News
A black man went undercover online as a white supremacist. This is what he learned – Peter Holley / Wash Post
Donald Trump’s Identity Politics – Thomas B. Edsall / NYT
Donald Trump, ‘King of Alabama’? – Charles M. Blow / NYT
Seeking justice for the mass hanging of black soldiers after the bloody 1917 Houston riots – DeNeen L. Brown / Wash Post
Even With Affirmative Action, Blacks and Hispanics Are More Underrepresented at Top Colleges Than 35 Years Ago – Jermy Ashkenas et al / NYT
Warning signs of mass violence – in the US? Max Pensky and Nadia Rubaii / The Conversation
Race Inquiry Digest (August 24) – Important Current Stories On Race In America
Feature – Confederate Statues and ‘Our’ History. President Trump’s Thursday morning tweet lamenting that the removal of Confederate statues tears apart “the history and culture…
How the Republican party quietly does the bidding of white supremacists – Russ Feingold / The Guardian
The US government destroyed the Ku Klux Klan once. It could do so again – Allyson Hobbs / The Guardian
Kaepernick, activism and politics. The NFL doesn’t know how to stop this row – Les Carpenter / The Guardian
It Is Time to Examine the Words and the Origins of Our National Anthem, Another Neo-Confederate Symbol – Jefferson Morley / AlterNet
Before Mayweather-McGregor, there was Ali-Inoki – Sunni Khalid / The Undefeated
FDR’s Message to Charlottesville—and to Donald Trump – Michael Fullilove / The Atlantic
Pride and Prejudice – Timothy Shenk / Dissent
Black conservatives who backed Trump are suddenly offended — but they sold their souls long ago – Chauncey Devega / Salon
White supremacists are openly using Nazi symbols. That’s a warning to all of us – Sara J Bloomfield / Wash Post
When the Harlem Renaissance Went to Communist – Jennifer Wilson / NYT
Confederate Statues and ‘Our’ History – Eric Foner / NYT
Race Inquiry Digest (August 21) – Important Current Stories On Race In America
Featured – ‘The civil war lies on us like a sleeping dragon’: America’s deadly divide – and why it has returned. The years leading up…
A Message to White Supremacists – Toure / The Daily Beast
The History of White Supremacy in America – Carl Skutsch / Rolling Stone
Dick Gregory, Comedian and Civil Rights Activist, Dead at 84 – Daniel Kreps / Rolling Stone
It’s Not Just Trump, Federal Law Enforcement Is Not Very Focused On Far-Right Extremism – Paul Blumenthal / HuffPost
The Kennedy Center Honors: Apolitical no more – Peter Marks / Wash Post
Voter suppression is the civil rights issue of this era – Editorial Board / Wash Post
What White Nationalism Gets Right About American History – R. Derek Black / NYT
