I’m a bit brown. But in America I’m white. Not for much longer – Arwa Mahdawi / The Guardian
The US Census Bureau plans to redefine ‘white’ to exclude people with Middle Eastern and North African origins. It’s a reminder that the identity has…
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America’s Melting Pot Is Boiling Brown People To Death – Sahaj Kohli / Huff Post
The Real Goal of Trump’s Travel Ban Is to Make America White Again – Joan Walsh / The Nation
Liberals believe they’ve debunked the stated rationale of Donald Trump’s so-called “immigration ban,” which has been revised to try to pass legal muster this time…
There’s more to fighting racism than getting rid of a Confederate statue – David Rotenstein / Wash Post
Cornel West on Why James Baldwin Matters More Than Ever – Christopher Lydon / Lit Hub
James Baldwin was the prophetic voice of an era that isn’t over. Fifty years ago he was the intense man from Harlem who wrote, in essays…
The Giant Leap Forward of Jordan Peele’s “Get Out” – Brandon Harris / The New Yorker
The story of the week is Trump, Russia and the FBI. The rest is a distraction – Malcolm Nance / The Guardian
Why do so many white people deny the existence of white privilege? Rando Simeo Starkey / The Undefeated
The Idea That Social Pathology Explains Issues In Black Communities Is Set for Rebirth Under Trump -Cliff Albright / Atlanta Black Star
Black History Month milestones can’t blot out the bad – Colbert I. King / Wash Post
5 years after Trayvon Martin’s death, what has nation learned? Benjamin Crump / USA Today
John Lennon vs. Steve Bannon: A Battle for the Western Soul – Jochen Bittner / NYT
Europeans watched Jews being deported. America must not repeat that mistake – Francine Prose / The Guardian
Among the most iconic and unforgettable images of the Holocaust are photos of Jews being marched at gunpoint through the streets of Amsterdam, Paris and…
Reading James Baldwin on a segregated Southern construction site – Walter Dellinger / Wash Post
In the late ’50s and early ’60s, James Baldwin was a gay black intellectual living and writing essays and novels in New York and Paris….
Can we finally ditch the white working-class myth? Obama-to-Trump voters weren’t the problem – Chauncey Devega / Salon
What did Trump learn at the African American Museum? Jennifer Rubin / Wash Post
In remarks at the National Museum of African American History and Culture on Tuesday, President Trump said: It’s a privilege to be here today. This…
Donald Trump’s white nationalist “genius bar”: Steve Bannon, Stephen Miller, Michael “Decius” Anton and beyond – Chauncey Devega / Salon
Donald Trump’s administration is built around a brain trust of white nationalists. To deny that fact is to ignore a crucial element of this national…
Republicans Hold On to a Myth to Hold On to Power – The Editorial Board / NYT
Trump and terrorism: Why is the White House ignoring the real danger of homegrown extremism? Heather Digby Parton / Salon
The brouhaha between the Trump administration and the press has continued all week, with President Trump complaining publicly that the media is refusing to cover…
