deliberate 故意の　intentional opp. Accidental

The prevailing conservative view is that America’s racial and economic inequalities are driven by differences in effort and ability. The work of Hannah-Jones and others suggests instead that present-day inequalities have been shaped by deliberate political and policy choices.

censoriousness 批判的

For the past five years, conservatives have been howling about the alleged censoriousness of the American left, in particular on college campuses. 

If not possible 不可能ではないにしても

One anonymous trustee told NC Policy Watch that “the political environment made granting Hannah-Jones tenure difficult, if not impossible.”

https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2021/05/why-conservatives-want-cancel-1619-project/618952/

The 1619 project

g the consequences of slavery and the contributions of Black Americans at the very center of the United States‘ national narrative”

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_1619_Project

Demystify 神秘を解く

fissure /ˈfɪʃə/ 割れ目 opening

Great breakups aren’t just painful; they’re surreal—a space-time fissure, a smack from God, a bulletin that you’re not the world’s protagonist. 

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2021/may/23/diana-princess-of-wales-martin-bashir-bbc