National
The women who erected Confederate statues are stunningly silent – Peter Galuszka / Wash Post
Why Black-White Economic Disparities in a Very Progressive State Are Called the ‘Worst in the Country’ – Valerie Vande Panne / AlterNet
NFL players discover their power. Now how should they wield it? William C. Rhoden / The Undefeated
‘This is about systemic oppression’: Eric Reid becomes the voice of 49ers’ protest with criticism of Pence – Cindy Boren / Wash Post
FBI terrorism unit says ‘black identity extremists’ pose a violent threat – Sam Levine / The Guardian
Ray Charles’ ‘America the Beautiful’ is our best hope for bringing us together – Roy Peter Clark / The Undefeated
How colonialism and racism explain the inept US response to Hurricane Maria – Carrie Gibson / Vox
An Innocent Man Who Imagined the World as It Should Be – Jesse Wegman / NYT
The Academics And Economics Behind School Choice – Niki Kelly et al / Huff Post
The Confederacy’s ‘Living Monuments’ – Karen L. Cox / NYT
How the Bankruptcy System Is Failing Black Americans – Paul Kiel and Hannah Fresques / ProPublica
Interview: Progressive Randall Woodfin Wins Birmingham, Ala., Mayoral Race in a Major Upset – Jermaine Starr / The Root
Forget the NFL … women’s basketball players take powerful stand on social justice – Motez Bishara / CNN
Calling Las Vegas Massacre ‘Deadliest Shooting In U.S. History’ Erases Our Violent Past – Lilly Workneh . HuffPost
Eric Holder: Gerrymandering has broken our democracy. The Supreme Court should help fix it – Eric H. Holder / Wash Post
Good news: Fewer and fewer young people are getting incarcerated – Keith Humphreys / Wash Post
Hanged, Burned, Shot, Drowned, Beaten – Kriston Capps / The Atlantic
Air Force General Addresses Racial Slurs on Campus: ‘You Should Be Outraged’ – Jonah Engel Bromwich / NYT
The Museum Grappling With the Future of Black America – Adrienne Green / The Atlantic
CNN poll: Americans split on anthem protests – Jennifer Agiesta / CNN
Ta-Nehisi Coates and the Making of a Public Intellectual – Concepcion De Leon / NYT
The NFL, Charlottesville, and Trump’s pattern of racial division – Ronald Brownstein / CNN
Hugh Hefner’s real progressive legacy isn’t sexual, it’s racial – Rachel Leah / Salon
When White Supremacists Ruled Washington – Brent Staples / NYT
Calling Out the Kobach Commission for What It Is – Emma Olson Sharkey / Bill Moyers
How Puerto Rico Is Becoming Trump’s Katrina – Tom Dickinson / Rolling Stone
This Student Band That Kneeled to Play the Anthem Understands Racial Injustice Better Than Trump – Jackie Mogensen / Mother Jones
The Mounting Attack on Organized Labor and What it Means for African-Americans – D. Amari Jackson / Atl Black Star
After White Supremacists Marched Through Campus, UVA Grapples With Change – Andy Campbell et al / Cavalier Daly
When Black Children Are Targeted for Punishment – Derrick Darby and John L. Rury / NYT
