | asianamericans.einnews.com | Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor

Save this storySave this storySave this storySave this storyToday, D.E.I. is in the crosshairs. Its elasticity has made it vulnerable to a wide-ranging blame game. D.E.I. can be many things, from efforts to increase the diversity of a workplace through hiring initiatives to the creation of affinity groups that bring underrepresented workers together. It may also include workplace trainings on topics such as racism, gender discrimination, and sexual harassment.
Why Didn't the Progressive Movement Challenge Kamala Harris?

Dec 10, 2024 | inthesetimes.com | Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor

The 2020 Democratic presidential race was shaped by a political landscape defined by years of grassroots activism, protests and relentless opposition to the first Trump presidency. By the fall of 2019, as Democratic contenders scrambled for position, mass protests had become a permanent feature of the Trump years.
The Pain Creating a New Coalition for Trump

Nov 22, 2024 | businessandamerica.com | Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor

Instead, from the Democratic National Convention, the campaign did something different. Intending to create a contrast to the grim mood of the Republican convention weeks prior, they cast themselves as optimists and patriots with what Harris described as a “new path forward.” But the mood of celebration misunderstood an angry electorate, one struggling to stay ahead and firm in its belief that the country is headed in the wrong direction.
The Pain Creating a New Coalition for Trump

Nov 21, 2024 | newyorker.com | Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor

When Kamala Harris announced her candidacy, the flurry of excitement created the impression that a social movement was afoot. Thousands of people joined phone calls to raise money and to establish networks focussed on supporting her. Tens of thousands of people braved heat and long lines to join rallies that breathed life into Harris’s new campaign. Their hope was apparent: that Harris could make a sharp departure from the deeply unpopular Joe Biden and the status quo that he had come to represent.
Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor: Democrats Demobilized Their Base. A Movement Is Now Needed to Oppose Trump

Nov 7, 2024 | znetwork.org | Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor |Amy Goodman |John Nichols

Donald Trump’s performance in the 2024 election surpassed expectations, with the candidate winning the key battleground states of Pennsylvania, North Carolina and Georgia and picking up larger shares of more diverse segments of the electorate, including Black and Latino male voters.
Kamala Harris’s Gamble

Aug 28, 2024 | newyorker.com | Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor

In the first month of Vice-President Kamala Harris’s improbable run for President, she allowed Democrats’ enthusiasm about finally having a credible opponent to Donald Trump to define her candidacy. Once Joe Biden left the race and Harris let her intentions be known, the excitement vastly outweighed the need to know precisely what policies she was running on. Tens of thousands of people joined Zoom calls to raise funds and created networks aimed at supporting the Vice-President’s run.
Why Did AOC and Progressive Democrats Support Joe Biden?

Jul 27, 2024 | rsn.org | Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor

As Kamala Harris defines her candidacy, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and others will have few options to change it. After weeks of debate about the viability of President Joe Biden’s run for reëlection, the mounting pressure for him to leave the race finally overwhelmed his own efforts to stay.
Why Did Progressive Democrats Support Joe Biden?

Jul 25, 2024 | newyorker.com | Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor

After weeks of debate about the viability of President Joe Biden’s run for reëlection, the mounting pressure for him to leave the race finally overwhelmed his own efforts to stay. In the immediate aftermath of Biden’s historic decision to end his campaign, the enthusiasm that coalesced around Vice-President Kamala Harris as his replacement seemed to be as much a reflection of relief about Biden as it was excitement about Harris herself.