Race Inquiry Digest (Jul 11) – Important Current Stories On Race In America
Featured Biden Tells Congressional Democrats He’s Not Going Anywhere. By Julianne McShane / Mother Jones
Articles by Ronald J. Sheehy
This is how Joe Biden can beat Donald Trump like a drum. By Lucian K Truscott IV / Salon
There’s No Reason to Resign Ourselves to Biden. By Michelle Goldberg / NYT
How Biden and the Democrats should think through what to do now. By the Editorial Board / NYT
CNN poll suggests Harris does better than Biden in a race against Trump. By Marin Scotten / Salon
Day two of Donald Trump’s dictatorship. By Chauncey Devega / Salon
Something Has Gone Deeply Wrong at the Supreme Court. By Akhil Reed Amar / The Atlantic
Bad News For Fani Willis and Trump’s Election Interference Case. By Candace McDuffie / The Root
The Dangers of Distractions in Post–Affirmative Action Admissions. By Shaun Harper and Julie Posselt / Inside HIgher Ed
How abortion restrictions have disproportionately impacted Black women. By Sarah Varney and Layla Quaran / PBS
Black Colleges and Universities at the Crossroads: The Cultural Imperative. By Ronald J. Sheehy / The Black Collegian (1987)
HBCUs Continue To Grow As Enrollment Elsewhere Slows. By Insight Staff / Insight Into Diversity
Gang violence in Haiti has displaced 300,000 children, the United Nations says. By AP and NPR
For South Africa’s Cabinet, Bigger May Not Mean Better. By John Eligon / NYT
Hubris of Biblical Proportions. By Erica Brown / The Atlantic
Self evident truths? By Peter W. Marty / The Christian Century
God And The Declaration Of Independence. By Barbara O’Brien / Patheos
How White Supremacy Became A Part Of American Culture. By Newsone Staff
Black economic boycotts of the civil rights era still offer lessons on how to achieve a just society. By Kevin A. Young / The Conversation
An Insider’s Portrait of Obama-Era Hope—and Disillusionment. By Ben Metzner / The New Republic
Historian Receives $1.5M Grant To Expand Racial Justice Tours. By Daniel Johnson / Black Enterprise
5 Minutes That Will Make You Love Wayne Shorter. By Marcus J. Moore / NYT
Politics took center stage at the BET Awards. By Char Adams / NBC News
LeBron James Signs $104M 2-Year Deal to Stay at the Lakers. By Dan Ladden-Hal / The Daily Beast
Trump’s fantasy of migrant fights echoes a ghastly American tradition. By Kevin B. Blackistone / Wash Post
Eritrea’s Biniam Girmay becomes the first Black African rider to win a Tour de France stage. By AP and NBC News
NBA free agency: Klay Thompson to Mavericks, Paul George to 76ers among biggest signings. By Greg Rosenstein / NBC News
‘What to the Slave Is the Fourth of July?’: The History of Frederick Douglass’ Searing Independence Day Oration. By Olivia B. Waxman / Time
Race Inquiry Digest (Jul 8) – Important Current Stories On Race In America
Featured Jim Clyburn Is Right About What Democrats Should Do Next. By Ezra Klein / NYT (Image CNN)
American media heavyweights tell president: it’s time to quit. By Robert Tait / The Guardian
Should Democrats stay the course or replace Biden? By Robert Reich / The Guardian
