National News
On the Fast Track to Adulthood With Limited Options – Emily Deruy / The Atlantic
Mississippi, the Two-Flag State – W. Ralph Eubanks / The New Yorker
How Segregation Has Persisted in Little Rock – Alana Semuels / The Atlantic
The Racist Roots of Virginia’s Felon Disenfranchisement – Matt Ford / The Atlantic
African-American Voters Have an Understandable Reason to Support Hillary Clinton – Eric Foner / The Nation
Obama tackles criminal justice reform in weekly address – Susan Gardner / Daily Kos
Virginia Governor Restores Voting Rights to Felons – Sheryl Gay Stolberg and Erik Eckholm / NYT
Obama : A Virtual Museum of His Presidency / Wash Post
New Obamacare data shows how the struggles for economic justice and racial justice are connected – Ian Reifowitz / DailyKos
Georgetown and the Sin of Slavery – The Editorial Board / NYT
How Racism Sneaks Into Everyday Life – Jill Richardson / Alternet
Why Won’t Hollywood Cast Asian Actors? Keith Chow / NYT
‘Why Can’t Our Kids Go To School Together?’ Asks Board Member In Alabama – Dan Carsen / NPR
What Happened to Sandra Bland? Debbie Nathan / The Nation
To answer that question, you must begin way before she died in a Texas jail. Read more.
Who gets to borrow white privilege? This is what happens when an Asian-American cop kills an unarmed African-American – Chauncey Devega / Salon
Coverage of black female victims of police brutality falls short: Column – Meredith Clark / USA Today
How One Mississippi District Made Integration Work -Jackie Mader / Huff Post
Chicago After Laquan McDonald – Ben Austen / NYT
When School Districts Get Deliberate About Desegregation – Emily Deruy / The Atlantic
The Census Bureau Will Pay $15 Million For Racial Discrimination After The Recession – Carimah Townes / Think Progress
Racial Discrimination and Capital Punishment: The Indefensible Death Sentence of Duane Buck – Lincoln Caplan / The New Yorker
How American oligarchs created the concept of race to divide and conquer the poor – Courtland Miloy / Wash Post
While teaching U.S. history at a public charter high school in the District, Julian Hipkins III noticed that students tended to assume that “race” was…
Harriet Tubman is perfect for the $20 bill, but which Tubman? Philip Kennicott / Wash Post
Cops Are Still Killing People, But The Nation Has Stopped Paying Attention – Nick Wing and Julia Craven / Huff Post
Cable News Is Getting Whiter, And The Timing Is Terrible – Zeba Blay / Huff Post
We Need to Build a Voting-Rights Movement – Rep. John Conyers and Barbara Arnwine / The Nation
