National
Mississippi Judges Can No Longer Target Blacks and Others with Unfair Bail Practices – Cecilia Smith / Atl Black Star
Jefferson’s children: Slavery, citizenship and family at Monticello – Lucian K. Truscott / Salon
Jeff Sessions Does Not Have All the Power – Issac Chotiner / Slate
Trump Can’t Reverse the Decline of White Christian America – Robert P. Jones / The Atlantic
NRA Issues Call for White Supremacy and Armed Insurrection – Bill Moyers and Michael Winship / Bill Moyers and Co.
The Civil Rights Act of 1964: what was done back then—and where we are now – Denise Oliver Velez / Daily Kos
The Trump Administration Is Planning an Unprecedented Attack on Voting Rights – Ari Berman / The Nation
In a divided America, James Baldwin’s fiery critiques reverberate anew – Lavanya Ramanathan / Wash Post
Catholic university renews whites-only program for ‘analyzing whiteness’ – Toni Airaksinen / The College Fix
Rev. William Barber builds a moral movement – Cleve R. Wootson Jr. / Wash Post
American Dignity on the Fourth of July – David Remnick / The New Yorker
GOP Health Care Plan Crushes Working-Class Blacks and Whites, but Not the Middle-Class Whites Who Elected Trump – Steven Rosenfeld / AlterNet
James Baldwin FBI Files: How the Author’s Fearlessness Led to a Decade Long Witch-hunt – Todd Burroughs / Atl Black Star
African Americans Have Lost Untold Acres of Land Over the Last Century – Leah Douglas / The Nation
Black Girls Are Viewed As Less Innocent Than White Girls Starting At Age 5: Study – Taryn Finley / Huff Post
Philando Castile’s Family Reaches $3 Million Settlement – Eric Miller / Reuters via The Daily Beast
School Districts Fight Segregation on Their Own – The Editorial Board / NYT
The Fight for Health Care Has Always Been About Civil Rights – Vann R. Newkirk / The Atlantic
