Race Inquiry Digest (August 14) – Important Current Stories On Race In America
Feature – Charlottesville and the Bigotocracy. The late, great Gore Vidal said that we live in “The United States of Amnesia.” Our fatal forgetfulness flares…
Articles by Ronald J. Sheehy
White Supremacy in the Age of Trump – Keri Leigh Merritt / Bill Moyers
This weekend’s Charlottesville rally represents an alliance between pro-Confederates and Nazis – Tara Isabella Burton / Vox
Trumpvangelicals are using faith to bring us to the brink of nuclear war – William Barber and Liz Theoharris / ThinkProgress
When Privatization Means Segregation: Setting the Record Straight on School Vouchers – Leo Casey / Dissent
Sorry, Mr. President: White people are not oppressed in America – Chauncey Devega / Salon
After Obama’s 2008 Win, Indiana GOP Added Early Voting in White Suburb, Cut It in Indianapolis – Mark Joseph Stern / Slate
Who’s benefiting from affirmative action? White men. – Jonathan Zimmerman / Wash Post
Stanford University course to study ‘abolishing whiteness’ – Matthew Stein / The College Fix
Why Are Police Officers More Dangerous Than Airplanes? – Pagan Kennedy / NYT
Charlottesville and the Bigotocracy – Michael Eric Dyson / NYT
Race Inquiry Digest (August 10) – Important Current Stories On Race In America
Featured – Short Documentary, Abbeville, is Released by the Equal Justice Initiative. The film follows community members committed to spreading the truth about the lynching…
How Russia Used Racism to Hack White Voters – Terrell Jermaine Starr / The Root
Kaepernick petition calling for NFL boycott is gaining steam, has 130K supporters – John Breech / CBS Sports
Kendrick Lamar: The Rolling Stone Interview: “The Greatest Rapper Alive” – Brian Hiatt / Rolling Stone
Will Texas’ Immigration Crackdown Spark the Latino Uprising Democrats Have Been Waiting For – Tim Murphy / Mother Jones
Charlottesville VA Backs “Reparations” Fund for Black Residents & Votes to Sell Robert E. Lee Statue / Democracy Now
Why the NAACP said “enough” to school privatization – Rann Miller / Alternet
Ole Miss Edges Out of Its Confederate Shadow, Gingerly – Stephanie Saul / NYT
What a Fraternity Hazing Death Revealed About the Painful Search for an Asian-American Identity – Jay Caspian King / NYT
A Judge Is About To Rule Whether Banning Mexican-American Studies Is Constitutional – Roque Planas / HuffPost
Does the nation still need affirmative action? Editorial Board / Wash Post
Race Inquiry Digest (August 7) – Important Current Stories On Race In America
Featured – The Policies of White Resentment. White resentment put Donald Trump in the White House. And there is every indication that it will keep…
Color of Climate: Is Climate Change Gentrifying Miami’s Black Neighborhoods – Jessica Moulite / The Root
Harry Edwards: Let Kaepernick get back to work – Jason Reid / The Undefeated
The Myth of Reverse Racism – Vann R. Newkirk / The Atlantic
What’s Fact and What’s Fiction in Detroit – Aisha Harris / Slate
