Nia-Malika Henderson

5 days ago | bloomberg.com | Nia-Malika Henderson

Macho, macho men. (Bloomberg Opinion) -- President Donald Trump ran on a slogan of Make America Great Again and central to his project is to make men great again. But it’s only certain kind of men and a certain kind of masculinity. Think Hulk Hogan, who spoke at Trump’s nominating convention as did  Dana White, the CEO of UFC. This “masculinist” approach now steers not only Trump’s bombastic, in-your-face political brand, but his personnel and policy choices.

1 week ago | bloomberg.com | Nia-Malika Henderson

Time for some fresh faces? (Bloomberg Opinion) -- Just days after the funeral of Virginia Congressman Gerry Connolly, who died of esophageal cancer, House Democrats are set to have another battle over who becomes the ranking member on the all-important Oversight Committee, the chamber’s main investigative body. Like the last one, this race will be a snapshot of the larger debate within the party over age, leadership style, experience and political ideology.

1 week ago | bloomberg.com | Nia-Malika Henderson

Five years ago. (Bloomberg Opinion) -- On the afternoon of May 25, 2020, George Floyd was choked to death on a Minneapolis street by a police officer. That brutal act, captured on video by a teenager on a trip to the corner store, sparked a wave of multiracial protests for social justice and police reform. It also became a flashpoint in US politics and culture, ushering in a brief and backlash-ready period that galvanized millions to push for racial progress.

3 weeks ago | businessandamerica.com | Nia-Malika Henderson

It is perhaps fitting that President Donald Trump refers to the annexation of Canada as a marriage, because at times Trump sounds like a desperate suitor who can’t take no for an answer. Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney, who rode to power on a wave of anti-Trump nationalism, was having none of it last week, letting Trump down easy in a sometimes tense Oval Office meeting.

3 weeks ago | bloomberg.com | Nia-Malika Henderson

Students at the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill(Bloomberg Opinion) -- Class Matters: The Fight To Get Beyond Race Preferences, Reduce Inequality, and Build Real Diversity at America’s Colleges Nia-Malika Henderson: The Trump administration sees diversity, equity and inclusion as “woke” so they're moving to strip DEI out of the federal government and elsewhere. What do you make of that? Richard D.