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Donald Trump and Jeff Sessions Ramp up Their Crusade Against Black and Brown Americans – Chauncey DeVega / Salon via Alternet
Blunt Talk: The Racist Origins of Pot Prohibition – Amanda Chicago Lewis / Rolling Stone
Prince didn’t let the music industry define him. That’s why he became a legend – Alex Abad-Santos / Vox
Hunting down runaway slaves: The cruel ads of Andrew Jackson and ‘the master class’ – DeNeen L. Brown / MSN
The Roots of Mass Incarceration – Kenneth Montgomery / Atl Black Star
Obama : From the Rearview Mirror – Robert Borosage / The Nation
The United States may be about to inflict a massive hardship on Haiti – Editorial Board / Wash Post
Addicts Of Color Face A Slew Of Unique Obstacles To Recovery – Kevin Deutch / Huff Post
Working-class whites can’t handle their status as ‘the new minority’ – Jonathan Capehart / Wash Post
Where Did All the Black Teachers Go? Brent Staples / NYT
Race Inquiry Digest (April 20) – Important Current Stories On Race In America
Not enough time, too many news sources. The following are compelling stories on race and ethnicity that have been selected for our readers. Feature –…
Mayoral Candidate in Jackson Hopes to Shake Up the Status Quo – Sarah Jaffe / Bill Moyers
The war on drugs is racist. Donald Trump is embracing it with open arms – Steven W Thrasher / The Guardian
How the Right-Wing Koch and DeVos Families Are Funding Hate Speech on College Campuses Across the U.S – Alex Kotch / Alternet
How much has baseball changed since the infamous Al Campanis interview? Richard Harris / The Undefeated
The Alt-Right’s Favorite Team Visits the White House – Ben Strauss / Politico
Fake Working Class : The muted response to the retail apocalypse shows which workers count in Trump’s America – Jamelle Bouie / Slate
DAMN : Kendrick Lamar’s scorcher of a new album is an urgent sermon for a troubling time – Carl Wilson / Slate
‘We’re truly sorry’: Fla. apologizes for racial injustice of 1949 ‘Groveland Four’ rape case – Katie Mettler / Wash Post
Did racism or a longing for authoritarian leadership elect Donald Trump? The right answer is both – Heather Digby Parton / Salon
I Am A White Woman And I Must Confront My Racism – Bitsy Bentley / Huff Post
Race Inquiry Digest (April 17) – Important Current Stories On Race In America
Not enough time, too many news sources. The following are compelling stories on race and ethnicity that have been selected to inform our readers. Feature…
Saturday’s Celebration of Jackie Robinson Should Remind Us of the Importance of Political Protest – Peter Dreier / Bill Moyers
David Grann’s New Book Explores a Time When Killing Native Americans Wasn’t Murder – Lewis Beale / The Daily Beast
Watch – Hip-hop is politics – Carlos Waters / Vox
This Horrific Georgia Brutality Footage Shows How Bad Cops Cover for Each Other – Jeremy Stahl / Slate
