How Trump Upended 60 Years of Civil Rights

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During his second term, President Trump has upended 60 years of civil rights, largely under the guise of attacking diversity, equity and inclusion. Nikole Hannah-Jones, who covers racial injustice and civil rights for The New York Times Magazine, discusses the end of an era, and the growing fears of what a post-civil rights government will mean for Black Americans. Guest: Nikole Hannah-Jones (https://www.nytimes.com/by/nikole-hannah-jones) , a domestic correspondent for The New York Times Magazine covering racial injustice and civil rights. Background reading:  • How Mr. Trump upended 60 years of civil rights in two months (https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/27/magazine/trump-civil-rights-law-discrimination.html) . • The “colorblind” campaign (https://www.nytimes.com/2024/03/13/magazine/civil-rights-affirmative-action-colorblind.html) to undo civil rights progress. Photo: Doug Mills/The New York Times For more information on today’s episode, visit nytimes.com/thedaily (http://nytimes.com/thedaily?smid=pc-thedaily) . Transcripts of each episode will be made available by the next workday.  Subscribe today at nytimes.com/podcasts (http://nytimes.com/podcasts) or on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. You can also subscribe via your favorite podcast app here https://www.nytimes.com/activate-access/audio?source=podcatcher. For more podcasts and narrated articles, download The New York Times app at nytimes.com/app.