National News
After Orlando, divided we mourn – Michael Gerson / Wash Post
The Orlando Killings and the Message of Muhammad Ali’s Funeral – David Zirin / The Nation
The people who witnessed Ali’s interfaith service need to take its lessons forward in a post-Orlando world. Read more
Muhammad Ali Knocks Out the Confederacy – Michael Daly / The Daily Beast
No Republicans, Two Women Of Color Will Square Off To Be California’s Next U.S. Senator – Aaron Rupa / Thinkprogress
Latinos And American Identity In A Time Of Trump: A Postcard From El Paso – Eyder Peralta / NPR
Honor Medgar Evers by fighting for voting rights – Denise Oliver Velez / Daily Kos
Choosing a School for My Daughter in a Segregated City – Nikole Hannah-Jones / The NYT Magazine
How to Change White Teachers’ Lenses – Venessa Romo / Slate
The Civil Rights Problem In U.S. Schools: 10 New Numbers – Anya Kamenetz / NPR
In Mississippi Town, Some Fear School Desegregation Ruling May Backfire – Richard Fausset / NYT
Black Kids Are 4 Times More Likely to Be Suspended Than White Kids – Edwin Rios and Julia Lurie / Mother Jones
Noam Chomsky on the Roots of American Racism – George Yancy and Noam Chomsky / NYT
Kalief Browder, One Year Later – The New Yorker Videos
A year after his death, his story has become a symbol of a broken criminal justice system and has led to changes in New York….
The Long Road to Forgiveness : The Charleston Church Massacre One Year Later – Patrice Gaines / AARP Bulletin
More Details Emerge In The Only Criminal Case Against Bill Cosby – Jessica Goldstein / Thinkprogress
The Quinceañera, a Rite of Passage in Transition – Marybel Gonzalez / NYT
Anti-Defamation League Chief Faces Challenge Trying To Renew Civil Rights Activism – Tom Gjelten / NPR
Dear White People, Muhammad Ali Didn’t ‘Transcend Race’ – Lawrence Ross / The Root
Don’t Let Muhammad Ali’s Story Get Whitewashed – Maxwell Strachan / Huff Post
What Black Americans Say About ‘Black-on-Black’ Gun Violence – Spencer Overton / The Nation
Understanding Whiteness – A Podcast, An Article, A Book, A Solution/ Race Inquiry
Podcast The Code Switch Podcast, Episode 1: Can We Talk About Whiteness? Listen here Article White America’s sad last stand: This is why Donald Trump…
Asian-American Actors Are Fighting for Visibility. They Will Not Be Ignored – Amanda Hess / NYT
Donald Trump exposes the GOP’s dirty secret: They build everything by nurturing white rage – Carol Anderson / Salon
Tales of African-American History Found in DNA – Carl Zimmer / NYT
The End of Black Harlem – Michael Henry Adams / NYT
In Black Lives Matter’s shift to economic issues, echoes of Black Panthers – Nissa Rhee / Christian Sci Monitor
