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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
The Singular Trauma Of A Child Who Loses A Parent To A Police Shooting – Alex Zielinski / Think Progress
Police Shootings, Race, and the Fear Defense – Benjamin Wallace-Wells / The New Yorker
At service for Dallas officers, Obama confesses frustrations as he calls for unity – Greg Jaffe and Jullet Ellperin / Wash Post
‘Graceful in the lion’s den’: Photo of young woman’s arrest in Baton Rouge becomes powerful symbol – Michael E. Miller / Wash Post
The Second Amendment was ratified to preserve slavery – Thom Hartmann / Alternet
Police Shootings Highlight Unease Among Black Gun Owners – John Eligon and Frances Robles / NYT
White America’s biggest nightmare: Black men who violently sow disillusionment – Kevin B. Blackistone / Wash Post
Carmelo Anthony Issues A Powerful Plea To Fellow Athletes In The Wake Of Violence – Lindsay Gibbs / Think Progress
Face the truth on police shootings – Stephen Henderson / USA Today
Police have killed at least 2,611 people since Ferguson – German Lopez / Vox
Alton Sterling, Freddie Gray, and Jessica Hernandez are just three of at least 2,611 people killed by police since August 9, 2014, the day of…
What Everyone Should Know About Ronnie Shumpert, Killed By Police In Unfathomably Brutal Fashion – Kira Lerner / Think Progress
The Challenge of Keeping Black Families From Leaving the Midwest – Alexia Fernandez Campbell / The Atlantic
Alton Sterling, Father of Five—One More Black Man Shot Down by American Police – Goldie Taylor / The Daily Beast
Why Did It Take So Long for Class-Based School Integration to Take Hold? Richard D. Kahlenberg / The Atlantic
On Views of Race and Inequality, Blacks and Whites Are Worlds Apart / Pew Research Center
The group that seriously outearns white men – Danielle Paquette / Wash Post
Pillars of Black Media, Once Vibrant, Now Fighting for Survival – Sydney Ember and Nicholas Fandos / NYT
Babies Of Color Are Now The Majority, Census Says – Kendra Yoshinaga / NPR
What black America won’t miss about Obama – John Blake / CNN
President Obama Defends His Record On Race – Alicia Montgomery / NPR
As President Obama’s administration draws to a close, observers — and the president himself — are taking stock of his legacy on race in America….
Wounds From Incarceration that Never Heal – Tony N. Brown and Evelyn Patterson / New Republic
Asian Americans and the Future of Affirmative Action – Alia Wong / The Atlantic
The Gutting of the Voting Rights Act Could Decide the 2016 Election – Ari Berman / The Nation
States with new voting restrictions have 70 percent of the electoral votes needed to win the presidency. Read more