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Teen Birth Rates Plummet For Hispanic And Black Girls – Jennifer Ludden / NPR
Beauty and danger: The global pursuit of whiter skin – Denise Oliver Velez / Daily Kos
In 1983 I wrote and co-produced Color, a half-hour video drama which aired on public television. It dealt with skin color issues in the black American community which we called…
Debate: Should White Supremacy Be Considered a Mental Illness? Anna Nti-Asare / Huff Post
Past Voices – Andrew Jackson’s Adopted Indian Son – Rebecca Onion / Slate
Was bringing home an Indian boy after slaughtering his family an act of compassion or of political expedience? Read more
U.S. Preaches Human Rights Across The Globe, But Fails to Provide Black and Poor People a Basic Human Right – David Love / Atlblackstar
Flint Water Crisis: Obama To Visit As Residents Talk Environmental Racism At Civil Rights Hearings – Anya Wassenberg / Inquisitr
On the Fast Track to Adulthood With Limited Options – Emily Deruy / The Atlantic
Mississippi, the Two-Flag State – W. Ralph Eubanks / The New Yorker
Why Mass Incarceration Doesn’t Pay – Jason Furman and Douglas Holtz-Eakin / NYT
Why Is the Racial Wealth Gap Widening? And What Should Be Done to Reverse it? Robert Reich / Huff Post
The Return’ Documentary Addresses Over Criminalization & The Effects on Families / PBS
Be sure to check out the premiere of PBS premiere of The Return on May 23. For a look at the trailer along with more…
Collegiate Voices – Free Speech on Campus: A Forum – Editors / Dissent
Over the last several years, reinvigorated movements for racial, social, and economic justice have transformed the American political landscape. As they have taken root on…
How Segregation Has Persisted in Little Rock – Alana Semuels / The Atlantic
The Racist Roots of Virginia’s Felon Disenfranchisement – Matt Ford / The Atlantic
African-American Voters Have an Understandable Reason to Support Hillary Clinton – Eric Foner / The Nation
Obama tackles criminal justice reform in weekly address – Susan Gardner / Daily Kos
Virginia Governor Restores Voting Rights to Felons – Sheryl Gay Stolberg and Erik Eckholm / NYT
Obama : A Virtual Museum of His Presidency / Wash Post
“Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise”: New Documentary Chronicles an Extraordinary Life – Amy Goodman / Democracy Now Video
We remember the life and legacy of the legendary poet, playwright and civil rights activist Maya Angelou. For the first time, a documentary has chronicled…
New Obamacare data shows how the struggles for economic justice and racial justice are connected – Ian Reifowitz / DailyKos
Georgetown and the Sin of Slavery – The Editorial Board / NYT
How Racism Sneaks Into Everyday Life – Jill Richardson / Alternet
Beyoncé Unearths Pain and Lets It Flow in ‘Lemonade’ – Wesley Morris / NYT
Why Won’t Hollywood Cast Asian Actors? Keith Chow / NYT
Prince Recognized That ‘if There Ain’t No Justice, Then There Ain’t No Peace’ – John Nichols / the Nation
‘Why Can’t Our Kids Go To School Together?’ Asks Board Member In Alabama – Dan Carsen / NPR
What Happened to Sandra Bland? Debbie Nathan / The Nation
To answer that question, you must begin way before she died in a Texas jail. Read more.