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Kanye West and the Cult of Personality. By Shamira Ibrahim / NYT
The Inept, Old, Half-Interested Quarterbacks Who Got Deals Instead of Colin Kaepernick This Year. By Nick Greene / Slate
The conservative backlash against LeBron James has nothing to do with human rights. By Etan Thomas / The Guardian
What can a black person do to keep from getting killed by police in this country? By Eugene Robinson / Wash Post
Race Inquiry Digest (Oct 21) – Important Current Stories On Race In America
Featured – What Elijah Cummings Meant to Baltimore. By Jelani Cobb / The New Yorker
Steven Spielberg Battles White Supremacy in the Age of Trump. By Nick Schager / The Daily Beast
How ‘White Guilt’ in the Age of Trump Shapes the Democratic Primary. By Astead W. Herndon / NYT
There were once 3 capitals of the Confederacy. All three cities now have black mayors. By Leah Asmelash / CNN
The Supreme Court May Soon Deal a Final, Fatal Blow to the Voting Rights Act. By Mark Joseph Stern / Slate
Biden is creating a generational divide among black voters. By David Love / CNN
This Top Gifted and Talented School Is Integrated. Is It the Future? By Eliza Shapiro / NYT
This trail-blazing suburb has tried for 60 years to tackle race. What if trying isn’t enough? By Laura Meckler / Wash Post
A historically black college in Maryland is growing — by enrolling Hispanic, white and international students. By Talia Richman / Wash Post
The Penn State hair letter controversy shows how being black and proud is still political. By Anthea Butler / NBC News
A VC Fund Backed By Kevin Durant And Diddy Will Donate Its Profits to 11 Charities Improving Diversity In Tech. By Biz Carson / Forbes
Can the Rebirth of a Negro League Stadium Revive a Distressed City? By Kelly Whiteside / NYT
Puerto Rico, D.C., Hawaii and Alaska: The messy, racist fights around statehood. By Joshua Keating / Slate
Parasite Is the Best Movie of the Year So Far. By Dana Stevens / Slate
Bronze Statue Honoring First Black Fighter Pilot Unveiled in Georgia. By Tanasia Kenney / Atlanta Black Star
Finally! A Cherokee player forces Atlanta to address racist ‘tomahawk chop’ fan chant. By Jessica Sutherland / Daily Kos
Larry Bird Q&A: Being a white player in the NBA, trash-talking and today’s game. By Marc J. Spears / The Undefeated
How Italians Became ‘White.’ Vicious bigotry, reluctant acceptance: an American story. By Brent Staples / NYT
Race Inquiry Digest (Oct 17) – Important Current Stories On Race In America
Featured – What can a black person do to keep from getting killed by police in this country? By Eugene Robinson / Wash Post
A Wave of Rap Docs Shows the Genre Has Entered Its Classic Rock Phase. By Jack Hamilton / Slate
Montgomery elected its first black mayor in 200 years. This is why it matters. By Faith Karimi and LaRell Reynolds / CNN
Impeachment is the latest chapter in the battle between democracy and white supremacy. By Carol Anderson / Wash Post
