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Kalief Browder, One Year Later – The New Yorker Videos
A year after his death, his story has become a symbol of a broken criminal justice system and has led to changes in New York….
The Long Road to Forgiveness : The Charleston Church Massacre One Year Later – Patrice Gaines / AARP Bulletin
More Details Emerge In The Only Criminal Case Against Bill Cosby – Jessica Goldstein / Thinkprogress
The Quinceañera, a Rite of Passage in Transition – Marybel Gonzalez / NYT
Anti-Defamation League Chief Faces Challenge Trying To Renew Civil Rights Activism – Tom Gjelten / NPR
Dear White People, Muhammad Ali Didn’t ‘Transcend Race’ – Lawrence Ross / The Root
Don’t Let Muhammad Ali’s Story Get Whitewashed – Maxwell Strachan / Huff Post
What Black Americans Say About ‘Black-on-Black’ Gun Violence – Spencer Overton / The Nation
Understanding Whiteness – A Podcast, An Article, A Book, A Solution/ Race Inquiry
Podcast The Code Switch Podcast, Episode 1: Can We Talk About Whiteness? Listen here Article White America’s sad last stand: This is why Donald Trump…
Asian-American Actors Are Fighting for Visibility. They Will Not Be Ignored – Amanda Hess / NYT
Donald Trump exposes the GOP’s dirty secret: They build everything by nurturing white rage – Carol Anderson / Salon
Tales of African-American History Found in DNA – Carl Zimmer / NYT
The End of Black Harlem – Michael Henry Adams / NYT
In Black Lives Matter’s shift to economic issues, echoes of Black Panthers – Nissa Rhee / Christian Sci Monitor
Great White Hope: Trump Unites Generations Of White Nationalists – Allegra Kirkland / TPM
A Drumbeat of Multiple Shootings, but America Isn’t Listening – Sharon Lafraniere, Daniel Porat and Agustin Armendariz / NYT
Justice Thomas Doesn’t See Anything Wrong With Excluding Jurors Based On Race – Ian Millhiser / Think Progress
The Supreme Court Just Sent a Strong Message About Racism in the Justice System – Stephanie Mencimer / Mother Jones
The Permanence of the Confederate Flag – Nora Kelly / The Atlantic
Don’t look now, but Barack Obama is suddenly popular – Philip Bump / Wash Post
A Million Questions From Descendants of Georgetown’s Slaves / NYT
The Dangerous Acceptance of Donald Trump – Adam Gopnik / The New Yorker
Vice is a monster of so frightful mien, / As, to be hated, needs but to be seen,” the poet Alexander Pope wrote, in lines that were…
Here’s What You Should Know About The State Of Black America – Lilly Workneh / Huff Post
Black And Latino Students Lose Out To White Peers. And It’s Getting Worse – Rebecca Klein / Huff Post
120 Years After the Plessy Decision, Has Jim Crow Segregation Ended or Evolved? David Love – AtlBlackStar
Court Orders Mississippi Town To Desegregate Schools – Emma Brown / Wash Post
