Race Inquiry Digest (November 29) – Important Current Stories On Race In America
Featured – ‘White supremacy’ is really about white degeneracy. Today’s far-right populists relish the idea that they can be morally contemptible, yet still prevail.
Articles by Ronald J. Sheehy
Sigrid Johnson Was Black. A DNA Test Said She Wasn’t – Ruth Padawer / NYT
In every tally of hate crimes, blacks are the most frequent victims – Jenell Ross / NBC News
The Injustice of Siwatu Ra’s Imprisonment and the Relentless Logic of Mass Incarceration – Masha Gessen / The New Yorker
Letter from a Region in My Mind by James Baldwin / The New Yorker
Theaters are filled with films telling black stories. It’s about time – Ann Hornaday / Wash Post
The Asian-American case against Harvard: What to watch for – Joan Biskupic / CNN
Trump’s Racism Doesn’t Have To Be A Political Strategy. Sometimes It’s Just Racism – Ja’han Jones / Salon
Across South, Democrats Who Speak Boldly Risk Alienating Rural White Voters – Jonathan Martin / NYT
Olivia Hooker, one of the last survivors of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre, dies at 103 -DeNeen L. Brown / Wash Post
Why the Announcement of a Looming White Minority Makes Demographers Nervous – Sabrina Tavrnise / NYT
Race Inquiry Digest (November 26) – Important Current Stories On Race In America
Featured – Why the Announcement of a Looming White Minority Makes Demographers Nervous.
Latinos help turn Southwest, West a deeper purple and blue – Stephen A. Nuno / NBC News
Former President Barack Obama says “racism” and “mommy issues” stunt progress in the US. – Rachel Leah / Salon
Why bigotry is a public health problem – Ronald W. Pies / The Conversation
2020 Democrats are dramatically changing the way they talk about race – Alex Thompson / Politico
Can a Republican Lose in Mississippi? Alex Shephard / The New Republic
Donald Trump ‘ill-informed’ about land issue, says South African President – David McKenzie and Brent Swails / CNN
How America’s Perpetual Warfare Abroad Is Fueling an Increase in White Supremacist Violence in U.S. – Amy Goodwin and Juan Gonzalez / Democracy Now
Viola Desmond, black woman who spurred end of segregation in Nova Scotia, now appears on Canada’s $10 bill – Amanda Coletta / Wash Post
‘What to Send Up When It Goes Down’ Reveals the Reality of Racism in America – Tamara Best / The Daily Beast
Going Native: Reasons to Be Thankful – Mark Anthony Rolo / The Progressive
Race Inquiry Digest (November 22) – Important Current Stories On Race In America
Featured – Going Native: Reasons to Be Thankful. Every year at this time I wonder why we, as American Indians, bother to celebrate Thanksgiving.
Asian-Americans Favored Democrats By Far In Midterms: Exit Poll – Kimberly Yam / HuffPost
Stacey Abrams Effectively Ended Her Campaign But Refused to “Concede.” Watch Her Rousing Speech – Edwin Rios / Mother Jones
In Mississippi, Republican concern rises over a U.S. Senate runoff that should have been a romp – Matt Viser / Wash Post
White Women Who Vote GOP Aren’t ‘Voting Against Their Own Interests – Jessie Daniels / HuffPost
Trump Is Beginning to Lose His Grip – Stanley B. Greenberg / NYT
Why are some Americans changing their names? Kirsten Fermaglich / The Conversation
How to Remember Reconstruction – Gregory P. Downs and kate Masur / NYT
From slavery to possible sainthood: The story of America’s first black priest -DeNeen L. Brown / NYT
