Race Inquiry Digest (Mar 17) – Important Current Stories On Race In America
Featured Trump Tries to Use White South Africans as Cautionary Tale. By John Eligon / NYT
Articles by Ronald J. Sheehy
Race Inquiry Digest (Mar 15) – The Week’s Top Stories
The Weekend Edition of Race Inquiry Digest features the top stories from the two previous Digests published during the week. Click here for earlier Digests.
Trump slams DEI as ‘tyranny’ in address to Congress, says US ‘will be woke no longer.’ By Gerren Keith Gaynor / The Grio
“Free speech” warrior Trump announces “unlawful” assault on college protests. By Nicholas Liu / Salon
What Trump, DOGE, and McMahon want to do to the Education Department. By Annan North / Vox
A Kennedy Ally Puts Money Into a Push to Recall Karen Bass. By Theodore Schleifer and Laurel Rosenhall / NYT
How Black leaders are taking on Trump. By Perry Bacon Jr. / Wash Post
USAID cuts could send global health into chaos. By Nathaniel Weixel / The Hill
Arab leaders adopt Gaza reconstruction plan in rebuke of Trump’s vision. By Claire Parker, Heba Farouk Mahfouz and Mustafa Salim / Wash Post
Lech Walesa, Polish Labor Leader Who Fought U.S.S.R.’s Power, Joins in Horrified Letter to Trump. By Andrew Higgins / NYT
The Moral Cost of Murdering Ukraine. By Russell Moore / Christianity Today
Faith Leaders Blast GOP’s Attacks on Poor and Tax Cuts for the Rich. By Jessica Corbett / Common Dreams
Trump’s Christian Nationalists are targeting those the Bible is most worried about. By Liz Theoharris / AlterNet
How the Study of Slavery Has Shaped the Academy. By Scott Spillman / Chronicle of Higher Ed.
How Do We Combat the Racist History of Public Education? By Naomi Elias / The Nation
Nickel Boys Ending Explained: What Happens To Turner & Elwood. By Robert Pitman / ScreenRant
Caribbean Matters: A tribute to Harry Belafonte’s activism. By Denise Oliver Velez / Daily Kos
Examining Nat King Cole’s Legacy Through The Lens Of Civil Rights. By Donna M. Cox / NewsOne
Serena Williams set to be an owner of new WNBA team the Toronto Tempo. By David K. Li / NBC News
A Right-Wing Group Accused NASCAR of Discrimination Against White Dudes. It’s a Blueprint for Trump. By Abby Vexoulis / Mother Jones
Sports Under Fascism & All-Time NBA Injury What-Ifs. By Dave Zirin / The Nation
Gymnast Jordan Chiles shares what’s next after 2024 Olympics. By Juana Summers, Brianna Scott and Christopher Intagliata / NPR
Trump, by Any Means Necessary. By David Frum / The Atlantic
Race Inquiry Digest (Mar 13) – Important Current Stories On Race In America
Featured Project 2025 – From Wikipedia . Summarized and annotated with links.
Race Inquiry Digest (Mar 10) – Important Current Stories On Race In America
Featured Why Republicans Want to Dismantle the Education Department. By Michael C. Bender / NYT
The war on DEI is an old American story. By Colbert I. King / Wash Post
MSNBC’s Death Rattle. By Dave Zirin / The Nation
The First Black Leader of Virginia Military Institute Is Ousted. By Stephanie Saul / NYT
Trump officials start dismantling civil rights offices, as part of DOGE’s secret plan. By Julian Mark, Hannah Natanson and Danielle Abril / Wash Post
RFK Jr.’s Mental Health Bait and Switch. By Erin Reinhart / TNR
Neo-Nazis targeted a majority-Black town. Locals launched an armed watch. By Daniel Wu / Wash Post
