National News
Black Teachers Matter – Kristina Rizga / Mother Jones
Past Voices – The storming of Attica D-Yard — One day that shows just how little black lives mattered – Lorraine Berry / Raw Story
Federal Lawsuit Takes On Alabama’s Entirely White Top Courts – Alice Ollstein / Think Progress
How to Get Americans to Talk About Race – Alexia Fernandez Campbell / The Atlantic
Star-Spangled Bigotry: The Hidden Racist History of the National Anthem – Jason Johnson / The Root
Louisiana, race and the consequences of a broken public defender system – The Guardian video
America’s melting pot is under assault — from the left as much as the right – Catherine Rampell / Wash Post
Young Blacks Voice Skepticism on Hillary Clinton, Worrying Democrats – Jonathan Martin / NYT
For The Black Middle Class, Housing Crisis And History Collude To Dash Dreams – Ari Shapiro / NPR
The NFL is 67% black. Diversity hasn’t helped white players and coaches understand racism – David Leonard / Vox
Trump Told A Black Church The U.S. Needs “A New Civil Rights Agenda” – Darren Sands / Buzz Feed
The decline of the black Republican – Colbert I. King / Wash Post
What White Catholics Owe Black Americans – Matthew J. Cressler / Slate
How Do Descendants of Slaves Find Their Ancestors? – Rebecca Onion / Slate
Georgetown’s decision highlights the difficulties black Americans face in tracing their lineages. Read more
On Coney Island, Remembering the Middle Passage – Sarah Jones / New Republic
Inside the Republican creation of the North Carolina voting bill dubbed the ‘monster’ law – William Wan / Wash Post
This small Indiana county sends more people to prison than San Francisco and Durham, N.C., combined. Why? – Josh Keller and Adan Pearce / NYT
Georgetown University Plans Steps to Atone for Slave Past – Rachel L. Swarns / NYT
The school, which in 1838 sold 272 slaves, plans to award preferential status in the admissions process to descendants of slaves, among other moves. John…
I help organizations hire people — and watch white candidates get favored again and again – Leniece F. Brissett / Vox
A Southern city wants to secede from its school district, raising concerns about segregation – Emma Brown / Wash Post
The Rise and Fall of Black Wall Street – Alexia Fernandez Campbell / The Atlantic
Collegiate Voices – Trump fights breaking out across college campuses – Tyler Pager / Politico
How two of L.B.J.’s least celebrated accomplishments shaped the battle between Clinton and Trump – Kevin Baker / NYT
Latino and Hispanic identities aren’t the same. They’re also not racial groups – Victoria M. Massie / Vox
Dwyane Wade’s cousin Nykea Aldridge killed; 2 brothers charged – Ralph Ellis and Vivian Kuo / CNN
For black communities the question of ‘who you gonna call’ is real – Thandisizwe Chimurenga / Daily Kos
Americans are supposed to turn to police after a murder. In black communities, they often can’t – German Lopez / Vox
A veteran crime reporter explains how police under- and overpolice black Americans. Read more here