Race Inquiry Digest (Jun 4) – Important Current Stories On Race In America
Featured – Anti-Trump Republican group attacks Trump on race in new ad. By Jim Acosta and Fredreka Schouten / CNN
Articles by Ronald J. Sheehy
African-Americans Are Highly Visible in the Military, but Almost Invisible at the Top. By Helene Cooper / NYT
I’m a public defender in Manhattan. The Central Park video is all too familiar. By Eliza Orlins / Wash Post
Another unarmed black man has died at the hands of police. When will it end? By Editorial Board / Wash Post
In Large Texas Cities, Access To Coronavirus Testing May Depend On Where You Live. By Stephanie Adeline / NPR
The federal government fiddles as covid-19 ravages Native Americans. By Elizabeth Warren and Deb Haaland / Wash Post
In Memphis, Journalism Can Still Bring Justice. By Margaret Renkl / NYT
Jennifer Carroll Foy Jumps Into Virginia Governor’s Race, Hoping To Make History. By Amanda Terkel / HuffPost
Florida breakthrough: Ex-felon voting rights restored; “modern day poll tax” ruled illegal. By Jessica Corbett / Salon
The New Russell Simmons Documentary Grapples With the Price Black Women Pay When They Accuse Their Own. By Jamilah King / Mother Jones
Gabrielle Union on diversity in Hollywood: ‘There are so many blind spots.’ By Andrew Nusca / Fortune
Jimmy Cobb, The Pulse Of ‘Kind Of Blue,’ Dies At 91. By Natalie Weiner / NPR
Jennifer King has been a cop, a QB and a national champion. Next up: Redskins assistant coach. By Les Carpenter / Wash Post
During World War II, the black press campaigned for a double victory – over tyranny abroad and segregation at home. By Dan C. Goldberg / The Undefeated
Race Inquiry Digest (Jun 1) – Important Current Stories On Race In America
Featured – Letter from a Region in My Mind. By James Baldwin / The New Yorker
Welcome to a failed state in slow motion: The United States of America. By Lucian K. Truscott IV / Salon
Trump moves openly to steal the election: Democrats should impeach him again. By Amanda Marcotte / Salon
Coronavirus takes more than Native Americans’ lives. Killing our elderly erases our culture. By Simon Moya-Smith / NBC News
Dissent in America is patriotic — whether challenging Trump or health care inequality or guns. By Debra Messing / NBC News
Michelle Obama is stepping into the 2020 election with a program to boost voter turnout. By Jada Yuan / Wash Post
Joe Biden Got Too Comfortable. By Jamil Smith / Rolling Stone
Wilson Jerman witnessed it all in his 50-plus years in the White House. By Will Haygood / Wash Post
This was supposed to go away’: The battle to shape how the world viewed Ahmaud Arbery’s killing. By Cleve R. Wootson Jr. and Michael Brice-Saddler / Wash Post
Why Does the U.S. Military Celebrate White Supremacy? By The Editorial Board / NYT
Ilhan Omar On Her Memoir And Moving The Needle Toward Progressive Policies. By Lulu Garcia-Navarro / NPR
Naomi Osaka Is The Highest-Paid Female Athlete Ever, Topping Serena Williams. By Kurt Badenhausen / Forbes
Akim Aliu’s Account of Racism Pushes Hockey to Search Its Soul. By Salim Valji / NYT
