Race Inquiry Digest (Mar 24) – Important Current Stories On Race In America
Featured Trump’s deranged purge of American history is the story of white supremacy. By Michael Signorile / AlterNet
Articles by Ronald J. Sheehy
Race Inquiry Digest (Mar 22) – The Week’s Top Stories
The Weekend Edition of Race Inquiry Digest features the top stories from the two previous Digests published during the week. Click here for earlier Digests.
Race Inquiry Digest (Mar 20) – Important Current Stories On Race In America
Featured America is Running Out of White People. By William Spivey / Level
A Great Unraveling Is Underway. By Thomas L. Freidman / NYT
The DEI crackdown is a smokescreen for something more sinister. By Olufemi O. Taiwo / Slate
UVa abolishes DEI Office. By Demitry Martirosov / The Daily Progress
The Cruel World According to Stephen Miller. By David Klion / The Nation
“Impeachment Is a Remedy for a Runaway President”: Rep. Al Green on Why He Disrupted Trump’s Address. By Amy Goodman / Democracy Now
Mahmoud Khalil Is the First Activist to Be Disappeared by Trump. By Laura Jedeed / The Nation
Trump’s HUD Secretary cuts a key fair housing rule; advocates warn of deeper segregation. Natasha S. Alford / The Grio
An Unexpected Trump Bump for the World’s Centrists. By Mark Landler / NYT
The Fate of Migrants Detained at Guantánamo. By Edwidge Danticat / The New Yorker
Rubio announces that 83% of USAID contracts will be canceled. By Melody Schreiber / NPR
Anti-Semitism Is Just a Pretext. By Jonathan Chait / The Atlantic
Suicide risk is up for Black teens. This church is tackling it. By Katia Riddle / NPR
How Harriet Tubman Became A Spy For The US Army. By Kate Clifford Larson / NewsOne
The US Postal Service helped build the Black middle class. Trump could end that legacy. By Gloria Oladipo / The Guardian
Alabama Reps Fight To Block Sale Of The Freedom Rides Museum. By Jeroslyn JoVonn
The dark parallels between 1920s America and today’s political climate. By Alex Green / The Moderate Voice
A Play About Segregation Tries to ‘Ride a Fine Line’ in Florida. By Jonathan Abrams / NYT
Steph Curry named Davidson basketball assistant GM, creating 8-figure fund for players. By Chris Vannini and Anthony Slater / The Athletic
Retired Billionaire, NBA Star Passes Away After Heart Attack During Interview. By Mathey Gibson / Athlon Sports
Colorado head football coach Deion Sanders given $100 million annual value projection within next five years. By Andrew Hughes / The Sporting News
Project 2025 – From Wikipedia . Summarized and annotated with links.
In just five days, Trump has set the country back nearly 100 years. By Dana Milbank / Wash Post
Trump’s War on DEI Is Dismantling Civil Rights Protections. By Brandon Tensley / Capital B
Bishop William Barber: GOP Tax Cuts “Mathematically Impossible” Without Gutting Medicaid and More. By Amy Goodman / Democracy Now
Racism Isn’t the Only Cause of the Racial Wealth Gap. By Eric Herschthal / TNR
Joy Reid’s Ratings Were Going Up When She Was Fired by MSNBC. By Corbin Bolies / Daily Beast
Spineless OU betrayal of Black alumni hurts. We don’t deserve this. By Amelia Robinson / The Columbus Dispatch
A Europe in Emotional Shock Grapples With a New Era. By Roger Cohen / NYT
