Race Inquiry Digest (Apr 29) – Important Current Stories On Race In America
Featured Tucker Carlson, the Chauvin verdict and the burden of “white civilization.” By Chauncey Devega / Salon
Articles by Ronald J. Sheehy
The Death of George Floyd Reignited a Movement. What Happens Now? By Audra D. S. Burch, Amy Harmon, Sabrina Tavernise and Emily Badger / NYT
Teen Girl Killed By Columbus Police On Afternoon Of Chauvin Verdicts. By Dominique Mosbergen / HuffPost
What you need to know about the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act. By Al Tompkins / Poynter
A violent police encounter in Virginia is a reminder of the anti-Black racism Latinos must fight. By Julio Ricardo Varela / Wash Post
Inside the Democratic strategy to expand voting rights state by state. By Liz Crampton / Politico
Why Political Sectarianism Is a Growing Threat to American Democracy. By Nate Cohn / NYT
‘Anglo-Saxon’ Is What You Say When ‘Whites Only’ Is Too Inclusive. By Adam Serwer / The Atlantic
Black women are gaining political power in US cities. By Nicquel Terry Ellis / CNN
Racism’s corrosive impact on the health of Black Americans. By Bill Whitaker / CBS News
The car as a symbol of freedom? Not if you’re Black. By Paul Butler / Wash Post
Slave traders Rothman review: New history Ledger and the Chain explodes all the old myths. By Rebecca Onion / Slate
Before the Civil War, New Orleans Was the Center of the U.S. Slave Trade. By Joshua D. Rothman / Smithsonian Magazine
The Historian Annette Gordon-Reed Gets Personal in ‘On Juneteenth.’ By Jennifer Szalai / NYT
Archaeologists find Maryland site of home where Harriet Tubman’s father once lived. By Mitchell McCluskey and David Williams / CNN
Celebrating emancipation as we fight for representation. By Stasha Rhodes / Wash Post
American Journalism’s Role in Promoting Racist Terror. By Channing Gerard Joseph / The Nation
We Are Constantly Reproducing Anti-Asian Racism. By Mae Ngai / The Atlantic
The #OscarsAreStillSoWhite. By C. Brandon Ogbunu / The Undefeated
Gary Payton declares LeBron James ‘by far’ better all-around player than Michael Jordan. By Peter Dewey / Lakers Daily
Deshaun Watson’s attorney says lawsuits contain ‘avalanche’ of false accusations. By Steve Almasy and Shawn Nottingham / CNN
Derek Chauvin verdict – Have leagues upheld social justice promises since George Floyd’s murder? By ESPN Staff
Black coaches are on the rise among NCAA basketball teams. By Jamal Murphy / The Undefeated
Chauvin Verdict: Convicted in the Killing of George Floyd. By David A. Graham / The Atlantic
Race Inquiry Digest (Apr 26) – Important Current Stories On Race In America
Featured How to confront systemic racism? Heed the call of Martin Luther King. By Michael Gerson / Wash Post
Black Leaders Warn Of Fallout If Derek Chauvin Acquitted: By Jemina McEvoy / Forbes
Chicago Releases Video Of Police Fatally Shooting 13-Year-Old Adam Toledo. By Sanjana Karanth /HuffPost
