Race Inquiry Digest (Apr 25) – Important Current Stories On Race In America
Featured The Black Tax: why have African Americans been cheated by the system for so long? By Veronica Esposito / The Guardian
Articles by Ronald J. Sheehy
N.Y. trial’s focus on tawdry scandal could underscore Trump’s weakness with women. By Isaac Arnsdorf and Hannah Knowles / Wash Post
Former GOP insider: Trump has “reprogrammed a generation” to fight against democracy. By Chauncey Devega / Salon
In surprise, Biden faces real threat from Trump with Hispanic voters. By Amie Parnes / The Hill
Wave of pro-Palestinian protests closes bridges, major roads across U.S. By Daniel Wu and Niha Masih / Wash Post
Alabama chooses candidates for new Black congressional district. By George Chidi / The Guardian
NAACP joins lawsuit against Arkansas LEARNS Act in attempt to fight anti-DEI efforts. By Beatrice Peterson / ABC News
The Supreme Court Has Ruled to Let Louisiana Keep Hunting DeRay McKesson. By Elie Mystal / The Nation
This Prosecutor Pledged to Change George Floyd’s City. Her Critics Are Circling. By Ernesto Londoño / NYT
Reagan’s great America shining on a hill twisted into Trump’s dark vision of Christian nationalism. By Diane Winston / The Conversation
Christianity, the Bible, and Slavery: Some Candid Thoughts. By Matthew Distefano / Patheos
Prominent New York church, sued for gender bias, moves forward with male pastor candidate. By Darren Sands / RNS
The Mysterious Story Of Tituba: A Black Slave Woman Who Sparked The Salem Witch Trials.
Black and Native Americans Hit Hardest by ‘Deaths of Despair.’ By Dennis Thompson / HealthDay
Eddie Glaude—We Are the Leaders Book Tour. By Editorial Staff / Harvard University Press
When O.J. Simpson ‘Confessed’ to Murder. By Jacob Bernstein / NYT
Say Goodbye To Gayle King and Charles Barkley’s CNN Talk Show.
How the Trumpeter Jeremy Pelt Became a Chronicler of Black Jazz History. By Hank Shteamer / NYT
A Different World’ Hits the Road to Help Historically Black Colleges. By Leigh-Ann Jackson / NYT
Davius Richard looks to end NFL draft drought for quarterbacks from HBCUs. By Mia Berry / Andscape
In Wichita, Black baseball and Jackie Robinson live on through League 42. By Clinton Yates / Andscape
The Rock returned to professional wrestling, but do fans want him? By Herb Scribner / Wash Post
Prostate Cancer: Notable Black People Who Died From Illness. By Newsone
Race Inquiry Digest (Apr 22) – Important Current Stories On Race In America
Featured The Haiti I Know Is No More. But There Is Still Hope. By Joel Dreyfuss / Politico
Trump vs. Biden Polls: Joe Has All But Caught Up. By Ed Kilgore / New York Intelligencer
Donald Trump’s Trial of the Century. By Eric Lach / The New Yorker
Trump’s so-called “Virtues”: More threats of violence against his enemies. By Chauncey Devega / Salon
