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After the floods: the struggle for survival in a tiny Mississippi town. By Jamiles Lartey / The Guardian
Columbus brought measles to the New World. It was a disaster for Native Americans. By Michael S. Rosenwald / Wash Post
‘A dream ticket’: Black lawmakers pitch Biden-Harris to beat Trump. By Heather Caygle and John Bresnahan / Politico
History In the Making: Groundbreaking 32 Black Female Cadets to Graduate from U.S. Military Academy This Year. By Tanasia Kenney / Atl Black Star
Weeksville, a Haven for Free African-Americans Before the Civil War, Is Fighting for Survival. By Corina Knoll and Morgan Jenkins / NYT
Bob Marley lyrics that still hold true today (and probably always will). By Kendall Trammell / CNN
Race Inquiry Digest (May 16) – Important Current Stories On Race In America
Featured – Joe Biden Is Going Back to the Clinton Playbook. The Democratic frontrunner’s campaign is pitched to white folks who have fled the party….
Russian Efforts to Exploit Racial Divisions in 2016 Found Firm Ground in U.S., Report Says. By Mihir Zaveri and Jacey Fortin / NYT
Yes, white supremacists are emboldened. But that’s not the whole story in America today. By Fred Hiatt / Wash Post
Cory Booker unveils ‘sweeping’ but ‘simple’ gun violence prevention plan. By Rebecca Buck / CNN
Once Defiant, All Four White Supremacists Charged in Charlottesville Violence Plead Guilty. By A. C. Thompson / ProPublica
The failure of Reconstruction was a ruthless act of sabotage. By Michael Gerson / Wash Post
Brazil’s long, strange love affair with the Confederacy ignites racial tension. By Jordan Brasher / The Conversation
Why Don’t White Athletes Understand What’s Wrong With Trump? By Jemele Hill / The Atlantic
In their differences, Tiger Woods and Alex Cora show America belongs to us. By Roxanne Jones / CNN
Medieval Scholars Joust With White Nationalists. And One Another. By Jennifer Schuessler / NYT
The Royal Baby and Blackness as a Badge of Honor. By Lizzie Skurnick / NYT
Univ. of Alabama’s first black student receives honorary doctorate. By Ali Gostanian / NBC News
Dave Chappelle To Be Awarded Mark Twain Prize For American Humor. By Elizabeth Blair / NPR
Race Inquiry Digest (May 13) – Important Current Stories On Race In America
Featured – Bob Marley lyrics that still hold true today (and probably always will). By Kendall Trammell / CNN
Buried Truths. A Podcast Series. By WABE and NPR
A symbol of slavery — and survival. By Deneen L. Brown / Wash Post
The Trip I Hope All African-Americans Can Take. By Mercedes Bent / NYT
Black Mississippi student says in lawsuit she was denied graduation honor because of race. By Minyvonne Burke / NBC News
The Rich Legacy of African American Political and Intellectual History. By Robert Greene II / Black Perspectives
In an era of rising anti-Semitism, should Jewish Americans tack left or right? By Andrew Paul / Wash Post
