Race Inquiry Digest (May 15) – Important Current Stories On Race In America

Feature – Trump’s voter fraud commission is a shameless white power grab. There were only four documented cases of attempted voter fraud in the 2016 elections. This commission is about something else entirely. Read more  

Republicans plan massive cuts to programs for the poor. Under pressure to balance the budget and align with Trump, the House GOP has its eye on food stamps, welfare and perhaps even veterans’ benefits. Read more 

Open Love Letter To Bethune-Cookman 2017 Graduates From Black Faculty. More than 200 Black professors penned this letter to the graduates of Bethune-Cookman College who defied Secretary of Education, Betsy DeVos,  Read more 

The Case for Black English. In his latest book, John McWhorter celebrates the dialect that has become an American lingua franca. Read more 

Guess Who Sessions’s War On Drugs Will Target. From its inception in the 1970s, the war on drugs has been a ruthless, relentless and naked war on minorities, especially African-Americans. Read more 

Protests against removing Confederate monuments are not really about history. The desperation to preserve this particular “heritage” is a facade for something more malignant. It’s privileged status, not history, that’s being protected. Read more

Mama’s Bail Out Day’ Brings Black Moms Home From Jail for Mother’s Day. A coalition of 25 groups across the country organized  to bring attention to ways in which the bail process is disproportionately affecting black mothers. Read more 

NFL Still Shunning Colin Kaepernick Because of His Politics, Not His Play. Kaepernick remains one of the notable stories in football because he wasn’t, and isn’t, just a football story. He is a mirror for our political views and sense of self. Read more 

American Race. Charles Barkley’s new documentary series American Race airs on TNT. Someone thought it was a great idea to give Charles Barkley a four-part doc on race. A review. Read more 

‘Buena Vista Social Club’ Sequel Gets Vibrant First Trailer. ‘Buena Vista Social Club: Adios’ reflects on Cuban group’s legacy and 2016 farewell tour. Watch the video 

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