The 1910 Slocum Massacre: An Act of Genocide in East Texas (True Crime) – E.R. Bills
In late July 1910, a shocking number of African Americans in Texas were slaughtered by white mobs in the Slocum area of Anderson County and…
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When Anger Trumped Progress (Reconstruction 1865-1872) – Jon Grinspan / Wash Post
White privilege’ just made an appearance in the presidential race. It’s about time – Janell Ross / Wash Post
Here Is How Many Alabama And Clemson Players Got Paid On Monday – Erick Fernandez / Huff Post
Unarmed truth: How race permeated but was left out of Obama’s address – Vann R Newkirk / Daily Kos
In Exile: Deportations and violence of Haitians in the DR – Jonathan Katz and Patrick Witty / NYT
Obama accuses GOP of fearmongering – Nahal Toosi and Sarah Wheaton / Politico
A brief history of guns and race – AJ+ / Video
There are more deaths from guns in the U.S. than deaths from all U.S. wars. Watch the video here
Inside The New York Times Book Review Podcast: ‘The Defender’
A newsboy sells the Chicago Defender 1942. In The New York Times Book Review, Brent Staples reviews Ethan Michaeli’s “The Defender: How the Legendary Black…
Universities Should Lead Conversation on Inclusion – Peter Salovey / President of Yale University
#BlackLivesMatter: Why #AllLivesMatter is a distraction – Kevin Womack / Morehouse College
We are living in a strange and scary world right now. We are living in a world where sometimes it’s not safe to live as…
How White America’s fear of Barack Obama has made us all worse off – Matthew Pulver / Salon
Barack Obama: Guns Are Our Shared Responsibility / NYT
Guns Make Anger and Despair Lethal – Marian Wright Edelman / Huff Post
College sports exploits unpaid black athletes. But they could force a change – Donald H. Yee / Wash Post
“Skinned” Official Trailer – Directed by Lisaraye McCoy and Avery O. Williams / You Tube
A global problem for people of color! Studio 11 Films, Divine Entertainment International and LOT 10 Productions presents the feature film “Skinned” Directed by Lisaraye…
Is Beauty Really Only Skin Deep? Exploring the Skin Bleaching Epidemic in Africa – Oby Nwaogbe / Bold & Fearless
Natalie Cole: Underappreciated But Never Forgotten – Jason King / NPR
The Remaking of the American West – Jacob Shamsian / New Republic
“Would we even be here if Julian Acox was white?” Race, self-defense and making of a murder charge – Gabriel Urza / Salon
This is a must read for all who care that ‘Black Lives Matter.’ Ronald John Sheehy, Editor Read here !
A Year of Black Lives Matter – Clare Foran / The Atlantic
Gun Control and White Terror – Charles M. Blow / NYT
Debt and the Racial Wealth Gap – Paul Kiel / NYT
On Being White….. and Other Lies – James Baldwin / The Cross of Redemption : Uncollected Writings
The crisis of leadership in the white community is remarkable – and terrifying – because there is, in fact, no white community. This may seem…
Why Police Are So Violent Toward Black Men ( An ex-cop) – Leon Neyfakh and Aaron Wolfe / Slate
Young black men killed by US police at highest rate in year of 1,134 deaths – Jon Swaine, Oliver laughland, Jamiles lartey, and Ciara McCarthy / theguardian
Rosewood massacre a harrowing tale of racism and the road toward reparations – Jessica Glenza / theguardian
