National News
The Challenge of Keeping Black Families From Leaving the Midwest – Alexia Fernandez Campbell / The Atlantic
Alton Sterling, Father of Five—One More Black Man Shot Down by American Police – Goldie Taylor / The Daily Beast
Why Did It Take So Long for Class-Based School Integration to Take Hold? Richard D. Kahlenberg / The Atlantic
On Views of Race and Inequality, Blacks and Whites Are Worlds Apart / Pew Research Center
The group that seriously outearns white men – Danielle Paquette / Wash Post
Pillars of Black Media, Once Vibrant, Now Fighting for Survival – Sydney Ember and Nicholas Fandos / NYT
Babies Of Color Are Now The Majority, Census Says – Kendra Yoshinaga / NPR
What black America won’t miss about Obama – John Blake / CNN
President Obama Defends His Record On Race – Alicia Montgomery / NPR
As President Obama’s administration draws to a close, observers — and the president himself — are taking stock of his legacy on race in America….
Wounds From Incarceration that Never Heal – Tony N. Brown and Evelyn Patterson / New Republic
Asian Americans and the Future of Affirmative Action – Alia Wong / The Atlantic
The Gutting of the Voting Rights Act Could Decide the 2016 Election – Ari Berman / The Nation
States with new voting restrictions have 70 percent of the electoral votes needed to win the presidency. Read more
How to Get More Men of Color Teaching in the Classroom – Patrick Wall / The Atlantic
If Black Men Want to Heal Racism’s Wounds, We Can’t Pretend to Be Strong All the Time – Mychal Denzel Smith / The Nation
Jack Daniel’s Embraces a Hidden Ingredient: Help From a Slave – Clay Risen / NYT
In a photo in Jack Daniel’s old office, Daniel, with mustache and white hat, is shown at his distillery in Tennessee in the late 1800s….
The Gun Fight in Congress – Jelani Cobb / The New Yorker
Affirmative action is about the economic bottom line, not just racial diversity – Danielle Douglas-Gabriel / Wash Post
Embattled Whiteness Gave Us Brexit. It Won’t Give Us President Trump – Jamelle Bouie / Slate
Affirmative Action in College Admissions, Here to Stay – Richard Primus / NYT
In storied life, Tampa attorney, Delano Stewart, broke ground on many fronts – Paul Guzzo / Tampa Tribune
This is the first installment on the life of Delano Stewart. In the future, Stewart will allow Race Inquiry to publish excerpts from his autobiography, “Negro Lawyer,” which he is…