Race Inquiry Digest (July 29) – Important Current Stories On Race In America
Featured – Race, History, and Memories of a Virginia Girlhood. Harvard University President looks back at the legacy of slavery and Jim Crow in her home state….
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What Trump Is Teaching Our Children. By Charles M. Blow / NYT
Anti-Racist Historian: Attacks on Rep. Omar Rooted in Belief “America Is for White People.” By Amy Goodman / Democracy Now
The Joy of Hatred. By Jamelle Bouie / NYT
What Americans Do Now Will Define Us Forever. By Adam Server / The Atlantic
Of course Donald Trump is a racist – and his Wall Street enablers know it. By Robert Reich / The Guardian
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Embraces Her Maverick Role In First Town Hall Since High-Profile Spat. By Daniel Marans / HuffPost
The Real Trouble with Ilhan Omar. By Sarah Jaffe / The Progressive
Integration vs. White Intransigence. By Thomas B. Edsall / NYT
What school segregation looks like in the US today, in 4 charts. By Erica Frankenberg / The Conversation
Germany paid Holocaust reparations. Will the U.S. do the same for slavery? By Susan Neiman / LATimes
Why we must talk about the Asian-American story, too. By Brando Simeo Starkey / The Undefeated
With Its Nuanced Portrayal of Asian American Life, ‘The Farewell’ Shines. By Kristen Yoonsoo Kim / The Nation
Mellody Hobson of Ariel Investments: ‘Capitalism Needs to Work for Everyone.’ By David Gelles / NYT
The History Behind the Supreme Court Showdown Over Tribal Land Is Bloody and Violent. For Rebecca Nagle, It’s Also Personal. By Delilah Friedler / Mother Jones
The Racist History of Tipping. By Rev. Dr. William J. Barber II / Politico
16 Black Chefs Changing Food in America. By John Eligon and Julia Moskin / NYT
‘I want my father in the Hall of Fame’: Curt Flood’s heroic legacy. By William C. Rhoden / The Undefeated
Trump revives the idea of a ‘white man’s country’, America’s original sin. By Nell Painter / The Guardian
Race Inquiry Digest (July 25) – Important Current Stories On Race In America
Featured – How Should Democrats Counter Racist Politics? By making it the central moral issue of their campaigns. By Mary Harris / Slate Podcast
Racism Comes Out of the Closet. The dog whistle days are apparently over. By Paul Krugman / NYT
Trump’s Tweets Prove That He Is a Raging Racist. By Charles Blow / NYT
Jon Meacham: Trump Now Tied For ‘Most Racist President In American History.’ By Ed Mazza / HuffPost
‘The agenda of white nationalists’: AOC, other congresswomen respond to Trump’s attacks. By Dareh Gregorian and Adam Edelman / NBC News
READ: Here’s The Resolution Condemning Trump’s Racist Comments About Congresswomen. By Brian Naylor / NPR
Am I an American? By Ibram X. Kendi / The Atlantic
Against Multiracial Authoritarianism. By Dan Berger / AAIHS
