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Florida Republicans vote to strip most felons of voting rights unless they pay “poll tax.” By Igor Derysh / Salon
Facebook Won’t Let Employers, Landlords or Lenders Discriminate in Ads Anymore. By Jack Gillum and Ariana Tobin / ProPublica
The entrenched segregation of New York City’s public high schools. By Rachel Leah / Salon
The internet is radicalizing white men. Big tech could be doing more. By Alex Koppelman / CNN
Fewer Than 20 Percent Of Americans Say Trump Opposes White Nationalism. By Ariel Edwards-Levy / HuffPost
Admissions scandal reveals ‘aristocracy masquerading as a meritocracy.’ By Ronald Brownstein / CNN
The college admissions scam opens a new front in the affirmative action debate. By John Blake / CNN
New York’s Most Elite High School Admits Just Seven Black Students in a Class of 900. By Molly Olmstead / Slate
Justices take up racial bias in Mississippi jury selection. By The Associated Press
Can Florida go from swing state to blue? Andrew Gillum wants to try. By Addy Baird / ThinkProgress
Excluded by banks, minorities in California became their own lenders. By Frank Shyong / LATimes
The Myth of White Meritocracy. By Linda Wiggins-Chavis / The Progressive
Who “belongs” at elite universities? The raging hypocrisy of higher ed gatekeeping. By Rachel Leah / Salon
Martin Luther King or Lonnie King, we all have the power to change America. By Paul Kendrick and Stephen Kendrick / USA Today
This 8-Year-Old Chess Champion Will Make You Smile. By Nicholas Kristof / NYT
In Some Major Cities Black DAs Have Arrived, But Will They Help Change the Criminal Justice System? By David Love / Atl Black Star
Ending HIV In Mississippi Means Cutting Through Racism, Poverty And Homophobia. By Ari Shapiro / NPR
Atlanta’s Civil War Monument, Minus the Pro-Confederate Bunkum. By Daniel Judt / The Atlantic
‘While Black’: New York City Commission on Human Rights Launches Campaign to Combat Anti-Black Racism. By Monique Judge / The Root
White parents are enabling school segregation — if it doesn’t hurt their own kids. By Noah Berlatsky / NBC News
Turns Out There’s a Proper Way to Buy Your Kid a College Slot. The Editorial Board / NYT
‘What Does It Take?’: Admissions Scandal Is a Harsh Lesson in Racial Disparities. By John Eligon and Audra D.S. Bush / NYT
New Data Show The State Of Hate In Texas. By Luke O’Brien / HuffPost
Now You Can Search To See If Hate Groups Live In Your Hometown. By Southern Poverty Law Center / The Daily Beast
The Tragedy of Baltimore. By Alec MacGillis / ProPublica
The Manafort Sentence Is a Lesson in White Privilege. By Elie Mystal / The Nation
A black lawmaker and mother refused to back down in opposing a ‘stand your ground’ bill. The measure was defeated. By Christina Maxouris and Michelle Krupa / CNN
Why Sacramento is still protesting Stephon Clark’s death, one year later. By Gabe Schneider / Vox
New York City will be home to three new monuments honoring black women. by Gwen Aviles / NBC News
Her ancestors were enslaved in the U.S. Now a Trump decision could lead to her deportation to Africa. By Orion Donovan-Smith / Wash Post
