National News
A Catastrophe for Houston’s Most Vulnerable People – Tanvi Misra / The Atlantic
Trump’s Pardon of Joe Arpaio ‘Is a Presidential Endorsement of Racism,’ ACLU Says – Sam Stein / The Daily Beast
Seeking justice for the mass hanging of black soldiers after the bloody 1917 Houston riots – DeNeen L. Brown / Wash Post
Even With Affirmative Action, Blacks and Hispanics Are More Underrepresented at Top Colleges Than 35 Years Ago – Jermy Ashkenas et al / NYT
Warning signs of mass violence – in the US? Max Pensky and Nadia Rubaii / The Conversation
How the Republican party quietly does the bidding of white supremacists – Russ Feingold / The Guardian
The US government destroyed the Ku Klux Klan once. It could do so again – Allyson Hobbs / The Guardian
FDR’s Message to Charlottesville—and to Donald Trump – Michael Fullilove / The Atlantic
Black conservatives who backed Trump are suddenly offended — but they sold their souls long ago – Chauncey Devega / Salon
White supremacists are openly using Nazi symbols. That’s a warning to all of us – Sara J Bloomfield / Wash Post
When the Harlem Renaissance Went to Communist – Jennifer Wilson / NYT
The History of White Supremacy in America – Carl Skutsch / Rolling Stone
It’s Not Just Trump, Federal Law Enforcement Is Not Very Focused On Far-Right Extremism – Paul Blumenthal / HuffPost
The Kennedy Center Honors: Apolitical no more – Peter Marks / Wash Post
‘The civil war lies on us like a sleeping dragon’: America’s deadly divide – and why it has returned – David Blight / The Guardian
‘A Treacherous President Stood in the Way’ – Frederick Douglass / The Atlantic 1866
I’m a black Southerner. I had to go abroad to see a statue celebrating black liberation – Samuel Sinyangwe / Vox
Symbols of the Confederacy still dot the South – Jeremu C.F. Lin and Lily Mihalik / Politico
VICE’s Charlottesville documentary on Trump’s “fine people” will terrify you – Rachel Leah / Salon
This weekend’s Charlottesville rally represents an alliance between pro-Confederates and Nazis – Tara Isabella Burton / Vox
After Obama’s 2008 Win, Indiana GOP Added Early Voting in White Suburb, Cut It in Indianapolis – Mark Joseph Stern / Slate
Stanford University course to study ‘abolishing whiteness’ – Matthew Stein / The College Fix
Why Are Police Officers More Dangerous Than Airplanes? – Pagan Kennedy / NYT
How Russia Used Racism to Hack White Voters – Terrell Jermaine Starr / The Root
Kaepernick petition calling for NFL boycott is gaining steam, has 130K supporters – John Breech / CBS Sports
Why the NAACP said “enough” to school privatization – Rann Miller / Alternet
