Race Inquiry Digest (May 8) – Important Current Stories On Race In America
Featured A California panel has called for billions in reparations for black residents. By AP and NPR People listen to the California reparations task force,…
Articles by Ronald J. Sheehy
The corporate attack on democracy. By Chauncey Devega / Salon
Why Kamala Harris Matters So Much in 2024. By Thomas L Friedman / NYT
Sen. Ron Wyden asks Harlan Crow for list of Clarence Thomas gifts. By Zoe Richards / NBC News
In wake of Ralph Yarl shooting, Black teens face fear and resignation. By Lauren Lumpkin, Emmanuel Felton and Mark Shavin / Wash Post
How UNC students view the lawsuit threatening affirmative action. By Reuters and NBC News
AP Black history course will change after months of political discourse, College Board says. By AP and NBC News
Sheriff’s Office in Rural Kentucky Hires Detective Who Killed Breonna Taylor. By Kevin Williams and Nicholas Bogel-Burroughs / NYT
Florida just expanded private school choice. Here’s what it could mean for public education. By Laura Pappano / Huffpost
At many HBCUs, just 1 in 3 students are men. Here’s why that matters. By Naomi Harris and Skylar Stephens. Wash Post
Don Lemon Ousted From CNN in Move That Left Him ‘Stunned.’ By Michael M. Grynbaum, John Koblin and Benjamin Mullin / NYT
Harry Belafonte, calypso star and civil rights champion, dies at 96. By Alex Johnson and Diana Dasrath / NBC News
Muslim students lead protest for adequate prayer space at New York’s Baruch College. By Heerea Kaur Rikhraj / RNS
The Damage of Division. By Mike Cosper and Nicole Martin / Christianity Today Podcast
How has the Tree of Life shooting changed my life? One victim’s impact statement. By Beth Kissileff / RNS
Florida’s Catholic bishops criticize DeSantis for lowering death penalty threshold. By Kate Scanlon / NCR
Without Indigenous History, There Is No U.S. History. By Ned Blackhawk / Time
Black Soldiers and their Families’ Activism during the Antebellum Era. By Holly A. Pinheiro / AAIHS
Black And White Descendants Of Robert E. Lee Met For A Reunion At The Arlington House In Virginia. By Sharell Burt / Black Enterprise
The Enslaved Artisan Behind Thomas Jefferson’s Newly Restored Va. Estate. By J. Michael Welton / Wash Post
The Woman Shaping A Generation Of Black Thought. By Jenna Wotham / NYT
Why this new romantic comedy with Black leads has captured hearts around the world. By Char Adams / NBC News
Two Chefs On Keeping Alive, And Redefining, Soul Food. By Korsha Wilson /NYT
Black QBs Will Rule This NFL Draft. In 1999, They Represented Change. By Michael Lee / Wash Post
‘It’s Our Duty To Give Back’: Giannis Antetokounmpo And Family’s Charity Inspired By His Late Father. By Marc J. Spears
Herb Douglas, Olympic Medalist Inspired By Jesse Owens, Dies At 101. By Frank Litsky / NYT
Deion Sanders at Colorado: Sights and sounds from Coach Prime’s snowy, sold-out CU debut. By David Ubben / The Atheletic
Tucker Carlson Brought TV Racism Into The 21st Century. By Matt Shuham and Christopher Mathias / HuffPost
Race Inquiry Digest (May 4) – Important Current Stories On Race In America
Featured 60 years on, King’s ‘Letter from Birmingham Jail’ relevant as ever, say faith leaders. By Adelle M. Banks / RNS
DeSantis’s plan to starve college diversity efforts advances in Florida. By Jack Stripling / Wash Post
The Democrats’ Appalling Failure to Confront the Rogue, Right-Wing Supreme Court. By Simon Lazarus / TNR
