Our Recommended List of Books Bearing on Race. Race Inquiry Staff
As has been poignantly said by many social observers and scholars, race is an integral part of America’s DNA. Below are some of what we…
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Collegiate Voices – The Chancellor of Rutgers on Admissions and the Meritocracy – Conor Friedersdorf / The Atlantic
Why Did It Take So Long for Class-Based School Integration to Take Hold? Richard D. Kahlenberg / The Atlantic
On Views of Race and Inequality, Blacks and Whites Are Worlds Apart / Pew Research Center
The group that seriously outearns white men – Danielle Paquette / Wash Post
Pillars of Black Media, Once Vibrant, Now Fighting for Survival – Sydney Ember and Nicholas Fandos / NYT
Collegiate Voices – Want greater diversity on college campuses? Increase the number of interracial roommates – Jonathan Zimmerman / Wash Post
Last month, the Supreme Court reaffirmed that universities can use race in making admissions decisions. In his majority opinion, Justice Anthony M. Kennedy wrote that…
Babies Of Color Are Now The Majority, Census Says – Kendra Yoshinaga / NPR
Past Voices – The Claims of the Negro Ethnologically Considered – Frederick Douglass
An address before the literary societies of Western Reserve College, at commencement, July 12, 1854. Touch the bottom of the document for additional pages.
What black America won’t miss about Obama – John Blake / CNN
President Obama Defends His Record On Race – Alicia Montgomery / NPR
As President Obama’s administration draws to a close, observers — and the president himself — are taking stock of his legacy on race in America….
Past Voices – George Washington Williams (1849 – 1891) / Blackpast.org
George Washington Williams was a 19th century American historian most famous for his volumes, History of the Negro Race in America from 1619 to 1880;…
The Legend of Tarzan Movie – A Review / Glenn Kenny for Roger Ebert.com
Wounds From Incarceration that Never Heal – Tony N. Brown and Evelyn Patterson / New Republic
These Americans Have Never Seen a White President – Here’s how they feel about it – Jennifer Velez / Mother Jones
In 2009, Barack Obama was sworn into office as the 44th president of the United States. While the upcoming presidential election could be the first…
Atop the Gymnastics World, Simone Biles Can’t Suppress Her Grin – Juliet Macur / NYT
Jesse Williams’ Speech On Racism At The BET Awards Was Absolute Fire – Adrienne Mahsa Varkiani / Thinkprogress
Asian Americans and the Future of Affirmative Action – Alia Wong / The Atlantic
Through the Brexit Looking Glass: Britain Wakes Up to a New Wave of Racism – Christopher Dickey / The Daily Beast
The Gutting of the Voting Rights Act Could Decide the 2016 Election – Ari Berman / The Nation
States with new voting restrictions have 70 percent of the electoral votes needed to win the presidency. Read more