National News
Racism Is Stopping Black Men From Solving Our Nursing Shortage – Adia Harvey Wingfield / Slate
White racism course causes controversy at Florida university – Thyrie Bland / USA Today
The gang rape was horrific. The NAACP sent Rosa Parks to investigate (“The past is never dead. It’s not even past.”) – DeNeen L. Brown / Wash Post
African Americans Are Disproportionately Arrested for Low-Level Marijuana Violations—and the Disparity Is Growing – Paul Armentano / AlterNet
A New National Museum and Memorial In Alabama Will Finally Look Back at Racial Terror In America – D. Amari Jackson / Atl Black Star
Hate in America is on the rise – Editorial Board / Wash Post
Five myths about American Indians – Kevin Gover / Wash Post
How The U.S. Defines Race And Ethnicity May Change Under Trump – Hansi Lo Wang / NPR
Trump Administration Ends Temporary Protection for Haitians – Miriam Jordan / NYT
Trump’s judicial picks: ‘The goal is to end the progressive state’ – Jamiles Lartey / The Guardian
The Politics of Comparison ( A Colony in a Nation) – Sam Klug / Disssent
Is This the Most Radical Mayor in America? – D.D. Guttenplan / The Nation
Harvard fight could redirect 40 years of affirmative action – Joan Biskupic / CNN
My mother spent her life passing as white. Discovering her secret changed my view of race — and myself – Gail Lukasik / Wash Post
Trump’s racist rants follow a pattern. Even his supporters are tired of it – Sam Fulwood III / ThinkProgress
Colin Kaepernick was named citizen of the year. How ironic – Ameer Hasan Loggins / The Guardian
Report: black men get longer sentences for the same federal crime as white men – German Lopez / Vox
As Native Americans Face Job Discrimination, A Tribe Works To Employ Its Own – Graham Lee Brewer / NPR
Progressive Community Organizer Prevails in New Orleans Mayoral Race – Daniel Marans / HuffPost
The F.B.I.’s Dangerous Crackdown on ‘Black Identity Extremists’ – Khaled A Beydoun and Justin Hansford / NYT
Sessions was confronted about the lack of diversity in his staff. His reply was a mess – Melanie Schmitz / ThinkProgress
Colin Kaepernick: Meek Mill Is Victim of ‘Systemic Oppression’ – Daniel Kreps / Rolling Stone
Almost Half of White Southerners Believe White People Are Under Attack: Poll / Ilana Novick / AlterNet
Opioid Vs. Crack Addiction: A Racial Double Standard? G. Nathalee Serrels / Addicts Helpline
How African American WWII Veterans Were Scorned By the G.I. Bill – Brandon Weber / The Progressive
Black Women Voters Save Democratic Candidates Time and Time Again – Kali Holloway / AlterNet
