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States with more black people have less generous welfare benefits, study says – Tracy Jan / NYT
America’s Hidden H.I.V. Epidemic – Linda Villarosa / NYT
It’s time to bust the myth: Most Trump voters were not working class – Nicholas Carnes and Noam Lupu / Wash Post
What We Have Unleashed – Jamelle Bouie / Slate
Georgia Democrat face of party’s southern hopes – Heidi M. Przybyla / USA Today
Google Honors War Hero, Civil Rights Icon Josephine Baker On Her 111th Birthday – Doha Madani / Huff Post
African Americans are more likely than whites to develop Alzheimer’s. Why? – Marita Golden / Wash Post
When America Barred Italians – Helene Stapinski / NYT
Portland isn’t Portlandia. It’s a capital of white supremacy – Keegan Stephan / Wash Post
The Myth of the Kindly General Lee – Adam Serwer / The Atlantic
Trump asked what black Americans have to lose by voting for him. His budget gives a clear answer – German Lopez / Vox
Are Demographics Really Destiny for the GOP? Ronald Brownstein / The Atlantic
Obama’s Civil Rights Legacy Is Crumbling – Mark Joseph Stern / Slate
The debate over Confederate monuments shows how far the U.S. has to go – Ishaan Tharoor / Wash Post
A Meaningful Move on Voting Rights in Alabama – Editorial Board / NYT
WWI’s Harlem Hellfighters Who Cut Down Germans and Gave France Jazz – Christopher Dickey / Daily Beast
Will Donald Trump Ever Say the Words ‘White Supremacist Terrorism’? – Dean Obeidallah / Daily Beast
What the Supreme Court’s Gerrymander Ruling Means for the Future of Voting Rights – Pema Levy / Mother Jones
Southern Schools Are Becoming More Segregated, Report Finds – Marcus Howard / Atl Black Star
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
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
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
Mitch Landrieu (The Mayor of New Orleans) Reminds Us That Eloquence Still Exists – Frank Bruni / NYT
Felony charges against inauguration protesters represent ‘historic crossroads’ – Mark Hand / ThinkProgress
Michelle Alexander: We Must Respond Forcefully & Challenge Jeff Sessions’s New War on Drugs / Democracy Now
