Race Inquiry Digest ( May 29 ) – Important Current Stories On Race In America
Feature – Maryland and Manchester: We can’t let heinous attacks overseas obscure our homegrown terrorism problem. Yes, Islamist extremism is a worldwide threat. But we’re…
Articles by Ronald J. Sheehy
Warriors’ Mike Brown on facing his former team in the Finals – Marc J. Spears / The Undefeated
Notorious B.I.G., Tupac Shakur Documentaries Headed to A&E – Daniel Kreps / Rolling Stone
What the Supreme Court’s Gerrymander Ruling Means for the Future of Voting Rights – Pema Levy / Mother Jones
Trump’s housing budget is a mass eviction notice for the poor – Alan Pyke / ThinkProgress
Southern Schools Are Becoming More Segregated, Report Finds – Marcus Howard / Atl Black Star
Police Forces Are Sending A Message To Black Suburban Residents: You’re Not Wanted – Albert Samaha / BuzzFeed
It’s Now Illegal In Alabama To Remove Confederate Monuments – Sebastian Murdock / Huff Post
Betsy DeVos All Smiles as She Endorses States’ Rights to Discriminate Against Children – Christina Cauterucci / Slate
Paul Krugman: Republicans are stripping our freedoms one by one – Ilana Novick / AlterNet
Maryland and Manchester: We can’t let heinous attacks overseas obscure our homegrown terrorism problem – Chauncey DeVega / Salon
Race Inquiry Digest ( May 25 ) – Important Current Stories On Race In America (Revised)
Feature – Mitch Landrieu Reminds Us That Eloquence Still Exists. His speech on the removal of Confederate monuments in New Orleans is one of the…
Not All Indicators Are Bad: Interracial Marriage at All-Time High – Keli Goff /The Daily Beast
Mississippi Accused Of Unequal Schooling For Black Students – Jeff Amy / TPM News
Want to See How School Choice Leads to Segregation? Visit Betsy DeVos’ Hometown – Jennifer Berkshire / Have You Heard via Alternet
How Abraham Lincoln Found His Anti-Slavery Voice – Sidney Blumenthal / Newsweek via Alternet
Robert Reich: Trump’s Budget Is Cruel and Deviant – Robert Reich. org via Alternet
Watch Wayne Shorter Share Miles Davis’ Wisdom With Jon Batiste – Jon Bilstein / Rolling Stone
Closing Rikers Island: A Step Beyond Prison Reform – Rob Bryan / Dissent
A new memoir by Trayvon Martin’s parents lays bare the emotional costs of watching your child’s murder catalyze a social movement – Minkah Makalani / Slate
Clarence Thomas Joins Liberals, Shocks World – Mark Joseph Stern / Slate
Stunning ‘Scandal’ Monologue Captures The Emotional Burden Black Women Carry – Taryn Finley / Huff Post
Slavery is America’s pre-existing condition – Lucian K. Truscott IV / Salon
How the Swastika Became a Confederate Flag – Brent Staples / NYT
Mitch Landrieu (The Mayor of New Orleans) Reminds Us That Eloquence Still Exists – Frank Bruni / NYT
Race Inquiry Digest ( May 22 ) – Important Current Stories On Race In America
Feature – If you truly knew what the N-word meant to our ancestors, you’d NEVER use it. It was used and still can be used…
Racial And Social Injustice Still Attempts To Erase Progress In The Natural Hair Community – Key Michel / Blavity
