Christopher D. Cathcart
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Christopher D. Cathcart
@onediaspora.bsky.social
Communication Pro, published author, public speaker, and College professor/lecturer; tirelessly advocate for our HBCUs; a believer in truth and defender of justice. Call me "woke" all-day; I like being in the company of my heroes. A luta Continua!
These people are not taking this seriously; it would be funny if not so tragic. I wonder which staffer got fired.
#vote #PR4SJ #GOPclownshow
September 30, 2026 at 12:33 PM
And barely a peep, sad but not surprising. No one gives a shit. Telling.
#PR4SJ #staywoke
Trump administration to welcome up to 17,500 more White South Africans as refugees
The Trump administration is planning to welcome up to 17,500 additional White Afrikaners from South Africa as refugees over the next 12 months, according to a notice sent to Congress.
www.cbsnews.com
September 24, 2026 at 12:22 AM
This Trump administration has shown its true colors 1000 times; when will we pay attention? This story is all you need to know about the most white-supremacist WH cabal in a long time, and, brother, that's saying something.
#pushback #StayWokePeople #pr4sj
Alleged discrimination vs. White people prompts new U.S. sanctions on South Africa — CBS News
The Trump administration has announced that it will impose travel bans on officials it claims are responsible for discrimination against White people and other minority groups in South Africa.
apple.news
September 16, 2026 at 11:55 AM
A shame it's come to this: Voting Rights Groups Are Preparing to Confront ICE at the Polls truthout.org/articles/vot...
Voting Rights Groups Are Preparing to Confront ICE at the Polls
Trusted figures such as firefighters and clergy will protect Black, Latino, and Asian precincts that could be targets.
truthout.org
September 4, 2026 at 8:53 PM
The fight for representation at my beloved alma mater continues. Right is right. #Hilltop #HowardUniversity #HAU #PR4SJ
Howard Alumni Lawsuit Returns to D.C. Court Aug. 28 - The Hilltop
On Aug. 28, a lawsuit surrounding Howard University’s Board of Trustees’ removal of several trustee roles will begin pre-trial.
thehilltoponline.com
August 24, 2026 at 10:12 PM
A rare but needed glimpse of justice.
Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2026/08/24/b...
#PR4SJ #NABJ #Blackjournalist
Washington Post Ordered to Rehire Fired Columnist Karen Attiah (Gift Article)
An arbitrator ordered the newspaper to reinstate Karen Attiah, who was fired after posting about “white men who espouse hatred and violence” following Charlie Kirk’s killing.
www.nytimes.com
August 24, 2026 at 12:36 PM
The Digital Lynching of Jason Arday and the Self-Exonerating Performance of Mourning
drstaceypatton1865.substack.com/p/the-digita...
The Digital Lynching of Jason Arday and the Self-Exonerating Performance of Mourning
M’kay Y’all, so let’s recap .
drstaceypatton1865.substack.com
August 21, 2026 at 1:22 PM
Required August reading...
How Much Do You Really Know About Black August? The Legendary Prison Protests That Launched a Legacy of Resistance – The Root
www.theroot.com
August 18, 2026 at 10:14 PM
Pay attention ...
Louisiana is the Blueprint For Rolling Back Civil Rights
www.theroot.com
August 7, 2026 at 4:24 PM
It Wasn’t a Civil War. It Was the Slaveholders’ Rebellion.
Call it what is was ( and is)...
www.nytimes.com
August 3, 2026 at 8:53 PM
It Wasn’t a Civil War. It Was the Slaveholders’ Rebellion.
Call it what is was ( and is)...
www.nytimes.com
August 3, 2026 at 6:57 PM
Happy to see my book, "HBCU Experience – The Book," on display and for sale at The HBCU News Store at DC's famed Union Station. Please stop by and check it out if/when you are nearby. hbcunews.shop. #HBCUs #HBCUExperience #onediaspora #Howarduniversity #HBCUBook
OneDiaspora.com for info on the book.
July 9, 2026 at 2:16 AM
I wrote a piece on PR pros working on social justice issues. Thanks to the Inter. Public Relations Association for publishing it. You can read it at the group's site below, or at mine (www.onediaspora.com/post/public-...)

Voting rights are high on the list.
#PR4SJ #Protectthevote

bit.ly/4fUX8lv
June 1, 2026 at 7:22 PM
Good and necessary read..#protectthevote #PR4SJ

John Roberts Believes in an America That Doesn’t Exist www.nytimes.com/2026/05/06/o...
Opinion | John Roberts Believes in an America That Doesn’t Exist
www.nytimes.com
May 6, 2026 at 2:04 PM
No surprise here... #PR4SJ #fighthate

How the Southern Poverty Law Center Drew the Ire of Conservatives www.nytimes.com/2026/04/22/u...
How the Southern Poverty Law Center Drew the Ire of Conservatives
www.nytimes.com
April 22, 2026 at 9:50 PM
As a PR pro, I know the power we have to help shape public attitudes and, thus, action. I am encouraging my fellow practitioners to use their skills to help advance social justice.

Here’s an excerpt from the 2nd essay in this series.. bit.ly/4dMxFKb

#PR4SJ #PRSALA #Publicrelations #PR #DEI
April 16, 2026 at 11:51 AM
Some crises don't seem to register the same....

Sudan Enters Fourth Year of War Amid World’s Most Severe Humanitarian Crisis www.nytimes.com/2026/04/15/w...
Sudan Enters Fourth Year of War Amid World’s Most Severe Humanitarian Crisis
www.nytimes.com
April 16, 2026 at 11:40 AM
Much respect...

Judy Pace, 83, Dies; Actress Brought Layers to Black Characters www.nytimes.com/2026/03/16/a...
Judy Pace, 83, Dies; Actress Brought Layers to Black Characters
www.nytimes.com
March 16, 2026 at 10:23 PM
Not fair, but we'd expect nothing less now, and sadly, no one is making any noise about this. #Africanlivesmatter

Sports Fans, Doctors, Musicians: Africans Lament U.S. Travel Ban www.nytimes.com/2026/03/16/w...
Sports Fans, Doctors, Musicians: Africans Lament U.S. Travel Ban
www.nytimes.com
March 16, 2026 at 1:59 PM