Race Inquiry Digest (Dec 19) – Important Current Stories On Race In America
Featured More than 60 years later, Langston Hughes’ ‘Black Nativity’ is still a pillar of African American theater. By Dominic Taylor / The Conversation
Articles by Ronald J. Sheehy
Race Inquiry Digest (Dec 16) – Important Current Stories On Race In America
Featured Colorado’s Travis Hunter wins Heisman Trophy after historic season on both sides of the ball. By Ralph D. Russo / The Athletic
How Trump could bring on a second civil war. By Robert Reich
Where is the fierce urgency of now? By Chauncey Devega / Salon
DEI Is Experiencing Fabricated Chaos, What To Do About It. By Julie Kratz / Forbes
The 2024 election revealed an uncomfortable question about Latino voters. By Christian Paz / Vox
Memphis Police Used Excessive Force and Discriminated Against Black Residents, Justice Dept. Finds. By Emily Cochrane and Shaila Dewan / NYT
Georgia’s Black Drivers Pay More In Auto Insurance. By Kandiss Edwards / Black Enterprise
Ghana’s ruling party candidate concedes presidential election to his opposition rival. By Francis Kokutse / ABC News
‘Specific Intent To Destroy Palestinians’: Amnesty International Concludes Israel Is Carrying Out Genocide In Gaza. By Akbar Shahid Ahmed / HuffPost
Ethiopia’s Agony: ‘I Have Never Seen This Kind of Cruelty in My Life.’ By Alexis Okeowo / NYT
Obama makes plea for pluralism, citing interfaith partnerships, megachurches. By Adelle M. Banks / RNS
Rev. Barber seeks to revive NC Moral Monday protests but faces a surprising obstacle. By Ned Barnett / The News and Observer
First woman pastor of historic Mother Bethel AME calls her appointment ‘mind-boggling.’ By Adelle M. Banks / RNS
What Reconstruction Still Has to Teach Us. By Brandon Tensley / Capital B
Doris ‘Dorie’ Miller became the first Black American to be awarded the Navy Cross for his heroism at Pearl Harbor. By Todd Neikirk / War History Online
White and Black activists worked strategically in parallel in Detroit 50 years ago, fighting for civil rights. By Say Burgin / The Conversation
The Twenty-first Century’s Best Books About Native America. By The New Yorker
Black Women Know the Real Truth about Glinda, Elphaba’s Relationship in Wicked And It’s Time Everyone Does Too. By Shanelle Genai / The Root
Caribbean Matters: Afro-Cuban heroes Antonio Maceo and Mariana Grajales Cuello. By Denise Oliver Velez / Daily Kos
The Lakers face an uncomfortable reality: LeBron James needs to do less. By Ben Gulliver / Wash Post
Deion Sanders reportedly interested in coaching offers allowing him to be ‘full self.’ By Kris Miller / SI
Kevin Garnett’s Message to Stephen A. Smith All but Confirms Over $100 Million ESPN Deal. By Rohit De / Essentially Sports
Kendrick Perkins, Who Sealed Million-Dollar ESPN Deal, Reveals Plans for “Next Career” in Honest Admission. By Khelendra Kumar Yadav / Essentially Sports
Five Christian Nationalist Action Items for Trump’s Next Term. By Kiera Butler / Mother Jones
Trump team turns to Project 2025 after disavowing the effort during the campaign. By Allan Smith and Vaughn Hillyard / NBC News
Why Democrats seem so disconnected from what voters want. By Chauncey Devega / Salon
Biden Urged To Grant Clemency To The ‘Majority Of African Americans’ Serving Unjust Sentences. By Jeroslyn JoVann / Black Enterprise
Georgia court didn’t toss Fani Willis’ case against Trump. By Joedy McCreary / USA Today
Judge Rules Trial of White Homeowner Accused of Shooting Black Teen. By Melissa Noel / Essence
MSNBC Chief Rashida Jones Mulls Exit After Trump Win, Ratings Crash. By Ross A. Lincoln / The Wrap
