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Asian Americans and the Future of Affirmative Action – Alia Wong / The Atlantic
The Gutting of the Voting Rights Act Could Decide the 2016 Election – Ari Berman / The Nation
States with new voting restrictions have 70 percent of the electoral votes needed to win the presidency. Read more
How to Get More Men of Color Teaching in the Classroom – Patrick Wall / The Atlantic
If Black Men Want to Heal Racism’s Wounds, We Can’t Pretend to Be Strong All the Time – Mychal Denzel Smith / The Nation
Jack Daniel’s Embraces a Hidden Ingredient: Help From a Slave – Clay Risen / NYT
In a photo in Jack Daniel’s old office, Daniel, with mustache and white hat, is shown at his distillery in Tennessee in the late 1800s….
The Gun Fight in Congress – Jelani Cobb / The New Yorker
Affirmative action is about the economic bottom line, not just racial diversity – Danielle Douglas-Gabriel / Wash Post
Embattled Whiteness Gave Us Brexit. It Won’t Give Us President Trump – Jamelle Bouie / Slate
Affirmative Action in College Admissions, Here to Stay – Richard Primus / NYT
In storied life, Tampa attorney, Delano Stewart, broke ground on many fronts – Paul Guzzo / Tampa Tribune
This is the first installment on the life of Delano Stewart. In the future, Stewart will allow Race Inquiry to publish excerpts from his autobiography, “Negro Lawyer,” which he is…
The Republican Party’s White Strategy – Peter Beinart / The Atlantic
A radical idea to compensate black homeowners harmed by racial bias – Emily Badger / Wash Post
What Makes A Person ‘Truly’ Black? The Complicated Intersection Of Genetics And Race – Sil Lai Abrams / Huff Post
How Janet Yellen Is Embracing The Fed’s Role In Racial Justice – Daniel Marans / Huff Post
The Truth About Elvis and the History of Racism in Rock – Stereo Williams / The Daily Beast
How Jeb Bush Enlisted in Florida’s War on Black Voters – Pema levy / Mother Jones
Orlando Killings Rob Young New York Muslims of a Cherished Holiday Respite – Liz Robbins / NYT
Trump proposes racial profiling as a tactic ‘to start thinking about’ – Alan Yuhas / The Guardian
Georgetown’s priests sold her Catholic ancestors. Then she found out in an unexpected way – Terrence McCoy / Wash Post
People of color and the future of the Democratic Party – Denise Oliver Velez / Daily Kos
Johnson Publishing sells Ebony, Jet magazines to Texas firm – Robert Channick / Chicago Tribune
Why the whiteness of the American media is everyone’s problem – Howard W. French / The Guardian
The Professional Burdens of Being a ‘Model Minority’ – Adia Harvey Wingfield / The Atlantic
National Cathedral Will Remove Confederate Flags From Stained Glass Windows – Camila Domonoske / NPR
When Black and White Children Grow Apart -Melinda D. Anderson / The Atlantic
Activity among white supremacists continues to surge – Michael Burke / USA Today
O.J. Simpson Didn’t Want To Be Associated With Black America. Then He Came To Symbolize It – Maxwell Strachan / Huff Post
We Must March on Cleveland – Michael Eric Dyson / The New Republic
The moral obligation to protest the Republican Convention. “You’ve been tough on me,” he said, “but I love you.” It was last summer, and there…
Fear, racism, and hatred: Why the gun industry makes so much money off mass shootings – Amanda Marcotte / Salon
Will there be enough white voters to elect Donald Trump? Stuart Rothenberg / Wash Post
