Past Voices – George Washington Williams (1849 – 1891) / Blackpast.org
George Washington Williams was a 19th century American historian most famous for his volumes, History of the Negro Race in America from 1619 to 1880;…
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The Legend of Tarzan Movie – A Review / Glenn Kenny for Roger Ebert.com
Wounds From Incarceration that Never Heal – Tony N. Brown and Evelyn Patterson / New Republic
These Americans Have Never Seen a White President – Here’s how they feel about it – Jennifer Velez / Mother Jones
In 2009, Barack Obama was sworn into office as the 44th president of the United States. While the upcoming presidential election could be the first…
Atop the Gymnastics World, Simone Biles Can’t Suppress Her Grin – Juliet Macur / NYT
Jesse Williams’ Speech On Racism At The BET Awards Was Absolute Fire – Adrienne Mahsa Varkiani / Thinkprogress
Asian Americans and the Future of Affirmative Action – Alia Wong / The Atlantic
Through the Brexit Looking Glass: Britain Wakes Up to a New Wave of Racism – Christopher Dickey / The Daily Beast
The Gutting of the Voting Rights Act Could Decide the 2016 Election – Ari Berman / The Nation
States with new voting restrictions have 70 percent of the electoral votes needed to win the presidency. Read more
How to Get More Men of Color Teaching in the Classroom – Patrick Wall / The Atlantic
If Black Men Want to Heal Racism’s Wounds, We Can’t Pretend to Be Strong All the Time – Mychal Denzel Smith / The Nation
White Rage : The Unspoken Truth of Our Racial Divide by Carol Anderson
As Ferguson, Missouri, erupted in August 2014, and media commentators across the ideological spectrum referred to the angry response of African Americans as “black rage,”…
Jack Daniel’s Embraces a Hidden Ingredient: Help From a Slave – Clay Risen / NYT
In a photo in Jack Daniel’s old office, Daniel, with mustache and white hat, is shown at his distillery in Tennessee in the late 1800s….
‘Free State Of Jones’ Challenges Our Misconceptions About The Civil War And Reconstruction-era South – Steven Hahn / Huff Post
Past Voices – ‘Lift ev’ry voice and sing:’ Honoring an anthem and its author – Denise Oliver Velez / Daily Kos
The month of June marks both the birth and death of a key black figure in American history: James Weldon Johnson. This is a beautifully written…
The Gun Fight in Congress – Jelani Cobb / The New Yorker
Barack Obama, the President of Black America ? Michael Eric Dyson / NYT
Affirmative action is about the economic bottom line, not just racial diversity – Danielle Douglas-Gabriel / Wash Post
Embattled Whiteness Gave Us Brexit. It Won’t Give Us President Trump – Jamelle Bouie / Slate
Affirmative Action in College Admissions, Here to Stay – Richard Primus / NYT
In storied life, Tampa attorney, Delano Stewart, broke ground on many fronts – Paul Guzzo / Tampa Tribune
This is the first installment on the life of Delano Stewart. In the future, Stewart will allow Race Inquiry to publish excerpts from his autobiography, “Negro Lawyer,” which he is…
The Republican Party’s White Strategy – Peter Beinart / The Atlantic
A radical idea to compensate black homeowners harmed by racial bias – Emily Badger / Wash Post
What Makes A Person ‘Truly’ Black? The Complicated Intersection Of Genetics And Race – Sil Lai Abrams / Huff Post
Collegiate Voices – How Harvard set the model for affirmative action in college admissions – Nick Anderson / Wash Post
It was nearly 40 years ago when a fractured U.S. Supreme Court was searching for an acceptable and lawful way to take race and ethnicity…
How Janet Yellen Is Embracing The Fed’s Role In Racial Justice – Daniel Marans / Huff Post
Trump’s special version of Jim Crow — for Muslims – Eugene Robinson / Wash Post
