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Past Voices – What Gun Control Advocates Can Learn From Abolitionists – Rebecca Onion / Slate
Slave ownership was once as entrenched in American life as gun ownership. Historical parallelism is a dangerous game. But in the days after the shootings…
Trump And Mateen: Brothers In Hate – Robert Kuttner / Huff Post
Ban assault weapons now: Our view – The Editorial Board / USA Today
Former Australian PM warns US on gun control – Bernie Lo and Nyshka Chandran / CNBC
Australian comedian perfectly sums up why other countries think US gun laws are crazy – Zack Beauchamp / Vox
The assault on the Pulse gay nightclub in Orlando, Florida, is officially the deadliest mass shooting in American history — with 50 people dead (including…
After Orlando, divided we mourn – Michael Gerson / Wash Post
National Anti-Racism Strategy and Racism. It Stops with Me Campaign / Australian Human Rights Commission
The Orlando Killings and the Message of Muhammad Ali’s Funeral – David Zirin / The Nation
The people who witnessed Ali’s interfaith service need to take its lessons forward in a post-Orlando world. Read more
Muhammad Ali Knocks Out the Confederacy – Michael Daly / The Daily Beast
No Republicans, Two Women Of Color Will Square Off To Be California’s Next U.S. Senator – Aaron Rupa / Thinkprogress
Latinos And American Identity In A Time Of Trump: A Postcard From El Paso – Eyder Peralta / NPR
Donald Trump Is George Wallace’s Cynical Heir – Laurence Leamer / The Daily Beast
Eulogies for Muhammed Ali – A President, A Comedian, A Black Preacher / You Tube
Former President Bill Clinton has never been better. View here. Billy Crystal has never been funnier. View here Dr. Kevin Cosby delivers incredible speech. View…
Honor Medgar Evers by fighting for voting rights – Denise Oliver Velez / Daily Kos
Choosing a School for My Daughter in a Segregated City – Nikole Hannah-Jones / The NYT Magazine
Past Voices – Shirley Chisholm (1924 – 2005) – Unbought and Unbossed / You Tube
The first woman to run for the Democratic presidential nomination. View the Video Shirley Anita St. Hill Chisholm (November 30, 1924 – January 1, 2005)…
How to Change White Teachers’ Lenses – Venessa Romo / Slate
The Civil Rights Problem In U.S. Schools: 10 New Numbers – Anya Kamenetz / NPR
In Mississippi Town, Some Fear School Desegregation Ruling May Backfire – Richard Fausset / NYT
Black Kids Are 4 Times More Likely to Be Suspended Than White Kids – Edwin Rios and Julia Lurie / Mother Jones
Post Traumatic Slave Syndrome by Joy DeGruy Leary
While African Americans managed to emerge from chattel slavery and the oppressive decades that followed with great strength and resiliency, they did not emerge unscathed….
Donald Trump’s Contempt for the Rule of Law – The Editorial Board / NYT
Noam Chomsky on the Roots of American Racism – George Yancy and Noam Chomsky / NYT
Kalief Browder, One Year Later – The New Yorker Videos
A year after his death, his story has become a symbol of a broken criminal justice system and has led to changes in New York….
The Long Road to Forgiveness : The Charleston Church Massacre One Year Later – Patrice Gaines / AARP Bulletin
More Details Emerge In The Only Criminal Case Against Bill Cosby – Jessica Goldstein / Thinkprogress
