Race Inquiry Digest (Jun 8) – Important Current Stories On Race In America
Featured Jonathan Butler on his jazz album ‘Ubuntu.’ By Ayesha Rascoe / NPR
Articles by Ronald J. Sheehy
What should Black voters think of Tim Scott’s run for president? By Gerren Keith Gaynor / The Grio
Harlan Crow: Investigating my Clarence Thomas gifts is unconstitutional. By Mark Joseph Stern / Slate
‘We Cannot be Bullied’: Trump Seems Unfazed as His Legal Troubles Grow, But Fani Willis and Letitia James Are the Two Black Women Who Could Take Down the Former President. By Nyamekye Daniel / Atlanta Black Star
A new Daughter of the Confederacy: The hate pageantry of Marjorie Taylor Greene. By Chauncey Devega / Salon
Black lawmakers in Texas criticize bill that seeks to ban DEI offices in higher education. By Nicole Chavez / CNN
Red States Are Now Weakening Child Labor Laws While Defunding Public Schools. By Glenn Daigon / The Progressive
Fewer Black, Latino and male students want to go to college, survey shows. By Edwin Flores / NBC News
The Good News on Unemployment for Black Americans. By Paul Krugman / NYT
A census mistake reveals surprising details about U.S. Hispanics and Latinos. By Andrew Van Dam / Wash Post
DeSantis’ deal with the devil: Chasing the Christian right won’t help him. By Heather Digby Parton / Salon
Republicans are trying to drown us in religion. By Kuro Kirjava / Daily Kos
Meet the organization preserving and promoting the stories of Black Methodists. By Emily McFarian Miller / RNS
She Was Born into Slavery. She Became a Missionary to Africa at 56. By K. A. Ellis / Christianity Today
Black Resistance and Slave Politics in Lowcountry Georgia. By Karen Cook Bell / AAIHS
The Last-Known ‘Colored’ School in Manhattan Becomes a Landmark. By Lola Fadulu / NYT
The Cultural Legacy Behind ‘Blaxit’ — And How It Informed Our Choice to Leave The U.S. By Imani Bashir / HuffPost
The First 10 Words of the African American English Dictionary Are In. By Sandra E. Garcia / NYT
A Florida School Has Banned the Poem Read at Biden’s Inauguration. By Tori Otten / The New Republic
Does ‘The Little Mermaid’ Pass the Black Princess Test? By Sam Sanders / Vulture
Beyoncé And Jay-Z Purchase Los Angeles Mansion For $200 Million—The Most Expensive Home In California’s History. By Emma Reynolds / Forbes
Spike Lee’s fellowship gives HBCU students a role in Hollywood. By Tariro Mzezewa / Wash Post
Martin Scorsese’s ‘Killers of the Flower Moon’ stirs emotion at Cannes. By Jada Yuan / Wash Post
LeBron James weighing NBA retirement shouldn’t be a surprise. By Dan Wolken / USA Today
Saving $7,800,000 in Agent Fee, Lamar Jackson’s Mom Went Michael Jordan’s Mother Deloris’ Way While Negotiating for Her Son’s Contract. By Shubham Bhargav / The Sports Rush
When Magic Johnson’s Son Came Out, His Reaction Shocked The World. By Sollyanna / Sports Bonanza
Stephen Curry wins Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Social Justice Champion Award. By Martenzie Johnson / Andscape and ESPN
‘Our History Is Our Power’: Maryland Gov. Wes Moore Delivers Commencement Address At Morehouse College. By Melissa Noel / Essence
Race Inquiry Digest (Jun 5) – Important Current Stories On Race In America
Featured A Black girl won the first national spelling bee, dealing a blow to racism. By Bill Chappell / NPR
A message to America from inside Florida. By Stephanie Hayes / Tampa Bay Times
The Four Freedoms, According to Republicans. By Jamelle Bouie / NYT
