Which Way Does the Arc of Obama’s Moral Universe Bend? Joan Walsh / The Nation
Our first black president will turn over the White House next month to a man I took to calling the Orange Hindenburg, back when I…
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How Trump’s victory turns into another ‘Lost Cause’ – John Blake and Twanda Scott Sambou / CNN
After President-elect Donald Trump’s recent victory, some of his supporters celebrated by flying Confederate battle flags from pickup trucks and waving them at rallies. But…
Black Life and Death in the Age of Obama – Kai Wright / The Nation
Any history of black people in America will have to look closely at the year 2014. In a cascading series of events that summer, the…
Why Are We Still Reliving the Nightmarish Death of Emmett Till? Dan Wakefield / The Nation
When I went to Mississippi to cover the trial, I had no idea that the story would become so relevant again more than 60 years…
Are younger whites less racist? New research about racial attitudes suggests demographics alone won’t save America – Chauncey Devega / Salon
Ta-Nihisi Coates on Obama, atheism, and becoming the guy “white people read to show they know something” – Ezra Klein / Vox
What Donald Trump Doesn’t Know About Black People – Michael Eric Dyson / NYT
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….