From Chapel Hill to Tulsa: Families Speak Out About Deadly Anti-Arab Hate Crimes – Democracy Now
In this web-only special, we continue our look at this month’s killing in Tulsa, Oklahoma, of Khalid Jabara and last year’s triple killing in Chapel…
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For The Black Middle Class, Housing Crisis And History Collude To Dash Dreams – Ari Shapiro / NPR
The NFL is 67% black. Diversity hasn’t helped white players and coaches understand racism – David Leonard / Vox
Trump Told A Black Church The U.S. Needs “A New Civil Rights Agenda” – Darren Sands / Buzz Feed
The decline of the black Republican – Colbert I. King / Wash Post
What White Catholics Owe Black Americans – Matthew J. Cressler / Slate
How Do Descendants of Slaves Find Their Ancestors? – Rebecca Onion / Slate
Georgetown’s decision highlights the difficulties black Americans face in tracing their lineages. Read more
On Coney Island, Remembering the Middle Passage – Sarah Jones / New Republic
Inside the Republican creation of the North Carolina voting bill dubbed the ‘monster’ law – William Wan / Wash Post
This small Indiana county sends more people to prison than San Francisco and Durham, N.C., combined. Why? – Josh Keller and Adan Pearce / NYT
Georgetown University Plans Steps to Atone for Slave Past – Rachel L. Swarns / NYT
The school, which in 1838 sold 272 slaves, plans to award preferential status in the admissions process to descendants of slaves, among other moves. John…
I help organizations hire people — and watch white candidates get favored again and again – Leniece F. Brissett / Vox
A Southern city wants to secede from its school district, raising concerns about segregation – Emma Brown / Wash Post
South African Girls Hold Anti-Racism Protest – Neeti Upadhye / NYT Video
Students at Pretoria High School for Girls are demonstrating against what they call racist school policies. They say they are not allowed to speak their…
Colin Kaepernick’s brave statement: His national anthem protest exemplifies the values America must stand for – Chauncey Devega / Salon
Colin Kaepernick and What White Fans Don’t Understand About Black Athletes – Evan F. Moore / Rolling Stone
If there’s one thing Colin Kaepernick has shown us this week, it’s that when a black athlete steps out of line in the eyes of…
Booked: The Origins of the Carceral State – Timothy Shenk / Dissent
The Rise and Fall of Black Wall Street – Alexia Fernandez Campbell / The Atlantic
Historic Event in London Honors ‘International Slavery Remembrance Day’ – Lilly Workneh / Huff Post
White Man Calls In to C-SPAN to Ask How He Can Stop Being Prejudiced. Here’s the Moving Response – Inae Oh / Mother Jones
On Sunday, an ordinary C-SPAN segment quickly transformed into a rare and moving conversation about racial attitudes in America, when a white man called in…
Russell Simmons says Hollywood is ‘self-segregated’ and ‘lacks culture’ – Kady Phillips / Blavity
Past Voices – Watch the (Indie) Works of Oscar Micheaux, Pioneering African-American Filmmaker – Justin Morrow / No film School
For a man the Producer’s Guild called the “most prolific independent filmmaker in American cinema,” African-American filmmaker Oscar Micheaux is a relatively obscure figure in…
Collegiate Voices – Trump fights breaking out across college campuses – Tyler Pager / Politico
What the world could lose in America’s presidential election – Fred Hiatt / Wash Post
How two of L.B.J.’s least celebrated accomplishments shaped the battle between Clinton and Trump – Kevin Baker / NYT
Two Terrible Ideas, on Their Way to History’s Dustbin (Trickledown Economics and Colorblindness) – Felicia Wong and Dorian T. Warren / The Nation
Latino and Hispanic identities aren’t the same. They’re also not racial groups – Victoria M. Massie / Vox
Point Taken: Should the U.S. Pay Reparations to Black Americans? NPR Video
The past is never dead. It’s not even past,” wrote William Faulkner, in Requiem for a Nun. Though Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation put an end to…