Race Inquiry Digest (Dec 9) – Important Current Stories On Race In America
Featured Five Christian Nationalist Action Items for Trump’s Next Term. By Kiera Butler / Mother Jones
Articles by Ronald J. Sheehy
There’s No Denying It Anymore: Trump Is Not a Fluke—He’s America. By Elie Mystal / The Nation
Trump says he’ll fire FBI Director Christopher Wray, replace him with longtime ally Kash Patel. By Lalee Ibssa , Kelsey Walsh, Soo Rin Kim, Ivan Pereira, Mike Levine, and Luke Barr / ABC News
Trump’s Cabinet has only 3 people of color – again. By Brakkton Booker / Politico
Four centuries in, Virginia could be on track for its first female governor. By Laura Vozzellia / Wash Post
MSNBC faces uncertain future amid Comcast sale and Trump election win. By Eric Berger / The Guardian
Why Black Americans Can’t Afford to Abandon Identity Politics. By Allison Wiltz / Level
Requiem for an empire: How Trump’s second term could reshape the world. By Alfred McCoy / Salon
How Kennedy Has Worked Abroad to Weaken Global Public Health Policy. By Selam Gebrekidan, Justin Scheck, Sarah Hurtes and Pete McKenzie / NYT
Why Israel and Hezbollah reached a ceasefire now − and what it means for Israel, Lebanon, Biden and Trump. By Asher Kaufman / The Conversation
How the World’s Largest Democracy Slid Toward Authoritarianism. By Jennifer Szalai / NYT
Robert Sobukwe, the South African leader once as revered as Mandela. By Nick Dall / Ajazeera
Trump’s ‘Love Affair’ with American Evangelicals Was Once Exposed by a Pastor: “What He Stands For…” By Shraddha / Inquisitr
What Buddhism can teach us about handling this time of deep division. By Jeremy David Engels / Chicago Sun Times
To oppose racism, a priest won’t lead Communion. He could be defrocked. By Marisa Iati / Wash Post
Why Black Americans Searching for Their Roots Should Look to Angola. By John Eligon / NYT
Robert Dixon, Last Surviving Buffalo Soldier, Dies at 103. By Trip Gabriel / NYT
Tulsa’s First Black Mayor Says He Plans To Address The City’s Ugly History Head-On. By Phillip Jackson / HuffPost
How education in the US has been weaponised against Native Americans. By Madalyn J. Mann / The Conversation
The earliest known ‘country’ recording has been found. The singer? A Black man. By Geoff Edgers / Wash Post
Wendy Williams is ‘cognitively impaired and permanently incapacitated,’ guardian says. By Marlene Lenthang / NBC News
Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs Denied Bail By Third Judge As He Awaits Sex Trafficking Trial. By Larry Neumeister / HuffPost
Medrick Burnett Jr., Alabama A&M linebacker, dies from head injury. By Zach Powell / The Athletic
Deion Sanders Earns Huge Bonus After Colorado-Oklahoma State Blowout. By Chris Licata / Athlon Sports
Peter Westbrook, legendary Black fencer and coach, dies at 72. By Josh Peter / USA Today
Why American democracy will survive. By Eva Bellin and Kurt Weyland / Wash Post
Race Inquiry Digest (Dec 5) – Important Current Stories On Race In America
Featured South Korea’s Warning for Washington. By Brian Klaas / The Atlantic
