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Tim Scott’s influence grows in a less diverse Republican Party. By Leigh Ann Caldwell / NBC News
How the Poor People’s Campaign Is Building a ‘New Electorate.’ By Greg Kaufmann / The Nation
LeBron James, the most important athlete in America, explained. By Dylan Scott / Vox
R. Kelly Hasn’t Really Been ‘Dropped’ by Anyone in Music. By Amy X. Wang / Rolling Stone
Nathan Phillips and the boys from Covington: What does this ugly encounter say about America? By Chauncey DeVega / Salon
Race Inquiry Digest (January 28) – Important Current Stories On Race In America
Featured – Trump’s Wall of Shame. It would stand as a lasting reminder of the white racial hostility surging through this moment in American history….
Martin Luther King Jr. would be outraged. By Colbert King / Wash Post
A Reminder That Two Southern States Still Celebrate Robert E. Lee’s Birthday on MLK Day. By Molly Olmstead / Slate
The Disturbing, Surprisingly Complex Relationship Between White Identity Politics and Racism. By Isaac Chotiner / The New Yorker
Bryan Stevenson Wants the U.S. to Face Its History. Interview by Jamie Lowe / NYT
A New Film Offers a Multitude of Answers to the Question “What Is Democracy?” By Marsha Green / The New Yorker
Steve King rallies with support from the far-right. By Luke Barnes / ThinkProgress
The GOP distanced itself from Steve King. Is it signaling a shift on Trump? By Geoffrey Kabaservice / Wash Post
Abrams and Gillum are likely 2020 kingmakers. By Marc Caputo and Daniel Strauss / Politico
The MAGA Teenager Who Harassed a Native American Veteran Is Still Unnamed, but We’ve Seen His Face Before. By Ruth Graham / Slate
A new Supreme Court is poised to take a chunk out of MLK’s legacy. By John Blake / CNN
Race Inquiry Digest (January 24) – Important Current Stories On Race In America
Featured – Nathan Phillips and the boys from Covington: What does this ugly encounter say about America? By Chauncey DeVega / Salon
Race Inquiry Digest (January 21) – Important Current Stories On Race In America
Featured – A new Supreme Court is poised to take a chunk out of MLK’s legacy. By John Blake / CNN
Trump doesn’t want a wall, all he wants is an issue. By Lucian K. Truscott IV / Salon
Donald Trump: Racist liar, or just a liar who happens to be a racist? By Chauncey DeVega / Salon
The GOP must stamp out the seeds of hatred before it’s too late. Henry Olsen / Wash Post
Here’s what’s really at stake for Asian Americans in the Harvard affirmative action case. Jenelle Wong / NBC News
To Get To College, It Helps Black Students To Have A Black Teacher Early On. By Mayowa Aina / NPR
Florida Pardons the Groveland Four, 70 Years After Jim Crow-Era Rape Case. By Jacey Fortin / NYT
Renowned sportscaster says NFL teams are racist when it comes to hiring coaches. By Brandon Griggs / CNN
The (Really) Long Road To Glory: Stephon Marbury’s China Redemption. Eli Laskey / Tiebreaker
