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Nat Turner’s Skull and My Student’s Purse of Skin – Daina Ramey Berry / NYT
This month, Richard Hatcher, a former mayor of Gary, Ind., delivered what researchers suspect is the skull of Nat Turner, the rebel slave, to Turner’s…
Report finds racial bias in facial recognition technology – Jeff Stone / Christ Sci Monitor
NFL’s celebration penalties aren’t about sportsmanship. They’re about control – Sally Jenkins / Wash Post
A short history of white people rigging elections – Dara Lind / Vox
The Price We Paid: Race, Reparative Justice and the Drug War – Dionna King / The Root
Watch America’s most segregated city: the young black voters of Milwaukee – Paul Lewis and Tom Silberstone / The Guardian
Milwaukee is one of the most politically polarized and racially segregated cities in America. Paul Lewis and Tom Silverstone discover a mix of alienation and…
How ‘Bias’ Went From a Psychological Observation to a Political Accusation – Emily Bazelon / NYT Magazine
In 2004, 57 police officers of different races were divided into two groups for a simple experiment. Half of them were shown two photo lineups,…
In a Pioneering Moment for the W.N.B.A., Players Unite in Protests Over Injustices – Seth Berkman / NYT
Police surveillance of black protesters won’t stop the movement – Lauren C. Williams / ThinkProgress
I see light in the darkness – a backlash against bigotry is under way – Natalie Nougayrede / The Guardian
Despite Widespread Failure, Corruption and Resegregation of Public Schools, the Post and Times Try to Tell the NAACP What to Do About Charter Schools – Steven Rosenfeld / AlterNet
The backlash over Colin Kaepernick is Americans’ refusal to acknowledge racism – again – Victoria M. Massie / Vox
For Fairer Courts, Address Prosecutor Bias – Shima Baughman, Christopher Robertson and Sunita Sah / New Republic
This Persistent Myth About Native Americans Needs Debunking – Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz and Dina Gilio-Whitaker / Alternet
Review Finds San Francisco Police Disproportionately Targeted Minorities – Eyder Peralta / NPR
Viral video illustrates what’s wrong with policing in America – Aaron Rupar / ThinkProgress
Last Wednesday, a black man was walking down a street in suburban Edina, Minnesota, when a plain clothes officer grabbed him and refused to let…
Steve Bannon’s Vision for the Trump Coalition After Election Day – Ryan Lizza / The New Yorker
In the Age of Trump White Millennials Shatter Idea That Young People Are Progressive – David Love / Atl Black Star
The white flight of white nationalist Derek Black – Eli Saslow / Wash Post
The Professor Wore a Hijab in Solidarity — Then Lost Her Job – Ruth Graham / NYT Magazine
When Larycia Hawkins, the first black woman to receive tenure at Wheaton College, made a symbolic gesture of support for Muslims, the evangelical college became…
Michelle Obama: ‘Going High’ Means Remaining Outraged – Adrienne Lafrance / The Atlantic
We’ve Reached the End of White Christian America – Daniel Lombroso and Caitlin Cadieux / The Atlantic Video
The United States is no longer a majority white, Christian country, and that is already beginning to have profound social and political implications. At 45…
The Real Nat Turner by Molefi Kete Asante / Temple University
Asian-Americans Continue To Drift Away From The GOP, But It’s A Complicated Story – Kat Chow / NPR
The formerly incarcerated are facing crippling prison debt when they get out, and it needs to stop – Larry Schwartztol and Abby Shafroth / Slate
Donald Trump’s strategy for minority Americans? Don’t let them vote – The Editorial Board / The Wash Post
