Opinion
Brothers in White Resentment: Donald Trump and Dylann Roof – Jamelle Bouie / Slate
Why We Need a National Monument to Reconstruction – Gregory P. Downs, Eric Foner and Kate Masur / NYT
Ralph Ellison’s “Invisible Man” as a Parable of Our Time – Clint Smith / The New Yorker
Born of slavery, the Electoral College could stand against racism in 2016 — and stop Donald Trump – Chauncey Devega / Salon
The dark history of how false balance journalism enabled lynching – Ian Millhiser / ThinkProgress
My President Was Black : A history of the first African American White House—and of what came next – Ta-Nehisi Coates / The Atlantic
I. “Love Will Make You Do Wrong” In the waning days of President Barack Obama’s administration, he and his wife, Michelle, hosted a farewell party,…
The Designation “White People” is a Historical Fabrication – Ronald J. Sheehy / Race Inquiry
By delegitimizing the term “white,’ as in white people, or white race, we diminish the use of white identity as an organizing principle that influences “whites” to further their societal domination. Given the…
The Problem With Obama’s Faith in White America – Tressie McMillan Cotton / The Atlantic
How Democrats Must Fight the Confirmation of Jeff Sessions – Sherrilyn Ifill / New Republic
What does it take to get a police officer punished for killing an unarmed black man? Eugene Robinson / Wash Post
Watch the video. Walter Scott, unarmed and slow of foot, tries to run away. Police officer Michael Slager calmly fires five rounds into Scott’s back….
John Legend: An Open Letter to Barack Obama on Non-Violent Drug Offenders / Rolling Stone
A strong economic message can overcome white identity politics – Ian Reifowitz / Daily Kos
White Nationalist Rhetoric : Real or Imaginary – Tim Wise / Alternet
So now we know: White nationalists have been working more on their wardrobes than on tightening up the rhetoric and logic they use to defend…
Trevor Noah Still Doesn’t Get It – Tomi Obaro / Buzz Feed
American democracy can die and ignorance will slay it – Brando Simeo Starkey / The Undefeated
Think back to the 2008 or 2012 presidential campaigns. Now pretend we discovered President Barack Obama’s voters of color had been endlessly sharing obviously apocryphal…
Reflections : We Are Donald Trump – Khalil Gibran Muhammad / The Nation
Forget “dialogue” with Donald Trump and his supporters: They have empowered hatred and harm – Chauncey Devega / Salon
‘I Will Not Shut Up. America Is Still Worth Fighting For.’ – Heather Cox Richardson / Bill Moyers
Donald Trump has every reason to keep white people thinking about race – Dylan Matthews / Vox
Divisions in My Dorm Room ( New York University) – K.N. Pineda / NYT
Parallels to country’s racist past (during and after Reconstruction) haunt age of Obama – John Blake / CNN
A tall, caramel-complexioned man marched across the steps of the U.S. Capitol to be sworn into office as a jubilant crowd watched history being made….
How much could Trump’s education secretary damage public schools? Just look at Detroit – Casey Quinlan / ThinkProgress
Trump offers housing secretary job to man who wants to gut law banning housing discrimination – Ian Millhiser / ThinkProgress
Jeff Sessions, Trump’s Pick for Attorney General, Is a Fierce Opponent of Civil Rights – Ari Berman / The Nation
You say “racist,” I say “white supremacist”: Sorry, Kevin Drum, “white supremacy” is a fact — not a “fad” – Chauncey Devega / Salon
The Populism Perplex : The Conundrum of the White Working Class – Paul Krugman / NYT
The 2016 Election Exposed Deep-Seated Racism. Where Do We Go From Here? Brandon Tensley, Michael C. Richardson and Rejane Frederick / Bill Moyers
This wasn’t an election. It was an exposure. That was a common thread of the 2016 Facing Race conference in Atlanta, Georgia, where more than 2,000 activists,…