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‘Young, Gifted, & Broke’ gives expert advice on student loan debt crisis. By East L. Dockery / The Undefeated
For Chinese American Conservatives, Race Is a Weapon. By Claire Jean Kim / The Nation
Oprah donated $13 million to Morehouse College. Her endowment is now the largest in the school’s history. By Amir Vera / CNN
Why is the Army Still Honoring Confederate Generals? By James Risen / The Intercept
“They’re Using Us as Props for the Show.” By Ruth Graham / Slate
Tulsa searches for graves from 1921 race massacre that left hundreds of black people dead. By DeNeen L. Brown / Wash Post
What It’s Like to See ‘Slave Play’ as a Black Person. By Aisha Harris / NYT
Online dating, now the most common way for couples to meet, is desegregating America. By Reuben J. Thomas / NBC News
It’s time the NCAA loses its greedy grip on student-athletes. By Etan Thomas / The Undefeated
We’ve Never Forgiven Haiti for Being Black. By Rann Miller / The Progressive
Take a Break From Impeachment. Watch Lil’ Kim’s Career-Spanning Performance at BET Hip Hop Awards. By Emily Zemler / Rolling Stone
Race Inquiry Digest (Oct 14) – Important Current Stories On Race In America
Featured – How Italians Became ‘White.’ Vicious bigotry, reluctant acceptance: an American story. By Brent Staples / NYT
If Trump’s Rage Brings ‘Civil War,’ Where Will the Military Stand? By Patricia Ravalgi / Daily Beast
Why Trump, Facing Impeachment, Warns of Civil War. By Jelani Cobb / The New Yorker
What My Father Taught Me About Race. By Susan Rice / NYT
When My Louisiana School and Its Football Team Finally Desegregated. By Jere Longman / NYT
CNN Poll: Americans becoming more likely to say diversity enhances culture. By Jennifer Agiesta / CNN
Black men make up only 2% of teachers in the US. A group named ‘Call Me MISTER’ wants to change that. By Amy Chillag / CNN
Harvard’s systemic nepotism revealed: only 57 percent of admitted white students were on merit. By Nicole karlis / Salon
Asian Americans are rightly angry about racism. Making colleges less diverse isn’t the answer. By Jeannie Park / Wash Post
Merger leads To Top Women Led, Minority Owned Investment Firm on Wall Street. By Asia Martin / Forbes
Tyler Perry Builds a New Kingdom, With Madea Behind Him. By Cara Buckley / NYT
Diahann Carroll, Groundbreaking Television And Broadway Star, Dead At 84. By Brakkton Booker / NPR
Eddie Murphy is better than ever in Dolemite Is My Name, a bawdy comedy about comedy. By Alissa Wilkinson / Vox
Simone Biles nails two more amazing moves that will be named after her. By Steve Almasy / CNN
Harvard vs. Howard is much more than a game. By Tommy Amaker / The Undefeated
