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The white flight of white nationalist Derek Black – Eli Saslow / Wash Post
The Professor Wore a Hijab in Solidarity — Then Lost Her Job – Ruth Graham / NYT Magazine
When Larycia Hawkins, the first black woman to receive tenure at Wheaton College, made a symbolic gesture of support for Muslims, the evangelical college became…
Michelle Obama: ‘Going High’ Means Remaining Outraged – Adrienne Lafrance / The Atlantic
Asian-Americans Continue To Drift Away From The GOP, But It’s A Complicated Story – Kat Chow / NPR
The formerly incarcerated are facing crippling prison debt when they get out, and it needs to stop – Larry Schwartztol and Abby Shafroth / Slate
Donald Trump’s strategy for minority Americans? Don’t let them vote – The Editorial Board / The Wash Post
Go Back to China’: Readers Respond to Racist Insults Shouted at a New York Times Editor – Michael Luo / NYT
How the Stress of Racism Affects Learning – Melinda D. Anderson / The Atlantic
For 15-year-old Zion Agostini, the start of each school day is a new occasion to navigate a minefield of racial profiling. From an early age,…
Donald Trump’s confused portrait of black America – Danny Vinik / Politico
A Great Fight of Our Times – Is Progress at Risk for African American Families? David Leonhardt / NYT
It’s the 50th Anniversary of the Black Power Movement – Sylviane A. Diouf and Komozi Woodward / The New Press via Alternet
Donald Trump’s unbelievable new statement about the Central Park 5 – Aaron Ruper / ThinkProgress
Donald Trump’s long history of racism, from the 1970s to 2016 – German Lopez / Vox
Prison Uprisings, From Attica to Today – Tim Barker / Dissent
Since September 9, thousands of prisoners in at least twenty-four states across the country have joined a series of strikes and protests demanding “an end…
Alabama’s Failure of Moral Turpitude – Mark Joseph Stern / Slate
The perfect spot for a reckoning with Reconstruction – Gregory P. Downs and Kate Masur
The Perversion of Pepe the Frog – Jeet Heer / New Republic
Racial Profiling in Preschool – The Editorial Board / NYT
Before European Christians Forced Gender Roles, Native Americans Acknowledged 5 Genders – Pearson McKinney / Bipartisan Report
Hollywood’s Complex History Of Portraying Slavery On Screen -Zeba Bay / Huff Post
The Birth of a Nation” reminds us how depictions of slavery reflect how we think about race. When the first trailer for Nate Parker’s “The…
Racism Got You Stressed? That May Be Holding Kids Back at School, Too – Benjamin Ryan / The Nation
New research suggests the experience of bias alters our hormones in ways that widen the academic achievement gap. An onslaught of videos depicting African Americans shot…
Fox News’ stunningly racist interview in Chinatown won’t do any favors for Donald Trump – Esther Yu His Lee / ThinkProgress
The Movement to End Racist Voting Laws – The Editorial Board / NYT
Supreme Court, like the country, struggles with race – Joan Biskupic / CNN
The Widening Racial Wealth Divide – James Surowlecki / The New Yorker
Questions Of Race And Charter Schools Divide Education Reformers – Anya Kamenetz / NPR
Trump appears to tell supporters to form roving voter intimidation squads – Ian Millhiser / ThinkProgress
Now Is the Time to Express Solidarity With ‘Our Arab-American Brothers and Sisters’ – John Nichols / The Nation
The many shapes of black space at D.C.’s African-American museum – Lonnae O’Neal / The Undefeated
Reid Congratulates GOP For Eight Years Obstructing The First Black President – Michael McAuliff / Huff Post
WASHINGTON — With Congress set to flee town until after the November elections, Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) took to the Senate floor Thursday…
