News
A Noose at the Smithsonian Brings History Back to Life – Lonnie G. Bunch III / NYT
Sacrificing Black Lives for the American Lie – Ibram X. Kendi / NYT
Race Inquiry Digest (June 22) – Important Current Stories On Race In America
Feature – Understanding Contemporary White Supremacy. Our panel of scholars on what we get wrong about white supremacy, and whether persecuting racists does any good. Read…
Black and Latino drivers are searched based on less evidence and are more likely to be arrested, Stanford researchers find – Richard Winton / LA Times
New CAA study says diverse casting increases box office potential across all budgets – Tre’vell Anderson / LA Times
Anti-Racism Author Tim Wise: White America Desperately Wants to Be Numb, and Donald Trump ‘Is a Walking, Talking Opioid’ – Chauncey DeVega / Salon via Alternet
As Feds Back Away From Police Oversight, Black Lives Matter Sues Chicago – Brandon Ellington Patterson / Mother Jones
Jon Ossoff’s Georgia Sixth Loss Is a Reality Check for Democrats – John Cassidy / The New Yorker
Searching for Justice for Samuel DuBose – Brandon Harris / New Republic
After the mistrial, what’s left of Bill Cosby’s legacy? Eugene Robinson / Wash Post
Why schools still can’t put segregation behind them – Derek Black / The Conversation
A white cop dies and a young black man spends years in jail for a crime he didn’t do – Colbert King / Wash Post
Understanding Contemporary White Supremacy – Anis Shivani / Salon via Alternet
Race Inquiry Digest (June 19) – Important Current Stories On Race In America
Feature – Philando Castile and This Savage System. My own experience on a grand jury showed me why so many young men of color are locked…
Trump Administration Quietly Rolls Back Civil Rights Efforts Across Federal Government – Jessica Huseman and Arnie Waldman / ProPublica
Why did this powerful church group struggle to denounce white supremacy? Daniel Jose Camacho / The Guardian
The murder of Tupac Shakur is a tragedy — but the why is not a complete mystery – Jessie Washington / The Undefeated
There’s still no good reason to believe black-white IQ differences are due to genes – Eric Turkheimer, Kathryn Harden and Richard Nisbett / Vox
Will Politicians and Police Treat Black Opioid Users with Compassion? Nadra Nittle / Atl Black Star
I’m proof of the parallel racial universe of police stops – Samuel G. Freeman / Wash Post
Bill Cosby was largely irrelevant in black America even before his sexual assault trial began – Mark Anthony Neal / Wash Post
America Spent Centuries Mistreating Native American Children. Trump Is Making It Worse – Rebecca Klein / Huff Post
John Boyega Is in Jeopardy in the Gripping New Trailer for Detroit – Marissa Martinelli / Slate
Philando Castile and This Savage System – Joy-Ann Reid / The Daily Beast
Race Inquiry Digest (June 15) – Important Current Stories On Race In America
Feature – A Resolution Condemning White Supremacy Causes Chaos at the Southern Baptist Convention. At its annual meeting, the evangelical denomination initially declined to consider…
Domination and no drama: how big a threat are the Warriors to the NBA? DJ Gallo / The Guardian
