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…
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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
Angela Davis and asha bandele : Getting People out of Prison Is Just the Start to Solving America’s Incarceration Crisis – April M. Short / Alternet
Larry Wilmore On ‘Breaking Taboos’ At The White House Correspondents’ Dinner / Fresh Air NPR
‘This can’t happen by accident: The link between race and real estate’ – Emily Badger / Wash Post
Keeping Black Girls Off the Path to Prison – Allison Keys / The Root
The incredible explosion of slavery after 1790 – Victoria M. Massie / Vox
Teen Birth Rates Plummet For Hispanic And Black Girls – Jennifer Ludden / NPR
