Race Inquiry Digest (Jun 19) – Important Current Stories On Race In America
Featured Saving democracy at home and abroad requires, and required, diversity and inclusion. By Herbert M. Berkowitz / Tampa Bay Times
Articles by Ronald J. Sheehy
Ron DeSantis is drawing from the Trump Supreme Court playbook. By Joan Biskupic / Salon
The other threat to Democracy. By Heather Digby Parton / Salon
Moms for Liberty named ‘extremist’ by civil rights watchdog. By Odette Yousef / NPR
Sen. Tim Scott And The Embarrassing Black Conservatives Who Ignore Racism. By Dustin J. Seibert / HuffPost
Cornel West launches presidential campaign with The People’s Party. By Marina Pitofsky / USA Today
There Is One Group the Roberts Court Really Doesn’t Like. By Jamelle Bouie / NYT
Detroit’s 40-year reign as nation’s largest majority-Black city may be over. By Clara Hendrickson Kristi Tanner and Dana Afana / Detroit Free Press
Increases in Black unemployment are especially dire for Black women, experts say. By Claretta Bellamy / NBC News
Kristen Welker To Become First Black Host Of “Meet The Press.” By Melissa Noel / Essence
FAMU students are suing Florida government over funding gaps. By Char Adams / NBC News
Philadelphia’s slumping voter turnout worries Democrats ahead of 2024. By Anthony J. Rivera and Colby Itkowitz / Wash Post
Woman Who Shot Ajike “AJ” Owens Arrested and Charged. By Kalyn Womack / The Root
Research Shows Link Between Racial Bias And AI Technology In Major Industries. By Iman Milner / Black Enterprise
Amanda Gorman’s Book Sales Soar Amid Florida Bans Of Her Work. By Rivea Ruff / Essence
How Black Women Writers Got It Done. By Marina Magloire / The Nation
5 Minutes That Will Make You Love New Orleans Jazz. By Giovanni Russonello / NYT
“Our Migrant Souls” author Héctor Tobar: the challenge of ‘Latino.’ By Raul A. Reyes / NBC News
A few Indian boarding schools remain open. By Sequola Carillo and Allison Herra / NPR
‘Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse’ stats show how representation works. By Manuela Lopez Restrepo / NPR
The NBA’s Florida conundrum. By William C. Rhoden / Andscape
Deion Sanders, Who Signed a $29,000,000 Deal With Colorado, Broke into Tears After Delivering His Last Speech at JSU. By Deepesh Nair / The Sports Rush
Carl Lewis Hopes to Lead ‘Speed City’ to a National Title. By Kris Rhim / NYT
Mike Pence’s misguided fantasy of baseball history. By Kevin B. Blackstone / Wash Post
Jonathan Butler on his jazz album ‘Ubuntu.’ By Ayesha Rascoe / NPR
The Problem With Wealth-Based Affirmative Action. By Richard Rothstein / The Atlantic
‘Woke’ is the opposite of whiteness. By Michael Harriot / The Grio
