Race Inquiry Digest (January 3) – Important Current Stories On Race In America
Featured – Across America, racist and sexist monuments give way to a new future. By Rebecca Solnit / The Guardian
Articles by Ronald J. Sheehy
White evangelical Christians need Jesus — not Donald Trump — if their movement is going to survive. By David B. Gowler / Salon
‘Wow, I’m racist’: In time of viral encounters, ‘white spaces’ are used to confront biases. By Erik Ortiz / NBC News
The Path to the Presidency Could Be Harder for White Democrats in 2020. By Jemelle Bouie / Slate
Latinx voters showed up and helped usher in a blue wave, new data continues to confirm. By Gabe Ortiz / Daily Kos
Which boxes to check? College hopefuls weigh race, identity and affirmative action. Nick Anderson / Wash Post
NAACP Launches Boycott of Facebook: Platform Is Unhealthy for African Americans & U.S. Democracy. By Amy Goodman / Democracy Now
Ben Carson’s HUD dials back investigations into housing discrimination. By Tracy Jan / Wash Post
To Save Their Endangered Language, 2 Cherokee Brothers Learn As They Teach. By Liz Schlemmer / NPR
NCAA needs a reality check when it comes to grad rates for black athletes. By Derrick Z. Jackson / The Undefeated
From 1968 to 2018: Angela Davis on Freedom Struggles Then and Now, and the Movements of the Future. By Amy Goodman / Democracy Now
We Are All Riders on the Same Planet. By Matthew Myer Boulton and Joseph Heithaus / NYT
Race Inquiry Digest (December 31) – Happy New Year
Featured – The Kernel of Human (or Rodent) Kindness. What we can learn from lab rats that don’t show empathy for other rats. By Henry…
Were black voters bamboozled by Russia? It’s nowhere near that simple. By Chauncey DeVega / Salon
Democrats Plan Separate Fix For Voting Rights Act To Make Chief Justice Roberts Happy. By Paul Blumenthal / HuffPost
FIRST STEP Act must be a stepping stone to much more aggressive reform. By Inimai Chettiar and Ames Grawert / USA Today
After more than 200 attempts, the Senate has finally passed anti-lynching legislation. By P.R. Lockhart / Vox
Lebron Concludes NFL Owners Have a ‘Slave Mentality’, NFL Owners Dispute This Notion By Demonstrating Exactly That. By Jay Connor / The Root
The policing of black hair in sports. By Martenzie Johnson / The Undefeated
Trump Administration Scraps Guidance That Protects Students From Racist Discipline. By Rebecca Klein / HuffPost
Fighting Rent-to-Own Racism This Christmas. By Aaron Ross Coleman / NYT
White Identity Politics Aren’t Going Anywhere. By Thomas B Edsall / NYT
The Enduring Russian Propaganda Interests in Targeting African-Americans. By Jelani Cobb / The New Yorker
Race Inquiry Digest (December 27) – Important Current Stories On Race In America
Featured – We Are All Riders on the Same Planet. Seen from space 50 years ago, Earth appeared as a gift to preserve and cherish. What…
It’s time to face the facts: Racism is a national security issue. By Gwen Ifill / Wash Post
Russia and Republicans attempt to suppress black vote, but Russians are slicker. By Joe Davidson / Wash Post
Senate Passes Bipartisan Criminal Justice Bill. By Nicholas Fandos / NYT
