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‘A Dangerous Gamble’: Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey Refuses to Order ‘Shelter-in-Place’ for Residents, Leaving Black Alabamans Especially at Risk. By Anne Branigin / The Root
Asian Americans report over 650 racist acts over last week, new data says. By Caitlin Yoshiko Kandil / NBC News
The Supreme Court handed down a unanimous decision that bodes ill for the future of civil rights. By Ian Millhiser / Vox
This Mayor Is Giving People $500 A Month, No Strings Attached. Here’s His Advice For Trump. By Laura Paddison / HuffPost
Rev. Joseph E. Lowery a Great American Preacher Died on Friday. His sermon,”Who’s Going to Bell the Cat,” is prophetic.
Congress Reaches $2 Trillion Stimulus Package Deal. Here’s Everything You Really Need to Know About It. By Stephen A. Crockett Jr. / The Root
Spit On, Yelled At, Attacked: Chinese-Americans Fear for Their Safety. By Sabrina Tavernise and Richard A. Oppel Jr. / NYT
The coronavirus is exacerbating vulnerabilities Native communities already face. By Maria Givens / Vox
Who is most at risk in the coronavirus crisis: 24 million of the lowest-income workers. By Beatrice Jin and Andrew McGill / Politico
As virus grips nation, advocates move to halt evictions for people of color. By Associated Press / NBC News
COVID-19 closures could hit historically black colleges particularly hard. By Ivory A Toldson , Gregory N. Price and Marybeth Gasman / The Conversation
The “Single Most Important DA Race In The Country” Is Headed To A Runoff. By Samantha Michaels / Mother Jones
How the Pandemic Will End. By Ed Yong / The Atlantic
White Supremacists Discussed Using Coronavirus As A Bioweapon. By Hunter Walker and Jane Winter / HuffPost
Elizabeth Warren, Ayanna Pressley Urge Trump To Reduce Prison Population Amid Coronavirus. By Alanna Vagianos / HuffPost
Black and Hispanic workers are less likely to be able to work from home, a new report says. By Catherine E. Shoichet / CNN
‘Selma Online’ Offers Free Civil Rights Lessons in Response to Lack of Comprehensive Black History Curriculums. By Anne Branigin / The Root
NAACP’s virtual town hall confronts impact of coronavirus on people of color. By Patrice Gaines / NBC News
Confronting Anti-Asian Discrimination During the Coronavirus Crisis. By Ed Park / The New Yorker
Native American tribes brace for coronavirus: ‘It’s going to be a test.’ By Erik Ortiz / NBC News
Delay or Hold Primaries: Can the 2020 Election Be Safeguarded Amid the Coronavirus Pandemic? By Amy Goodman / Democracy Now
What 10 Students Learned From Having To Say Their Worst Thoughts On Race Out Loud. By Hanna Rosin / NPR
As Coronavirus Deepens Inequality, Inequality Worsens Its Spread. By Max Fisher and Emma Bubola / NYT
Public Health Expert Says African Americans Are At Greater Risk Of Death From Coronavirus. By Lonnae O’Neal / The Undefeated
Nearly 500,000 People Who Have Not Been Convicted Are In Jail At High Coronavirus Risk. By Jessica Schulberg / HuffPost
Obama-Appointed Judge Blocks Donald Trump’s Plan to Kick Nearly One Million Americans Off of Food Stamps. By Brooklyn Baldwin / The Root
