News
Black Hair’s Blockbuster Moment – Tiya Miles / NYT
Where Billy Graham ‘missed the mark’ – John Blake / CNN
Frederick Douglass’s Fight Against Scientific Racism – Eric Herschthal / NYT
Lowest Ever Black Jobless Rate Is Still Twice That of Whites – Natalie Kitroeff and Ben Casselman / NYT
Trump and Parkland: Vicious racism as permission for violence – Chauncey Devega / Salon
Watch : What Audiences Miss In “Black Panther” / Salon Talks
Fanning the Flames of America’s Racial Tensions Is As Russian As Vodka and Blini – Theodore R. Johnson / Slate
Race Inquiry Digest (February 22) – Important Current Stories On Race In America
Feature – The Tragedy of Erik Killmonger. “Two billion people all over the world who look like us whose lives are much harder, and Wakanda…
How ‘Strange Fruit’ Killed Billie Holiday – Brandon Weber / The Progressive
How long will white women continue to vote Republican? Jill Abramson / The Guardian
What’s behind the rise of interracial marriage in the US? – Mona Chalabi / The Guardian
The “Black National Anthem” May Be More Patriotic Than “The Star Spangled Banner” – Brandon E. Patterson / Mother Jones
Trump wants to pit black Americans against Latino immigrants. Don’t fall for it – Treva B. Lindsey / Vox
Whitewashing Trump Country – Sarah Jones / New Republic
‘Annihilation’ and Hollywood’s Erasure of Asians – Karen Han / Daily Beast
Attacking the ‘Woke’ Black Vote – Charles M. Blow / NYT
Black Incarceration Rates Are Dropping While White Rates Rises, But What’s Really Behind This Surprising Trend? David Love / Atl Black Star
The Tragedy of Erik Killmonger – Adam Serwer / The Atlantic
Race Inquiry Digest (February 19) – Important Current Stories On Race In America
Feature – Why ‘Black Panther’ Is a Defining Moment for Black America. Ryan Coogler’s film is a vivid re-imagination of something black Americans have cherished…
A Descendant of Robert E. Lee Speaks Out Against the Sin of White Supremacy – Eric Gunn / The Progressive
Why the Right Wing Is So Interested in Narrowing Down Education into ‘Skills’ – Jennifer Berkshire / AlterNet
What Laura Ingraham’s attack on LeBron James really means – Martenzie Johnson / The Undefeated
How California Is Blocking Native Americans From the Weed Business – Amanda Chicago Lewis / Rolling Stone
“I Want Four Years Where I’m Not Judged by the Color of My Skin” – Brandon E. Patterson / Mother Jones
The Mystery Behind Frederick Douglass’s Birthday – Annika Neklason / The Atlantic
It’s Not Illegal Immigration That Worries Republicans Anymore – Peter Beinart / The Atlantic
