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Black Women and the Carceral State – Gabriel Winant / Dissent
Sometime around 1910 in rural Georgia, a woman named Emma Wimms shot and killed a man named Raymond High. Wimms had confronted High about his…
Trump Rhetoric, Police Brutality Videos Give White Folks New Perception of Racism in the U.S. – Tanasia Kenney / AtlantaBlackStar
The tyranny of a traffic ticket : How small crimes turn fatal for poor, minority Americans – German Lopez / Vox
When Philando Castile was pulled over in July, it was at least his 46th traffic stop — almost all related to fairly minor traffic violations….
The Nostalgia Voter Facing the End of White Christian America – Robert P. Jones / Alternet
This Is How Trump Convinces His Supporters They’re Not Racist – Ian Haney-Lopez / The Nation
Critics See Efforts by Counties and Towns to Purge Minority Voters From Rolls – Michael Wines / NYT
6 Major GOP Voting Restrictions Have Been Blocked in 2 Weeks – Ari Berman / The Nation
Courage and Sacrifice : The story of a captive people who freed themselves and freed their jailers – Michael Gerson / Wash Post
Every nation has sacred places, where history has stopped and lingered, and visitors are hushed by memories of redemptive sacrifice. One is the balcony outside…
Inside Hip-Hop’s New Activist Era ( Support for BLM) – David Peisner / Rolling Stone
What Does Black Lives Matter Want? We Now Have It In Writing – Dani McClain / The Nation
Preacher Brings Down The House At The Democratic Convention – Laurel Raymond / Think Progress
Hillary’s Message to America (She promised to do her job intelligently… ) Peter Beinart / The Atlantic
How Obama’s election sparked the white racial panic that’s powering Trump – Dara Lind / Vox
( Michelle Obama’s Lament) The ugly truth about the White House and its history of slavery – Peter Holley / Wash Post
The Democratic Party Puts a Diverse America Onstage – Julianne Hing / The Nation
Nine grieving mothers came to the Democratic National Convention stage – Janell Ross / Wash Post
Women whose sons or daughters were killed in police-involved or other deaths shared their stories and gave their support to Hillary Clinton during the second…
Americans are as skeptical of Black Lives Matter as they were of the Civil Rights Movement – Victoria M. Massie / Vox
Donald Trump’s Ghostwriter Tells All – Jane Myer / The New Yorker
How the New Civil Rights Movement Can Build on the Lessons of the Old – Marshall Ganz / Bill Moyers & Company
Creating change requires understanding the power you have, and building a movement goes beyond protests. We asked a number of contributors to share their reactions…
White people think racism is getting worse. Against white people – Samuel Sommers and Michael Norton / Wash Post
The Most Extreme Republican Platform in Memory – The Editorial Board / NYT
This Year’s RNC Has the Lowest Share of Black Delegates at Any GOP Convention in a Century – Josh Voorhees / Slate
The Racial Motivation for Putting Hillary in Prison – Brian Butler / New Republic
Dallas, Baton Rouge and the troubled history of black veterans in America – Chad Williams / Wash Post
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A History of White Delusion ( Dr. Brian Williams treated some of the police officers who were shot. “He cares for the police, but also fears them”) – Nicholas Kristof / NYT
On Social Media, Baton Rouge Suspect Saw World ‘Run by Devils’ / NYT
Sorry Conservatives, New Research from Harvard Shows a Profound Amount of Racism by Police…Not Less of It – Chauncey DeVega / Salon
Honoring the Police and Their Victims – Jelani Cobb / The New Yorker
Fears in Baton Rouge underscore growing racial tension across US – Jon Swaine / The Guardian
Segregation in Paradise? Minnesota’s Twin Cities – Alana Samuels / The Atlantic
