National
A Tale of Two Irmas: Rich Miami Ready for Tumult as Poor Miami Waits and Hopes – Ed Pilkington / The Guardian
Half of all defendants exonerated for murder are black. Trump’s policies will likely make this number rise – Rachel Leah / Salon
Genetic Testing Is Recreating Bonds Broken by Slavery – Nicolas Pollick, Sophia Myszkowski and Tynesha Foreman / The Atlantic
Two right-wing judges reinstate Republican-backed voter suppression law – Ian Millhiser / ThinkProgress
Howard’s upset of UNLV is biggest in HBCU football history – The Undefeated
Trump’s Move to End DACA and Echoes of the Immigration Act of 1924 – Jelani Cobb / The New Yorker
The museum of “Enslavement and Mass Incarceration” will open in 2018 – and not a moment too soon – Rachel Leah / Salon
These Southern Cities Are at the Heart of the Struggle Against White Supremacy – Jimmy Tobias / The Nation
Hurricane Harvey hit low-income communities hardest – Jeremy Deaton / Thinkprogress
Travelin’ while black – Denise Oliver Velez / Daily Kos
White Elephant : Trump has never been less popular—and never more clearly the head of a party of racial resentment – Jamelle Bouie / Slate
Poll: Americans are twice as likely to say racism is a “big problem” compared to 6 years ago – German Lopez / Vox
Witnessing a Rally for a Brand-New Confederate Monument – Alexis Okeowo / The New Yorker
White ‘Power’ and the Fear of Replacement – Abigail Levin and Lisa Guenther / NYT
She Wants to Replace Confederate Statues With Statues of Black Heroes – Michael Daly / Daily Beast
Meet the New Klan, Same as the Old Klan (Almost) – Linda Gordon / Daily Beast
A Catastrophe for Houston’s Most Vulnerable People – Tanvi Misra / The Atlantic
Trump’s Pardon of Joe Arpaio ‘Is a Presidential Endorsement of Racism,’ ACLU Says – Sam Stein / The Daily Beast
