Race Inquiry Digest (Dec 30) – Important Current Stories On Race In America
Featured – The Dark History of New Year’s Day in American Slavery / By Olivia B. Waxman / Time
News
Trump’s Lasting Legacy. America has changed under this president. By Charles M. Blow / NYT
We Are Republicans, and We Want Trump Defeated. By George T. Conway III, Steve Schmidt, John Weaver and Rick Wilson / NYT
After Being Impeached Himself, Congressman Looks To Impeach Trump. By Bobby Allyn / NPR
Former Breitbart Editor: Stephen Miller is a white supremacist. I know, I was one too. By Sara Sidner / CNN
Black Voters Fight to Count in Georgia. Podcast production by Mary Wilson, Jayson De Leon, Danielle Hewitt and Mara Silvers / Slate
Curtis Flowers, tried six times for the same murders, released on bail. By Tim Stelloh / NBC News
An investigation has revealed what may be 2 mass grave sites from the 1921 Tulsa race riots. By Elizabeth Wolfe and Saeed Ahmed / CNN
Young Black People Are Killing Themselves. By Inger E. Burnnett-Zeigler / NYT
The lines that divide: School district boundaries often stymie integration. By Laura Meckler and Kate Rabinowitz / Wash Post
HBO’s ‘Watchmen’ finale puts an exclamation point on the superhero decade. By Ani Bundel / NBC News
Finding the Other. The radical vision of Toni Morrison. By Jesse McCarthy / The Nation
11-year-old black ballerina makes history in ‘The Nutcracker.’ By Rehema Ellis / NBC News Video
Miss Jamaica crowned 2019 Miss World. By Nicole Chavez / CNN
It’s a very bad week for Donald Trump — but he remains a dangerous foe. By Chauncey DeVega / Salon
Race Inquiry Digest (Dec 23) – Merry Christmas (Return Dec 30)
Featured – Our 25 can’t-miss books of 2019. The books you’ve just got to give for the holidays. By Soraya Nadia McDonald / The Undefeated
Andrew Yang says being Asian American may explain lack of media coverage. By Kimmy Yam / NBC News
Why White Iowans Want a Nominee Who Can Appeal to Nonwhite Voters. By Sydney Ember / NYT
Her father was called ‘the most dangerous racist in America.’ She wants a different legacy for her sons. By John Blake / CNN
Kentucky Restores Voting Rights To Nonviolent Felons. By U.S. News / HuffPost
Congress finalizes bill restoring funding to black colleges. By Associated Press / NBC News
Why President Trump’s executive order to fight anti-Semitism is dangerous for Jews. By Michael Brenner / Wash Post
Jersey City Shooting: Suspect in Attack Wrote Anti-Semitic Posts. By James Barron, Michael Gold and Ali Watkins / NYT
The Secret of Saving the Lives of Black Mothers and Babies. By Lisa Rab / Politico
Puerto Ricans’ Miss Universe response shows racism isn’t just for white people. By Susanne Ramirez de Arellano / NBC News
Overlooked No More: Bessie Coleman, Pioneering African-American Aviatrix. By Daniel E. Slotnik / NYT
Jacqueline Woodson on Africa, America and Slavery’s Fierce Undertow. By Jacqueline Woodson / NYT
