National

National September 24, 2016

Donald Trump wants to bring back the “tough on crime” policies that helped cause mass incarceration – German Lopez / Vox

Trump hasn’t always been very specific when it comes to criminal justice policy. But there have been some very big clues. For the past few…

Collegiate Voices, National September 23, 2016

Collegiate Voices – Black students say American University isn’t listening to them – Casey Quinlan / ThinkProgress

National September 23, 2016

Criminal Justice Is Becoming a ‘Latino Issue’ – Juleyka Lantigua-Williams / The Atlantic

National September 23, 2016

We’re at peak “white racial apocalypse”: The enduring toxic myths fueling Obama backlash, “all lives matter” and Donald Trump – Philip Eil / Salon

National September 21, 2016

Four Ways Trump Is Wrong About Black Americans – Andrew McGill / The Atlantic

National September 21, 2016

Hillary Clinton Speaks ‘Directly to White People’ in Wake of Police Shooting: ‘This Is Not Who We Are’ – Kristen West Savali / The Root

National September 21, 2016

Terence Crutcher is just the latest in a long history of the killing of black men in Tulsa – Lorraine Berry / Raw Story

National September 21, 2016

The Racial Wage Gap Between Black And White Workers Is Getting Worse – Daniel Marans / Huff Post

National September 21, 2016

Solving Chicago’s Murders Could Prevent More – Alex Kotlowitz / The New Yorker

National September 20, 2016

The Racist Roots of Welfare Reform : American welfare policy historically targeted poor black families – Alma Carten / New Republic

National September 19, 2016

27 Million Potential Hispanic Votes. But What Will They Really Add Up To ? Marcela Valdes / NYT

National September 19, 2016

Did You Know We Are Having the Largest Prison Strike in History? Probably Not, Because Most of the Media Have Ignored It – Adam Johnson / Alternet

National September 19, 2016

Can the South Make Room for Reconstruction? Bill Rauch / The Atlantic

National September 19, 2016

I, Too, Sing America – The National Museum of African American History and Culture ( A Photographic Tour) – NYT

National September 17, 2016

Texas Textbook Called Out As ‘Racist’ Against Mexican-Americans – Laura Isensee / NPR

National September 17, 2016

Standing Firm At Standing Rock — Native Americans Face Dogs And Pepper Spray To Protect Ancestral Lands – Karen E. Quinones Miller / Huff Post

National September 17, 2016

A 94-year-old federal judge defends voting rights in a fiery, impassioned, historic dissent – Mark Joseph Stern / Slate

National September 16, 2016

Ohio Keeps Making It Harder to Vote – Ari Berman / The Nation

Black voters were five times more likely than whites to cast a ballot during the early voting days eliminated by Ohio Republicans. The Supreme Court declined…

National September 16, 2016

Two Connecticut School Systems, for the Rich and Poor – Lincoln Caplan / The New Yorker

National September 16, 2016

Race Inquiry

Important Current Stories On Race In America

Donald Trump wants to bring back the “tough on crime” policies that helped cause mass incarceration – German Lopez / Vox

Collegiate Voices – Black students say American University isn’t listening to them – Casey Quinlan / ThinkProgress

Criminal Justice Is Becoming a ‘Latino Issue’ – Juleyka Lantigua-Williams / The Atlantic

We’re at peak “white racial apocalypse”: The enduring toxic myths fueling Obama backlash, “all lives matter” and Donald Trump – Philip Eil / Salon

Four Ways Trump Is Wrong About Black Americans – Andrew McGill / The Atlantic

Hillary Clinton Speaks ‘Directly to White People’ in Wake of Police Shooting: ‘This Is Not Who We Are’ – Kristen West Savali / The Root

Terence Crutcher is just the latest in a long history of the killing of black men in Tulsa – Lorraine Berry / Raw Story

The Racial Wage Gap Between Black And White Workers Is Getting Worse – Daniel Marans / Huff Post

Solving Chicago’s Murders Could Prevent More – Alex Kotlowitz / The New Yorker

The Racist Roots of Welfare Reform : American welfare policy historically targeted poor black families – Alma Carten / New Republic

27 Million Potential Hispanic Votes. But What Will They Really Add Up To ? Marcela Valdes / NYT

Did You Know We Are Having the Largest Prison Strike in History? Probably Not, Because Most of the Media Have Ignored It – Adam Johnson / Alternet

Can the South Make Room for Reconstruction? Bill Rauch / The Atlantic

I, Too, Sing America – The National Museum of African American History and Culture ( A Photographic Tour) – NYT

Texas Textbook Called Out As ‘Racist’ Against Mexican-Americans – Laura Isensee / NPR

Standing Firm At Standing Rock — Native Americans Face Dogs And Pepper Spray To Protect Ancestral Lands – Karen E. Quinones Miller / Huff Post

A 94-year-old federal judge defends voting rights in a fiery, impassioned, historic dissent – Mark Joseph Stern / Slate

Ohio Keeps Making It Harder to Vote – Ari Berman / The Nation

Two Connecticut School Systems, for the Rich and Poor – Lincoln Caplan / The New Yorker

Black Lives Matter Moves Into the Thorny World of Politics – P.R. Lockhart / Mother Jones