The Weekend Edition of Race Inquiry Digest features the top stories from the two previous Digests published during the week. Click here for earlier Digests.
Editor’s Note: Should African Americans Leave America? Lessons from History. By Ronald J. Sheehy, Editor / Race Inquiry
Across social media and dinner-table conversations, a striking question circulates: Should African Americans consider “self-deportation” to places like Ghana, Portugal, Panama, or Mexico? It is not the first time this question has been raised in Black history. In the 19th century, the American Colonization Society proposed to solve the “Negro problem” by sending free Black people to Liberia. The overwhelming majority of African Americans resisted. The contrast between then and now tells us much about belonging, agency, and America’s unfulfilled promises. Read more
The Week’s Top Stories
Political / Social
What the Public Memory of Charlie Kirk Revealed. Nikole Hannah-Jones / NYT Read more
Turning Point’s Dangerous Echo of Fascist Youth Movements. By Ronald J. Sheehy, Editor / Race Inquiry Read more
Trump defends use of U.S. military against ‘enemy within.’ By Morning Edition / NPR Read more
How a Government Shutdown Will Impact Black Families. By Brandon Tensley / Capital One Read more
Education
Public Schools, Democracy, and the Return of Segregation. By Ronald J. Sheehy, Editor / Race Inquiry Read more
The Legacy of Black High-School Head Coaches During and After Segregation. By Ronald J. Sheehy, Editor / Race Inquiry Read more
School funding could take a hit in the next federal budget. By Cory Turner / NPR Read more
World
An Ugly American berates the United Nations — and shames the rest of us. By Chauncey Devega / Salon Read more
Warning to you and your loved ones. By Robert Reich / Substack Read more
Trump’s Gaza Plan Is Mere “Repackaging of Genocide” for Israel’s Benefit. By Amy Goodman / Democracy Now Read more
Ethics / Morality / Religion
Grace and Disgrace. By David Remnick / The New Yorker Read more
Today’s Christian Right Is More About Vengeance Than Kindness.
Historical / Cultural
How ‘woke’ went from an expression in Black culture to a conservative criticism. By Terry Tang / AP Read more
Sports
NFL pushing diverse worldview with Bad Bunny even as America retreats from it. By Mike Freeman / USA Today Read more
‘He was older than our fathers’: An oral history of Satchel Paige’s final game at 59. By William Weinbaum / Andscape Read more
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