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‘Not a racist bone in his body’: The origins of the default defense against racism. By Christopher Petrella and Justin Gomer / Wash Post
Trump’s Other Base. By Charles Blow / NYT
A Few More Black Students Are Offered Spots at Stuyvesant, Fanning Fresh Uproar. By Eliza Shapiro / NYT
Former ‘Ebony’ Publisher Declares Bankruptcy, And An Era Ends. By Karen Grigsby Rates / NPR
Letters from Joe Biden reveal how he sought support of segregationists in fight against busing. By Jeff Zeleny / CNN
The Utter Inadequacy of America’s Efforts to Desegregate Schools. By Alana Semuels / The Atlantic
Trump blocks U.S. from nominating anyone to U.N. racism committee. By Casey Michel / ThinkProgress
It’s time for blacks to forgive Tiger Woods. By Michael A. Fletcher / The Undefeated
Scholar Jonathan Metzl: White supremacy is literally killing white people. By Chauncey DeVega / Salon
People are again talking about slavery reparations. But it’s a complex and thorny issue. By Doug Criss / CNN
Race Inquiry Digest (April 18) – Important Current Stories On Race In America
Featured – Demonizing Minority Women. By Charles M. Blow / NYT
Why Kyle Korver’s words on white privilege and racism matter. By Marc J. Spears / The Undefeated
What does ‘white fragility’ mean? Facebook discussions about race add new words to dictionaries. By Jessica Guynn / USA Today
Pew Survey: 67 Percent of Whites Have Never Experienced Racial Discrimination, While 76 Percent of Blacks Have. By David Love / Atl Black Star
The fight against white supremacy could learn something from America’s first war on terror. By Charles Lane / Wash Post
‘Our country is FULL!’: Trump’s declaration carries far-right echoes that go back to the Nazi era. By Isaac Stanley-Becker / Wash Post
Texas Tech Medical School To End Use Of Race In Admissions. By Richard Gonzales / NPR
Journalists Should Call Something Racist When It’s Racist, Associated Press Says. By Marina Fang / HuffPost
Inside 100 million police traffic stops: New evidence of racial bias. By Erik Ortiz / NBC news
A Landmark Concert 75 Years Ago. By Brian Gilmore / The Progressive
‘Old Town Road,’ by Lil Nas X, is forcing Billboard — and country music — to reckon with its roots. By Christopher Mosley / NBC News
Salon talks to Gates about American history and his new PBS doc “Reconstruction: America After the Civil War.” By Melanie McFarland / Salon
Race Inquiry Digest (April 15) – Important Current Stories On Race In America
Featured – People are again talking about slavery reparations. But it’s a complex and thorny issue. By Doug Criss / CNN
FBI Chief Christopher Wray Warns Of ‘Persistent, Pervasive’ White Supremacy Threat. By Mary Papenfuss / HuffPost
‘There Is Clearly Something Happening’: Fires Destroy 3 Black Churches In Louisiana. By Shannon Van Sant / NPR
‘The Best of Enemies’ Review: A Klansman and a Civil Rights Activist Become Friends. By A.O. Scott / NYT
