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How to Understand White Male Terrorism – Max Berger / The Nation
America’s white working class apocalypse: What’s really driving its rapid demise – Barbara Ehrenreich / Salon
White Debt : Reckoning with what is owed – and what can never be repaid – for racial privilege – Eula Biss / NYT
John Hope Franklin : Race and the Meaning of America – Drew Gilpin Faust / The New York Review of Books
DURHAM, N.C. — John Hope Franklin, a scholar who helped create the field of African-American history, was instrumental both in documenting America’s long and long-ignored…
60 Years Later, What Can Activist learn from the Montgomery Bus Boycott – Michel Martin / NPR
The Struggle for Justice on Tribal Lands – Ned Black Hawk / NYT
Want To Stop Islamic Terrorism? Be Nicer to Muslims – Sarah Lyons -Padilla and Michele Gelfund / Wash Post
Laquan McDonald and the ‘System’ – Charles M. Blow / NYT
Black Football Players Should All Strike: The One Immediate Move Guaranteed to Bring About Immediate Change – Steve Almond / Salon
Legendary Genius Paul Robeson : I’m an American Who’s Infinitely Prouder to be of African Descent – You Tube
Paul Robeson was the epitome of the 20th-century Renaissance man. He was an exceptional athlete, actor, singer, cultural scholar, author, and political activist. His talents…
Who Turned My Blue State Red ? Why Poor Areas Vote for Politicians Who Want to Slash the Safety Net – Alec MacGillis / NYT
Woodrow Wilson was extremely racist – even by the standards of his time – Dylan Matthews / Vox
There is No Ferguson Effect – Leon Neyfakh / Slate
Chris Rock Pens Blistering Essay on Hollywood’s Race Problem: “It’s a White Industry” – Chris Rock
The Shadows of a New American Facism: Why Our Surging Xenophobia Could Have Some Very Dangerous Consequences – Heather Digby Parton / Salon
Live Stream : What Conversations about Race Do We Need To Be Having Right Now? – By The Nation
Race is back where it needs to be at the front and center of our discussions about culture, equality, and freedom in the US—but are…
Black Americans more susceptible to nonfatal force by police, DOJ says – Anu Narayanswamy / Wash Post
Being White Makes It a Lot Easier to Get a Home Loan in Baltimore – Gillian B. White / The Atlantic
Why Missouri Has Become The Heart of Racial Tension in America – Daniel Marans and Mariah Stewart / Huff Post
How Black Lives Matter born on the streets, is rising to power on campus – Sandhya Somashekhar / Wash Post
This is America in the age of decay: How we became a civilization dominated by racism and rage – Daniel Denuir / Salon
Campus racism makes minority students likelier to drop out of college. Mizzou students had to act – Andre M. Perry / Wash Post
An Open Letter to All Black Students at Predominantly White Institutions – Brandon Patterson / Huff Post
The Psychological Toll of Racism in the Wake of Mizzou – Zeba Blay / Huff Post
What is the Biggest Misconception About Racism – The Atlantic / You Tube
At this year’s Aspen Ideas Festival, we asked a group of professors, activists, and authors to weigh in on misconceptions about race and racism….
What Divides Us? An interview with Yale College Dean Jonathan Holloway – Jelani Cobb / The New Yorker
