National News
One of the Most Racially Divided States in the Country Just Passed a New Voter-ID Bill – Ari Berman / The Nation
How psychologists used these doctored Obama photos to get white people to support conservative politics – Max Ehrenfreund / Wash Post
Prison slavery’: Alabama inmates strike over awful conditions, unpaid work – Stephen Lamb / RT
Autism Research’s Overlooked Racial Bias – Amy Yee / The Atlantic
What Young Men Of Color Can Teach Us About The Achievement Gap – Elissa Nadworny / NPR
Racism by Any Other Name – Vann R. NewKirk / The Atlantic
Terms such as “racial conflict” fail to describe the challenge Obama faced, or the resentment that has powered Trump’s rise. Read more and view the…
Ex-Cop Facing Federal Civil Rights Charges For Fatally Shooting Man In The Back – Mike Hayes / BuzzFeed
How to get justice in civil rights cold cases – Aditya Shah / Politico
Gay stigma still behind Atlanta’s AIDS epidemic – Gracie Bonds Staples / AJC
South Carolina’s poisonous police culture: The death of Lori Jean Ellis – Radley Balko / Wash Post
Louisiana’s Color-Coded Death Penalty – The Editorial Board / NYT
The last time a white person in Louisiana was executed for a crime against a black person was in 1752, when a soldier named Pierre…
A New Investigation Confirms Your Worst Suspicions About Michigan Leaders and the Flint Water Crisis – Julia Lurie / Mother Jones
The Memphis Massacre of 1866 and Black Voter Suppression Today – Calvin Schermerhorn / The Atlantic
Stricter Rules for Voter IDs Reshape Races – Michael Wines and Manny Fernandez / NYT
Voter Suppression Is the Only Way Donald Trump Can Win – Ari Berman / The Nation
The 2016 electorate will be the most diverse in American history, with people of color comprising 31 percent of eligible voters, up from 29 percent…
What Pundits Keep Getting Wrong About Donald Trump and the Working Class – Jamelle Bouie / Slate
In Deeply Divided Chicago, Most Agree: City Is Off Course – Monica Davey and Giovanni Russonello / NYT
Dangerous White-Collar White Power Movement Believes It Has Newfound Relevance Thanks to Trump – Hannah Gais / Alternet
Black Americans See Gains in Life Expectancy – Sabrina Tavernise / NYT
Raised-Fist Photo by Black Women at West Point Spurs Inquiry – Dave Phillips / NYT
White women are killing themselves: These numbers paint a grim portrait of America’s underclass – Kali Holloway / Salon
Obama’s full remarks at Howard University commencement ceremony / Politico Staff
Read the entire speech here.
What It Was Like For A Freedom Rider Whose Bus Was Firebombed By The KKK – Lisa Capretto / OWN Video
A Proscecutor’s vison for a better justice system – Adam Foss / TED
When a kid commits a crime, the US justice system has a choice: prosecute to the full extent of the law, or take a step…
Overworked and Underpaid Detroit Teachers Shut Down Nearly all Public Schools: The Legislature Shrugs – Walter Einenkel / Daily Kos
The Newly Emboldened American Racist – Jennifer Sabin / Huff Post
