News
How James Baldwin’s The Fire Next Time still lights the way towards equality – Steven W Thrasher / The Guardian
The style of Maya Angelou – Jill Hudson / The Undefeated
On the 49th Anniversary of MLK’s Assassination, Activists Are Marching for the Causes He Championed – P.R. Lockhart / Mother Jones
Fifty years later, King’s warning still resonates – Katrina vanden Heuvel / Wash Post
No sympathy: How Ayn Rand’s “elitism” lives on in the Trump administration – Firmin Debrabander / The Conversation via Salon
Watch “Rev Dr William J Barber II – When Silence is Not an Option – Riverside Church / You tube
Missing black and Latina children are a crisis for all of us – Roxanne Jones / CNN
Sweeping Federal Review Could Affect Consent Decrees Nationwide – Sheryl Gay Stolberg and Eric Lichtblau / NYT
Bernie is wrong and Malcolm was right: What white liberals so often get wrong about racism and Donald Trump – Chauncey Devega / Salon
Race Inquiry Digest (April 3) – Important Current Stories On Race In America
Not enough time, too many news sources. The following are compelling stories on race that have been selected to inform our readers. Featured – “That…
Just a Reminder: The NCAA Is a Plantation, and the Players Are the Sharecroppers – Michael Harriot / The Root
Diversity doesn’t make racism magically disappear – Daniel Jose Camacho / The Guardian
It’s about time we give Venus Williams the credit she deserves – Maya A. Jones / The Undefeated
Bill O’Reilly’s Racist Comment Is Rooted in America’s Racist Past – Collier Meyerson / The Nation
Finding Growth at My Historically Black College – Skylar Mitchell / NYT Sunday Rev
Black and Proud. Even if Strangers Can’t Tell – Rebecca Carroll / NYT
Rise in Hate Crimes Spurs States to Enhance Protections – Nikita Biryukov / NBC
Whether proudly assimilated or quietly undocumented, Indians are feeling the hostility of Trump’s America – Henry Grabar / Slate
That white men might roll in ease”: I feel like the first real American in my family, which has been here for centuries – D. Watkins / Salon
Video Breaks Down Why Machismo Isn’t Synonymous With Latino Men – Carolina Moreno / Huff Post
Race Inquiry Digest ( March 31) – Important Current Stories On Race In America
Not enough time, too many news sources. The following are compelling stories on race that have been selected to inform our readers. Featured – White…
Invest in education instead of incarceration ( A personal story) – Johnny Perez / USA Today
When veterans become cops, some bring war home – Simone Weichselbaum and Beth Schwatzapfel / USA Today
Watch – New Netflix Film Shows A ‘Real Representation’ Of America’s Housing Projects – Brennan Williams / Huff Post
White Flight Followed Factory Jobs out of Gary, Indiana—Black People Didn’t Have a Choice – Chris Arnade / The Guardian via Alternet
Dave Chappelle Reckons With Himself – David Sims / The Atlantic
