Race Inquiry Digest (Apr 9) – Important Current Stories On Race In America
Featured – Three Important Interviews on Pandemic Racism. By Jeremy Scahill / The Intercept Podcast
Articles by Ronald J. Sheehy
Health issues for blacks, Latinos and Native Americans may cause coronavirus to ravage communities. By Deborah Barfield Berry / USA Today
Democratic Lawmakers Call for Racial Data in Virus Testing. By Aaron Morrison / US News
Asian American athletes speak out against coronavirus racism. By Martenzie Johnson / The Undefeated
Thousands of people push back as Trump continues his blatant disrespect of black women journalists. By Denise Oliver Velez / Daily Kos
The coronavirus crisis will determine whether Trump is a one-term president, but it may reshape the social order far more. By Thomas B. Edsall / NYT
Republicans are still playing games with D.C. at the height of a deadly pandemic. By Editorial Board / Wash Post
A Preventable Cancer Is on the Rise in Alabama. By Eyal Press / The Nation
Missouri man planned to bomb hospital during pandemic to get attention for white supremacist views. By Pete Williams / NBC News
Marvin Gaye’s “What’s Going On”: A listening guide. By Kenneth Womack / Salon
A’Lelia Bundles Is On A Mission To Tell The Truth About Madam C.J. Walker. By Philip Lewis / HuffPost
Plots against America? Jim Crow was homegrown fascism. By History News Network / AlterNet
Netflix’s “Uncorked” spills the real truth about rejection and privilege in pursuit of passion. By D. Watkins / Salon
In 1918 and 2020, race colors America’s response to epidemics. By Soraya Nadia McDonald / The Undefeated
Race Inquiry Digest (Apr 6) – Important Current Stories On Race In America
Featured – Early Data Shows African Americans Have Contracted and Died of Coronavirus at an Alarming Rate. By Akilah Johnson and Tahia Buford / Propublica
E Pluribus Unum. Shared Sacrifice Will Be Needed To Beat Coronovirus Says Documentarian Ken Burns. By Steven Bertoni / Forbes
D.J.T. Is No F.D.R. Roosevelt’s first inaugural cleared the way for action, pointing the country toward a singular goal. Where is that spirit now? By Jamelle Bouie / NYT
Many African Americans, citing the Tuskegee study, don’t believe treatment will be equitably available. That can be deadly in a pandemic. By Curtis Bunn / NBC News
Trump’s death cult finally says it: Time to kill the “useless eaters” for capitalism. By Chauncey DeVega / Salon
Coronavirus cripples voter registration efforts. Millions could be denied. By Alex Seitz-Wald / NBC News
For vulnerable black communities, the pandemic is a “crisis on top of a crisis.” By Khushbu Shah / Vox
I’ve Spent 27 Years In Solitary Confinement. Here Are Some Tips On Making The Best Use Of Time Alone. By Samantha Michaels / Mother Jones
‘A Dangerous Gamble’: Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey Refuses to Order ‘Shelter-in-Place’ for Residents, Leaving Black Alabamans Especially at Risk. By Anne Branigin / The Root
Asian Americans report over 650 racist acts over last week, new data says. By Caitlin Yoshiko Kandil / NBC News
The Supreme Court handed down a unanimous decision that bodes ill for the future of civil rights. By Ian Millhiser / Vox
This Mayor Is Giving People $500 A Month, No Strings Attached. Here’s His Advice For Trump. By Laura Paddison / HuffPost
Fred ‘Curly’ Neal, known for his dribbling and joy with the Harlem Globetrotters, dies at 77. By Katie Shephard / Wash Post
