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Donald Trump wants to bring back the “tough on crime” policies that helped cause mass incarceration – German Lopez / Vox
Trump hasn’t always been very specific when it comes to criminal justice policy. But there have been some very big clues. For the past few…
Collegiate Voices – Black students say American University isn’t listening to them – Casey Quinlan / ThinkProgress
Criminal Justice Is Becoming a ‘Latino Issue’ – Juleyka Lantigua-Williams / The Atlantic
We’re at peak “white racial apocalypse”: The enduring toxic myths fueling Obama backlash, “all lives matter” and Donald Trump – Philip Eil / Salon
Four Ways Trump Is Wrong About Black Americans – Andrew McGill / The Atlantic
Hillary Clinton Speaks ‘Directly to White People’ in Wake of Police Shooting: ‘This Is Not Who We Are’ – Kristen West Savali / The Root
Terence Crutcher is just the latest in a long history of the killing of black men in Tulsa – Lorraine Berry / Raw Story
The Racial Wage Gap Between Black And White Workers Is Getting Worse – Daniel Marans / Huff Post
Solving Chicago’s Murders Could Prevent More – Alex Kotlowitz / The New Yorker
The Racist Roots of Welfare Reform : American welfare policy historically targeted poor black families – Alma Carten / New Republic
27 Million Potential Hispanic Votes. But What Will They Really Add Up To ? Marcela Valdes / NYT
Did You Know We Are Having the Largest Prison Strike in History? Probably Not, Because Most of the Media Have Ignored It – Adam Johnson / Alternet
Can the South Make Room for Reconstruction? Bill Rauch / The Atlantic
I, Too, Sing America – The National Museum of African American History and Culture ( A Photographic Tour) – NYT
Texas Textbook Called Out As ‘Racist’ Against Mexican-Americans – Laura Isensee / NPR
Standing Firm At Standing Rock — Native Americans Face Dogs And Pepper Spray To Protect Ancestral Lands – Karen E. Quinones Miller / Huff Post
A 94-year-old federal judge defends voting rights in a fiery, impassioned, historic dissent – Mark Joseph Stern / Slate
Ohio Keeps Making It Harder to Vote – Ari Berman / The Nation
Black voters were five times more likely than whites to cast a ballot during the early voting days eliminated by Ohio Republicans. The Supreme Court declined…
Two Connecticut School Systems, for the Rich and Poor – Lincoln Caplan / The New Yorker
Black Lives Matter Moves Into the Thorny World of Politics – P.R. Lockhart / Mother Jones
The False Promise of School Choice: The Result Is Often More Segregated Schools – Jeff Bryant / Campaign for America’s Future via Alternet
The gap between Trump’s America and Clinton’s is getting worse – Danny Vinik / Politico
CHARTS: White Voters Without College Degrees Are Fleeing The Democratic Party – Danielle Kurtzleben / NPR
White privilege has enormous implications for policy – but whites don’t think it exists – Natalia Khosla and Sean McElwee / Salon
How Republicans Are Inciting Right-Wing Violence After Election – Lincoln Blades / Rolling Stone
In a speech at the Values Voter Summit Saturday, Kentucky Gov. Matt Bevin said a Hillary Clinton presidency may necessitate bloodshed. Read more and watch…
The resegregation of America – Nissa Rhee / Christian Science Monitor
