National News
Jeff Sessions’ Ideas About Crime Are Totally Wrong—and the Consequences Can Be Tragic – Sophia Tesfaye / Salon via Alternet
Supreme Court Case Could Have Huge Impact on Who Wins Future Elections – David S. Cohen / Rolling Stone
Study: when it comes to detecting racial inequality, white Christians have a blind spot – Tara Isabella Burton / Vox
Past Voices – The Making of an Antislavery President – Eric Herschthal / New Republic
How Charlottesville, Virginia’s Confederate statues helped decimate the city’s historically successful black communities – Sophie Abromowitz et al / Slate
The Senate GOP Isn’t Fixing Health Care. It’s Waging Class War – Zoe Carpenter / The Nation
The Philando Castile jury was stacked with pro-gun, pro-cop, middle-aged white people – Kali Holloway / AlterNet via Salon
A Noose at the Smithsonian Brings History Back to Life – Lonnie G. Bunch III / NYT
Black and Latino drivers are searched based on less evidence and are more likely to be arrested, Stanford researchers find – Richard Winton / LA Times
New CAA study says diverse casting increases box office potential across all budgets – Tre’vell Anderson / LA Times
As Feds Back Away From Police Oversight, Black Lives Matter Sues Chicago – Brandon Ellington Patterson / Mother Jones
Searching for Justice for Samuel DuBose – Brandon Harris / New Republic
Understanding Contemporary White Supremacy – Anis Shivani / Salon via Alternet
Trump Administration Quietly Rolls Back Civil Rights Efforts Across Federal Government – Jessica Huseman and Arnie Waldman / ProPublica
There’s still no good reason to believe black-white IQ differences are due to genes – Eric Turkheimer, Kathryn Harden and Richard Nisbett / Vox
America Spent Centuries Mistreating Native American Children. Trump Is Making It Worse – Rebecca Klein / Huff Post
Persuasive proof that America is full of racist and selfish people – Sean Illing / Vox
Confederate nostalgia nearly wins in Virginia’s GOP gubernatorial primary – E.A. Crunden / ThinkProgress
Google, Bryan Stevenson Launch Website Uncovering History of Lynchings in America – Marcus Howard / Atlanta Black Star
Suburbia’s new face – Simon Montlake / Christian Science Monitor
I carried out the death penalty as a governor. I hope others put it to rest – Bill Richardson / Wash Post
Latinos thrive in radio and TV despite Trump – Felix Sanchez / CNN
We Are Not Unusual Anymore’: 50 Years of Mixed-Race Marriage in U.S. – Jennifer Medina / NYT
A Resolution Condemning White Supremacy Causes Chaos at the Southern Baptist Convention – Emma Green / The Atlantic
Bathing suits and civil rights: Integrating the District’s pools was not easy – John Kelly / Wash Post
Anti-Muslim Hate Marched in 30 Cities This Weekend – Dean Obeidallah / The Daily Beast
