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Authoritarianism: The political science that explains Trump – Amanda Taub / Vox via You Tube
The obscure research that predicted Donald Trump. Watch the video here
Donald Trump wants to bring back the “tough on crime” policies that helped cause mass incarceration – German Lopez / Vox
Trump hasn’t always been very specific when it comes to criminal justice policy. But there have been some very big clues. For the past few…
Collegiate Voices – Black students say American University isn’t listening to them – Casey Quinlan / ThinkProgress
Criminal Justice Is Becoming a ‘Latino Issue’ – Juleyka Lantigua-Williams / The Atlantic
A Breakthrough Showcase For Black Filmmaking At The Toronto Film Festival – Bilal Qureshi / NPR
We Gon’ Be Alright: Notes on Race and Resegregation by Jeff Chang
In these provocative, powerful essays acclaimed writer/journalist Jeff Chang (Can’t Stop Won’t Stop, Who We Be) takes an incisive and wide-ranging look at the recent tragedies…
We’re at peak “white racial apocalypse”: The enduring toxic myths fueling Obama backlash, “all lives matter” and Donald Trump – Philip Eil / Salon
Four Ways Trump Is Wrong About Black Americans – Andrew McGill / The Atlantic
Hillary Clinton Speaks ‘Directly to White People’ in Wake of Police Shooting: ‘This Is Not Who We Are’ – Kristen West Savali / The Root
Terence Crutcher is just the latest in a long history of the killing of black men in Tulsa – Lorraine Berry / Raw Story
The Racial Wage Gap Between Black And White Workers Is Getting Worse – Daniel Marans / Huff Post
Solving Chicago’s Murders Could Prevent More – Alex Kotlowitz / The New Yorker
Where does the American dream live ? NYT Video
In 1976, Chicago provided vouchers to African-American families to move into predominantly white suburbs … How a little-known public housing program from the 1970s is…
The Racist Roots of Welfare Reform : American welfare policy historically targeted poor black families – Alma Carten / New Republic
How Amos ’n’ Andy Paved the Way for Black Stars on TV – Aisha Harris / Slate
The American Slave Coast: A History of the Slave-Breeding Industry by Ned Sublette and Constance Sublette
The American Slave Coast offers a provocative vision of US history from earliest colonial times through emancipation that presents even the most familiar events and…
27 Million Potential Hispanic Votes. But What Will They Really Add Up To ? Marcela Valdes / NYT
Did You Know We Are Having the Largest Prison Strike in History? Probably Not, Because Most of the Media Have Ignored It – Adam Johnson / Alternet
Can School Integration Make a Comeback? Daniel Lombroso and Alia Wong / The Atlantic Video
In 1954, Brown v. Board of Education declared that separate schools for black students and white students should be dismantled with “all deliberate speed.” However,…
It’s race and immigration, stupid – Michael Paarlberg / The Guardian
Can the South Make Room for Reconstruction? Bill Rauch / The Atlantic
Kaine: Some Trump Voters Are ‘Motivated By Dark Emotions’ – Jessica Taylor / NPR
Colin Kaepernick’s Protest Is Working – Josh Levin / Slate
I, Too, Sing America – The National Museum of African American History and Culture ( A Photographic Tour) – NYT
The Making of a Racist: A Southerner Reflects on Family, History, and the Slave Trade by Charles B. Dew
In this powerful memoir, Charles Dew, one of America’s most respected historians of the South–and particularly its history of slavery–turns the focus on his own…
Laurie Hernandez is Puerto Rican, whether anyone agrees or not – Sarina Morales / The Undefeated
