Race Inquiry Digest (Sep 27) – 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.
Articles by Ronald J. Sheehy
Race Inquiry Digest (Sep 25) – Important Current Stories On Race In America
Featured Responding to Attacks on DEI. By Ronald J. Sheehy, Editor / Race Inquiry
Trump vows vengeance against ‘radical Left’ for Charlie Kirk slaying. By Josh Meyer / USA Today
Trump Is Expanding His Masked Thugocracy. By Sasha Abramsky / The Nation
Stephen Miller Pours Fuel on the Fire, Again. By Ian Gordon / Mother Jones
Trump’s excuse for firing Fed governor doesn’t hold water. By CK Smith / Salon
Anyone who bought RFK Jr.’s hype should read this report. By Leana S. Wen / Wash Post
Trump’s plan to control Congress could cost these Black lawmakers their seats. By Garren Keith Gaynor / The Grio
Why the Spike in Black Unemployment Is an Alarming Sign of What’s to Come. By Layla A. Jones / TPM
Trump administration cuts grants for minority-serving colleges, declaring them unconstitutional. By Collin Binkley / AP
The Supreme Court Says ICE Can Consider Race, But Colleges Can’t. By Pema levy / Mother Jones
Multiple historically Black colleges launch lockdowns after ‘terroristic’ threat. By Joanna Slater and Dan Rosenzweig-Ziff / Wash Post
Charlie Kirk Brought Hard-Right Politics To A New Generation. By Matt Shuham / HuffPost
At Emory University, the disbanding of DEI contradicts the school’s progressive reputation. By Curtis Bunn / NBC News
Charlie Kirk mourned by a global right he influenced. By Susannah George / Wash Post
Trump Boat Bombing Takes Darker Turn as Damning New Info Emerges. By Greg Sargent / TNR
U.S. says it will defend ‘every inch’ of NATO territory after Poland shoots down Russian drones. By Freddie Clayton / NBC News
Bolsonaro sentenced to over 27 years in prison for coup plot in Brazil. By Marina Dias / Wash Post
Charlie Kirk leaves behind a sweeping MAGA Christian network. By Jack Jenkins / RNS
MAGA’s plan for a white Christian America is unfolding before our eyes. By Heather Digby Parton / Salon
Don’t Erase Augustine’s Africanness. By Phillip Jenkins / Christianity Today
An Exhortation to the Exhausted Black Christian. By Lecrae Moore / Christianity Today
Yes, this is who we are: America’s 250-year history of political violence. By Maurizio Valsania / The Conversation
The Ritual of Civic Apology. By Beth Lew-William / The New Yorker
‘Seen & Heard’ Confronts The Uncomfortable Truth About Black Representation On TV. By Njera Perkins / HuffPost
‘Revolt of the Black Athlete’ author Dr. Harry Edwards says a new equality movement is coming to sports and the nation. By Lonnae O’Neal / Andscape
School Coaches Shouldn’t Be Pushing Religion. By Mickey Dollens / The Progressive Magazine
Terence ‘Bud’ Crawford makes history with upset victory over Canelo Alvarez. By AP and NBC News
Serena Williams invests in women’s basketball league Unrivaled. Now valued at $340 million. By Megan Cerullo / CBS News
Charlie Kirk Didn’t Shy Away From Who He Was. We Shouldn’t Either. By Jamelle Bouie / NYT
Race Inquiry Digest (Sep 22) – Important Current Stories On Race In America
Featured History teaches us that authoritarians use any excuse to seize power. By Judith Levine / The Guardian
Race Inquiry Digest (Sep 20) – 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.