Race Inquiry Digest (Sep 9) – Important Current Stories On Race In America
Featured American democracy is in peril. And racism will be the sledgehammer that destroys it. By Kimberlé W Crenshaw / The Guardian
Articles by Ronald J. Sheehy
Kamala Harris surges ahead of Donald Trump in 2024 election poll. By Susan Page, Savannah Kuchar and Sudiksha Kochi / USA Today
7 Takeaways From Harris’s First Major Interview. By Reid J. Epstein / NYT
Why Trump’s Arlington Debacle Is So Serious. By Michael Powell / The Atlantic
If Trump loses, expect a Republican civil war. By Myra Adams / The Hill
America Needs Georgia Republicans to Defend Democracy Again. By Mara Gay / NYT
Election workers ask court to seize Rudy Giuliani’s luxury apartment. By Aysha Bagchi / USA Today
Conservative opponents of DEI may not be as colorblind as they claim. By Abigail Folberg, Laura Brooks Dueland and Mikki Hebi / The Conversation
Elite US colleges see Black enrollment drop after affirmative action strike-down. By Léonie Chao-Fong / The Guardian
In an unheroic age, Putin, Trump and Netanyahu are sick parodies of great men. By Simon Tisdall / The Guardian
As Haitians flee the capital, fears rise that the gangs will follow. By Widlore Mérancourt and Amanda Coletta / Wash Post
Gaza, Lebanon, West Bank: Why Is Israel Fighting So Many Wars? By Patrick Kingsley / NYT
Battling Mpox in the Outbreak’s Epicenter in Congo. Visuals by Arlette Bashizi. Text by Elian Peltier / NYT (Image PBS)
Harris and Emhoff highlight different faiths on the campaign trail. By Sarah McCammon / NPR
“Downright strange”: How Trump’s warped litmus test for MAGA Christians spread beyond abortion. By Chauncey Devega / Salon
In new book, journalist Joshua Leifer offers a scathing take on American Judaism. By Yonat Shimron / RNS
Religion Is Harming Public Schools In The U.S. By William T. Orr Jr. / Patheos
Alabama’s First Official Black Town Celebrates 125th Founder’s Day. By Jeroslyn JoVonn / Black Enterprise
Black people were once expelled from Forsyth County, Georgia. Can a scholarship make amends? By Marquise Francis / NBC News
Abandoned beach, once segregated, revitalized by community activists. By Lakeia Brown / ABC News
Controversial Trump film ‘The Apprentice’ finally gets a release date. By Jada Yuan and Samantha Chery / Wash Post (Image NBC)
Black Music Sunday: Singing about those ‘Black jobs.’ By Denise Oliver Velez / Daily Kos
John Legend Wants His New Album To Be A Timeless Classic For Families. By Njera Perkins / HuffPost
NFL records come and go, but Eric Dickerson’s 1984 rushing mark lives on. By Scott Allen / Wash Post
Caitlin Clark, Indiana Fever dispatch Angel Reese and the Chicago Sky in battle between rookie phenoms. By Homero De La Fuente / CNN
Chris Paul’s Parents Arranged Loans ‘Every Year’ to Fuel NBA Legend’s $160 Million Success. By Subhajit Chowdhury / MSN
Deion Sanders is a clumsy ringleader, but there’s merit to his circus. By Steven Godfrey / Wash Post
Steph Curry, Warriors agree to one-year extension worth $62.58 million. By Jeff Zillgitt / USA Today
Racial Justice and Gospel Hope. A Conversation with Latasha Morrison. The Russell Moore Show / Christianity Today
Race Inquiry Digest (Sep 5) – Important Current Stories On Race In America
Featured Beyoncé, Democrats, and the Fight for ‘Freedom.’ By Brandon Tensley / Capital One
Kamala Harris Begins to Sketch a New Economic Vision. By Jen Harris / NYT
