Opinion
Why did this powerful church group struggle to denounce white supremacy? Daniel Jose Camacho / The Guardian
The murder of Tupac Shakur is a tragedy — but the why is not a complete mystery – Jessie Washington / The Undefeated
Will Politicians and Police Treat Black Opioid Users with Compassion? Nadra Nittle / Atl Black Star
I’m proof of the parallel racial universe of police stops – Samuel G. Freeman / Wash Post
Bill Cosby was largely irrelevant in black America even before his sexual assault trial began – Mark Anthony Neal / Wash Post
Philando Castile and This Savage System – Joy-Ann Reid / The Daily Beast
LeBron James reminds us that even the rich and famous face racist hatred – Ijemo Oluo / The Guardian
An Ascendant Multiracial Coalition Is on the Cusp of Defeating White Supremacy and Will Open the Doors to a New Era of Democracy – Sheryll Cashin / Alternet
The wrong side of history: My uncle’s Supreme Court stand against interracial marriage – Dave Singleton / Salon
When the Nazis Come Marching In – Dahlia Lithwick / Slate
The Ugliest American: How Trump’s Bigotry Isolates and Imperils America – John Nichols / The Progressive
Republicans are weaponizing the Census to further disenfranchise non-white, non-straight Americans – Markos Moulitsas / Daily Kos
Diary – A Personal Account of the Black Panthers in Algeria – Elaine Mokhtefi / London Review of Books
Yes, there is a free speech crisis. But its victims are not white men – Steven W. Thrasher / The Guardian
Trump’s housing budget is a mass eviction notice for the poor – Alan Pyke / ThinkProgress
Police Forces Are Sending A Message To Black Suburban Residents: You’re Not Wanted – Albert Samaha / BuzzFeed
Paul Krugman: Republicans are stripping our freedoms one by one – Ilana Novick / AlterNet
Maryland and Manchester: We can’t let heinous attacks overseas obscure our homegrown terrorism problem – Chauncey DeVega / Salon
Robert Reich: Trump’s Budget Is Cruel and Deviant – Robert Reich. org via Alternet
Stunning ‘Scandal’ Monologue Captures The Emotional Burden Black Women Carry – Taryn Finley / Huff Post
Slavery is America’s pre-existing condition – Lucian K. Truscott IV / Salon
How the Swastika Became a Confederate Flag – Brent Staples / NYT
Racial And Social Injustice Still Attempts To Erase Progress In The Natural Hair Community – Key Michel / Blavity
Stop Playing: Impeachment Is Not a Black Political Strategy – Charles D. Ellison / The Root
If you truly knew what the N-word meant to our ancestors, you’d NEVER use it – Brando Simeo Starkey / The Undefeated
A Story of Slavery in Modern America – Alex Tizon / The Atlantic
