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The Art of Unruliness. Saidiya Hartman’s book evokes the longings of black women once labeled “wayward.” By Joanna Scutts / The New Republic
Big Money Enters Debate Over Race and Admissions at Stuyvesant. By Elizo Shapiro / NYT
California Senate OKs ban on hairstyle discrimination. By Associated Press
Florida House Approves Requiring People To Repay Criminal Fines, Fees Before They Can Vote. By Sam Levine / HuffPost
Texas Executes John William King For 1998 Dragging Death of James Byrd Jr. By Amy Russo / HuffPost
Black, Latino patients much more likely than whites to undergo amputations related to diabetes. By Anna Gorman / CNN
Police shooting near Yale exposes complex racial divide. By Erik Ortiz / NBC News
The Neighborhood Is Mostly Black. The Home Buyers Are Mostly White. By Emily Badger, Quoctruing Bui, and Robert Gebeloff / NYT
The US white majority will soon disappear forever. By Dudley Poston and Rogelio Saenz / The Conversation
Race Inquiry Digest (May 2) – Important Current Stories On Race In America
Featured – The US white majority will soon disappear forever. By Dudley Poston and Rogelio Saenz / The Conversation
Another sign of Elizabeth Warren’s relentless focus on inequality. By Jared Bernstein / Wash Post
Democrats Consider: Is A White, Straight Man The Safe Bet Against Trump? By Danielle Kurtzleben / NPR
The case for African American reparations, explained. By Joe R. Feagin / The Conversation
Baltimore Writer D. Watkins: “We Speak for Ourselves: A Word from Forgotten Black America.” Amy Goodman / Democracy Now
Now playing at the Supreme Court: How to preserve white power in four easy steps. By Dana Milbank / Wash Post
The Good Ol’ Boys: 2 Years In, Trump Is Making Our Courts A Lot Less Diverse. By Jenifer Bendery / HuffPost
Recovering an erased history: The Chinese railroad workers who helped connect the country. By Chris Fuchs / NBC News
Facebook while black: Users call it getting ‘Zucked,’ say talking about racism is censored as hate speech. By Jessica Guynn / USA Today
The Other Segregation. By Whitney Pirtle / The Atlantic
Two more states are dumping Christopher Columbus to celebrate indigenous people instead. By Christina Maxouris / CNN
Kate Smith’s racist songs aren’t surprising, but we can do more than cover up a statue. By Michael A. Fletcher / The Undefeated
Mississippi, the only state with a Confederate symbol in its flag, is offering a new flag design on license plates. By Michelle Lou and Brandon Griggs / CNN
Duke Ellington’s melodies carried his message of social justice. Michelle R. Scott and Earl Brooks / The Conversation
Closing the Racial Wealth Gap. By Courtney E. Martin / NYT
Race Inquiry Digest (April 29) – Important Current Stories On Race In America
Featured – The Neighborhood Is Mostly Black. The Home Buyers Are Mostly White. By Emily Badger, Quoctruing Bui, and Robert Gebeloff / NYT
Welcome to the Fourth Reich: Donald Trump’s assault on the rule of law will not end well. By Chauncey DeVega / Salon
