Race Inquiry Digest – On Vacation (Return Aug 4)
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Articles by Ronald J. Sheehy
Trump signs big tax cut and spending bill into law in July Fourth ceremony. By Scott Wong / NBC News
Trump’s Politicized F.B.I. Has Made Americans Less Safe. By The Editorial Board / NYT
EXCLUSIVE: Mahmoud Khalil, Palestinian Activist Jailed by ICE for 104 Days, in First Live Interview. By Amy Goodman / Democracy Now
Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson Makes Herself Heard, Prompting a Rebuke. By Adam Liptak / NYT
Trump Administration Cuts Funding For Black Infant Health Research, Labeling It A DEI Initiative. By Zack Linly / Newsone
Joy Reid Floats Conspiracy Theory That the 2026 Election Will Be Rigged: ‘Insane’ to ‘Assume We’re Going to Have Normal Elections.’ By Joe DePaolo / Mediate
Barack Obama is not your emotional support president. By Karen Attiah / Wash Post
America’s Great Realignment Toward Putin. By Anne Applebaum / The Atlantic
The Cost of Victory: Israel Overpowered Its Foes, but Deepened Its Isolation. By Michael D. Shear / NYT
Judge blocks Trump from ending temporary protected status for Haitians. By Frances Vinall / Wash Post
How Robert Prevost Became the First American Pope. By Bellinda Luscombe / Time
Dylann Roof killed my mom and cousins. But I still oppose the death penalty. By Sharon Risher / RNS
The Rev. James Forbes Jr. discusses ministry, family and overcoming adversity in poetry-filled book. By Adelle M. Banks / RNS
“What to the Slave Is the 4th of July?”: James Earl Jones Reads Frederick Douglass’s Historic Speech. By Amy Goodman / Democracy Now
The Civil War That Never Ended. By Jamelle Bouie / NYT
Why Black Folks Should Be Wary of Any Changes to 14th Amendment. By Jermaine Hall / Level
Ida B. Wells: Patriot who redefined American liberty should be remembered on July 4. By Patrick Tuohey / The Kansas City Star
The Disturbing Implications of the Diddy Verdict. By Spencer Kornhaber / The Atlantic
Beyoncé’s Fourth of July concert was an ode to an unfinished America. By Chris Richards / Wash Post
Jill Scott’s remixed national anthem goes viral after performance at Essence Festival. By Jonah Valdez / LA Times (July 2023)
Arthur Ashe won Wimbledon 50 years ago. His influence continues to inspire a new generation of athletes. By Matias Grez / CNN
Stephen Miller’s Group Sues Dodgers Over Diversity Programs — Supporters Call It Retaliation For Pro-Immigrant Stance. By Daniel Johnson / Black Enterprise
Donald Trump’s UFC stunt is more than a circus. It’s authoritarian theatre. By Karim Zidan / The Guardian
Mike Brown has faced pressure before, but this time might be different. Welcome to the Knicks. By James L. Edwards III / The Athletic
The Rev William Barber’s ‘moral movement’ confronts Trump’s America. Can it work? By Adam Harris / The Guardian
Race Inquiry Digest (Jul 14) – Important Current Stories On Race In America
Featured Trump’s mass deportation is backfiring. By Aaron Blake / CNN
Race Inquiry Digest (Jul 12) – The Week’s Top Stories
The Weekend Edition of Race Inquiry Digest features the top stories from the two previous Digests published during the week. Click here for earlier Digests.
Race Inquiry Digest (Jul 10) – Important Current Stories On Race In America
Featured Alligator Alcatraz: American history from the dark side. By Andrew O’Hehir / Salon
Trump’s Big Bill Is Building a Big Police State. By Chris Lehmann / The Nation
Supreme Court rules Trump can rapidly deport immigrants to Libya, South Sudan and other countries they aren’t from. By Eleanor Paynter / The Conversation
