Race Inquiry Digest (Oct 5) – Important Current Stories On Race In America
Featured A Political Standoff Over Affirmative Action. By Liam Knox / Inside Higher Education
Articles by Ronald J. Sheehy
Trump committed fraud: Judge rules Trump Org. loan documents “clearly contain fraudulent valuations.” By Tatyana Tandanpolie / Salon
Biden makes history by joining striking autoworkers on the picket line. By Peter Nicholas / NBC News
SCOTUS tells Alabama it meant what it said the first time. By Joan Biskupic / CNN
Judge allows grant program for Black female entrepreneurs to continue. By Taylor Telford and Julian Mark / Wash Post
Clarence Thomas Should Not Get Away With It. By Jamelle Bouie / NYT
Sen. Tommy Tuberville says U.S. military not an ‘equal opportunity employer.’ By Chelsey Cox / CNBC
California governor signs law barring schoolbook bans based on diversity issues. By Jonathan Franklin / NPR
New report finds Black Americans remain deeply skeptical of news media. By Dwayne Bray / Andscape
How the Faith That Arose From the Cotton Fields Challenges Me. By Esau McCaulley / NYT
Hope, Faith, and Metaphor in African American History. By Nico Slate / AAIHS
National Association of Evangelicals launches test to assess, foster racial justice. By Adelle M. Banks / RNS
Why separating fact from fiction is critical in teaching US slavery. By Eric Gable and Richard Handler / The Conversation
The History of Black Women and Violence. By Chinaza Okonkwo / AAIHS
Film academy replaces Hattie McDaniel’s long-lost Oscar. By The AP and Andscape
A legal battle in Texas over a Black student’s hairstyle has renewed calls for a national CROWN Act. Here is what that means. By Chandelis Duster
“It Took a Lot for Me Not to Put My Hands on Him, It Actually Did” – By Mohammed Asif Ansari / Essentially Sports
Colin Kaepernick writes letter to NY Jets offering to join while Aaron Rodgers says team needs to ‘grow up.’ By Ben Morse / CNN
Cleveland Browns running back Nick Chubb’s injury is exhibit A for fully guaranteed NFL contracts. By Jesse Washington / Andscape
Miami Dolphins general manager Chris Grier can pick ’em. By Jason Reid / Andscape
The Fight for Our America. By Heather Cox Richardson / The New Republic
Race Inquiry Digest (Oct 2) – Important Current Stories On Race In America
Featured Gen. Milley strikes back at Trump in farewell speech: “We don’t take an oath to a wannabe dictator.” By Tatyana Tandanpolie / Salon
Black UAW workers say they’re striking to keep the promise of a middle-class life. By Curtis Bunn / NBC News
The Clarence Thomas Corruption Saga Just Got Even Worse. By Tori Otten / TNR
Harris makes political, personal connection with students during college tour. By Sabrina Rodriguez / Wash Post
DeSantis’ influence nosedives in Florida. By Gary Fineout and Kimberly Leonard / Politico
Senate Confirms Chairman of Joint Chiefs of Staff, Sidestepping Tuberville Blockade. By Karoun Demirjian and Kayla Guo / NYT
