In 2025, America stands at a dangerous crossroads. We are staring into a fractured mirror smeared with the grime of resurgent hatred. Despite years of exposing inequality and elevating silenced voices, our society is being ravaged anew by racism, sexism, antisemitism, and vicious attacks on the immigrant community and LGBTQ+. These are not distant echoes from a dark past; they are ever-present, blatant, and brutal forces clawing at the core of our democracy. American society

Racism and hate have had deeply corrosive effects on the foundations and functioning of Our democracy. In the United States, these forces threaten the very principles of equality, justice, and inclusion that democracy is built upon, undermining citizen participation, weakening civil rights protections, and polarizing society to destabilize democratic governance. Understanding the relationship between racism, hate, and the health of democracy reveals why confronting these issu