National News
The most racist places in America, according to Google – Christopher Ingraham / Wash Post
Misusing HBCUs as a Carrot for Black Voters – Donovan X. Ramsey / The Atlantic
“Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders are misleading African Americans with their plans for these institutions.” Read more here. Also, see an “Open Letter to President…
The Dynamic History Of #BlackLivesMatter Explained – Michael Mclaughlin / Huff Post
Is #MSNBCSo White? The departure of Melissa Harris-Perry raises the issue – Paul Farhi / Wash Post
Donald Trump and the Rise of the New Dixiecrats – Goldie Taylor / The Daily Beast
Donald Trump and the Ku Klux Klan: A History – Evan Osnos / The New Yorker
The rise of American authoritarianism. What’s driving Donald Trumps Ascent – Amanda Taub / Vox
Featured – A Conversation With Latinos on Race – Joe Brewester, Blair Foster and Michele Stephenson / NYT Video
In this short documentary, Latinos grapple with defining their ethnic and racial identities. Watch the video here
In Washington, D.C., reminders of America’s dark history of segregation – Colbert I King / Wash Post
Larry Wilmore: GOP didn’t care when Thurgood Marshall replaced Clarence Thomas… – Brenda Gauthier / Salon
Featured – Why Blacks and Hispanics Have Such Expensive Mortgages – Gillian B. White / The Atlantic
What Hillary Clinton’s massive win among black voters really says – Janell Ross / Wash Post
MSNBC severs ties with Melissa Harris-Perry after host’s critical email – Paul Farhi / Wash Post
The Faces of American Power, Nearly as White as the Oscar Nominees – Haeyoun Park, Josh Keller and Josh Williams / NYT
The AIDS Crisis Hasn’t Ended In The Black And Latino Communities – Rae Ellen Bichell / NPR
How Should Asian-Americans Feel About the Peter Liang Protests? Jay Caspian Kang / NYT
Cincinnati cops reveal double standards black men face – Shaun King / NY Daily News
Malcolm X and the Black Lives Matter Movement – David A. Love / Huff Post
How America Made Donald Trump Unstoppable – Matt Taibbi / Rolling Stone
Minorities, for Rent ( A Satirical Website) – Matt Vasilogambros / The Atlantic
Ferguson Digs In Its Heels – Colin Gordon / Dissent
Black Workers Matter, Too – Sarah Anderson et.al. / The Nation
Muhammad Ali and the Black Panther Party – Dave Zirin / The Nation
The Crisis of Minority Unemployment – The Editorial Board / NYT
Albert Woodfox speaks after 43 years in solitary confinement: ‘I would not let them drive me insane’ – Ed Pilkington / theguardian
Democracy in Black: 3 Writers Wrestle With President Obama’s Blackness – Todd Steven Burroughs / The Root
