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I’m not going to be your ‘black best friend’ today. The Cohen hearing shows why. By John Blake / CNN
Chiwetel Ejiofor’s Expansive Vision of Africa. By Hannah Giorgis / The Atlantic
How Do We Counteract Othering in America Today? By Editorial Staff / The Progressive
Race Inquiry Digest (March 7) – Important Current Stories On Race In America
Featured – How Donald Trump Played the (White) Race Card and Reshaped the Democratic Party. By Nina Burleigh / Newsweek
Republican Lawmaker Freaks Out When Democrat Says Using a Black Person as a Prop is a “Racist Act.” By Daniel Politi / Slate
Racism, not a lack of assimilation, is the real problem facing Latinos in America. By Suzanne Gamboa / NBC News
Chicago To Get Its First Black Female Mayor As Candidates Head To Runoff. By Matthew S. Schwartz / NPR
Bernie Sanders Vows To Fight ‘All Forms Of Racism’ In First Televised Town Hall. By Daniel Marans / HuffPost
When It Comes to Diversity, These Were the Perfect Oscars for 2019. By Inkoo Kang / Slate
Overcoming A ‘Long, Bitter Relationship,’ Grand Canyon And Tribes Mark Centennial. By Laurel Morales / NPR
Toni Morrison: First Lady of Letters. By James McBride / NYT
A new report finds predominantly white school districts get $23 billion more in funding than nonwhite ones. By Jay Croft / CNN
Doctors and Racial Bias: Still a Long Way to Go. By Aaron Carroll / NYT
What Catholic Church records tell us about America’s earliest black history. By Jane Landers / The Conversation
What Leaving Neverland Leaves Out by Ignoring Race. By Jason King / Slate
The Deepening ‘Racialization’ of American Politics. By Thomas B. Edsall / NYT
Race Inquiry Digest (March 4) – Important Current Stories On Race In America
Featured – How Do We Counteract Othering in America Today? By Editorial Staff / The Progressive
Workplace Diversity Is a Poor Substitute for Having It in Your Real Life. By Rachelle Hampton / Slate
America Needs an Education in Whiteness. By Jordan Lindsey / Slate
Why empathy is the key to dismantling white racism. By Susan Lanzoni / Wash Post
U.S. Hate Groups Rose 30 Percent In Recent Years, Watchdog Group Reports. By Leila Fadel / NPR
Arrested Coast Guard Officer Allegedly Planned Attack ‘On A Scale Rarely Seen.’ By Greg Myre / NPR
2020 Democrats Embrace Race-Conscious Policies, Including Reparations. By Astead W. Herndon / NYT
Defying US Borders, Native Americans Are Asserting Their Territorial Rights. By Michelle Chen / The Nation
Opioids claiming more African-American lives as overdoses spread from Rust Belt to East Coast. By Corky Siemaszko / NBC News
Why Does Obama Scold Black Boys? By Derecka Purnell / NYT
