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White supremacists are openly using Nazi symbols. That’s a warning to all of us – Sara J Bloomfield / Wash Post
When the Harlem Renaissance Went to Communist – Jennifer Wilson / NYT
The History of White Supremacy in America – Carl Skutsch / Rolling Stone
It’s Not Just Trump, Federal Law Enforcement Is Not Very Focused On Far-Right Extremism – Paul Blumenthal / HuffPost
The Kennedy Center Honors: Apolitical no more – Peter Marks / Wash Post
‘The civil war lies on us like a sleeping dragon’: America’s deadly divide – and why it has returned – David Blight / The Guardian
‘A Treacherous President Stood in the Way’ – Frederick Douglass / The Atlantic 1866
I’m a black Southerner. I had to go abroad to see a statue celebrating black liberation – Samuel Sinyangwe / Vox
Symbols of the Confederacy still dot the South – Jeremu C.F. Lin and Lily Mihalik / Politico
VICE’s Charlottesville documentary on Trump’s “fine people” will terrify you – Rachel Leah / Salon
This weekend’s Charlottesville rally represents an alliance between pro-Confederates and Nazis – Tara Isabella Burton / Vox
After Obama’s 2008 Win, Indiana GOP Added Early Voting in White Suburb, Cut It in Indianapolis – Mark Joseph Stern / Slate
Stanford University course to study ‘abolishing whiteness’ – Matthew Stein / The College Fix
Why Are Police Officers More Dangerous Than Airplanes? – Pagan Kennedy / NYT
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
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
Color of Climate: Is Climate Change Gentrifying Miami’s Black Neighborhoods – Jessica Moulite / The Root
The Myth of Reverse Racism – Vann R. Newkirk / The Atlantic
White supremacy week at the White House: Even by Trump standards, the racism was dialed to 11 – Amanda Marcotte / Salon
Asian-Americans Have A Lot To Lose If GOP Legal Immigration Bill Is Passed: Experts – Kimberly Yam
The Thorny Relationship Between Asians and Affirmative Action – Alia Wong / The Atlantic
NAACP issues its first statewide travel advisory, for Missouri – Nancy Coleman / CNN
Department of Justification : Stephen Bannon and Jeff Sessions have a vision to remake American justice – Emily Bazelon / NYT
In Minneapolis, response to police shooting of white woman by Somali officer has been different – Janell Ross / Wash Post
We don’t need a TV show about the Confederacy winning. In many ways, it did – Bree Newsome / Wash Post
