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Race Inquiry Digest (Jul 14) – Important Current Stories On Race In America
Featured Trump’s mass deportation is backfiring. By Aaron Blake / CNN
Race Inquiry Digest (Jul 10) – Important Current Stories On Race In America
Featured Alligator Alcatraz: American history from the dark side. By Andrew O’Hehir / Salon
Race Inquiry Digest (Jul 7) – Important Current Stories On Race In America
Featured The Rev William Barber’s ‘moral movement’ confronts Trump’s America. Can it work? By Adam Harris / The Guardian
Race Inquiry Digest (Jul 3) – Important Current Stories On Race In America
Featured Public health expert: Trump’s “big, beautiful bill” will cause misery and death. By Chauncey Devega / Salon (Image by CBS)
Race Inquiry Digest (Jun 30) – Important Current Stories On Race In America
Featured How Trump Upended 60 Years of Civil Rights in Two Months. By Nikole Hannah-Jones / NYT
Race Inquiry Digest (Jun 26) – Important Current Stories On Race In America
Featured Trump is terrified of Black culture. But not for the reasons you think. By Saida Gundy / The Guardian (Image Rosemary Works School)
Race Inquiry Digest (Jun 23) – Important Current Stories On Race In America
Featured William Parker Recalls How He Escaped Slavery. By William Parker / The Atlantic
Race Inquiry Digest (Jun 19) – Important Current Stories On Race In America
Featured Maybe Trump and Miller Don’t Understand Americans as Well as They Think They Do. By Jamelle Bouie / NYT
Race Inquiry Digest (Jun 16) – Important Current Stories On Race In America
Featured Trump Wants You to Get Used to This. By Ruth Ben-Ghiat / NYT
Race Inquiry Digest (Jun 5) – Important Current Stories On Race In America
Featured 7 Black Music Pioneers You Should Know This Black Music Month. By Tabie Germain / BET (Image JFH News)
Race Inquiry Digest (Jun 2) – Important Current Stories On Race In America
Featured Trump’s Attacks on Black History Betray America. By Ibram X. Kendi / NYT
Race Inquiry Digest (May 29) – Important Current Stories On Race In America
Featured Reimagining Racial Categories: Moving Beyond “White People” in Our Lexicon. By Chat GPT (AI generated)
Race Inquiry Digest (May 26) – Important Current Stories On Race In America
Featured The world witnessed George Floyd’s murder. 5 years later, what has changed? By Michel Martin / NPR
Race Inquiry Digest (May 22) – Important Current Stories On Race In America
Featured An Open Letter to Clarence Thomas. By Elie Mystal / The Nation
Race Inquiry Digest (May 19) – Important Current Stories On Race In America
Featured A Trumped Up Police State Is Coming. By Radley Balko, Akela Lacy and Jessica Washington / The Intercept Briefing Podcast
Race Inquiry Digest (May 15) – Important Current Stories On Race In America
Featured They Were Waiting for Trump All Along. By Jamelle Bouie / NYT
Race Inquiry Digest (May 12) – Important Current Stories On Race In America
Featured Pope Leo’s Creole Roots Evoke Sense of Connection From Some Catholics of Color. By John Eligon / NYT
Race Inquiry Digest (May 8) – Important Current Stories On Race In America
Featured The Most Corrupt Presidency in American History. By David Frum / The Atlantic
Race Inquiry Digest (May 5) – Important Current Stories On Race In America
Featured Trump turns civil rights upside down in ‘biggest rollback’ since Reconstruction. By Zachary B. Wolf / CNN