A Study in Contrast – Obama and Trump / Historians and the New York Times Weigh In
“Historians Against Trump : An Open Letter to the American People.” Read here “With Obama, the Personal is Presidential.” Read here
Opinion
The Near Certainty of Anti-Police Violence – Ta-Nehisi Coates / The Atlantic
By ignoring illegitimate policing, America has also failed to address the danger this illegitimacy poses to those who must do the policing. Read more
I’m a black ex-cop, and this is the real truth about race and policing – Redditt Hudson / Vox
Following Horrific Violence, Something More is Required of Us – Michelle Alexander / Moyers & Co
Death in Black and White (What White America Fails to See) – Michael Eric Dyson / NYT
We, black America, are a nation of nearly 40 million souls inside a nation of more than 320 million people. And I fear now that…
Divided by Race, United by Pain – Frank Bruni /NYT
Did a Fear of Slave Revolts Drive American Independence? Robert G. Parkinson / NYT
Barack Obama, the President of Black America ? Michael Eric Dyson / NYT
Trump’s special version of Jim Crow — for Muslims – Eugene Robinson / Wash Post
The Color Line : Stephen Curry’s prominence resurfaces issues of colorism among blacks – Michael Eric Dyson / The Undefeated
Donald Trump Is George Wallace’s Cynical Heir – Laurence Leamer / The Daily Beast
Donald Trump’s Contempt for the Rule of Law – The Editorial Board / NYT
Killing Dylann Roof – Ta-Nehisi Coates / The Atlantic
Bill O’Reilly’s making this up: His latest racial bloviating is just plain fiction – Chauncey Devega / Salon
Mr. Trump’s All-White Nostalgia Movement – Joy-Ann Reid / The Daily Beast
The Real Reason Why All The People Trump Wants To Put On The Supreme Court Are White – Ian Millhiser / Thinkprogress
This is how fascism comes to America – Robert Kagan / Wash Post
Make America Great Again for the People It Was Great for Already – Bryce Covert / NYT
Trump’s Asymmetric Warfare – Charles M. Blow / Wash Post
The invisible tax on teachers of color – U.S. Secretary of Education John King / Wash Post
The one thing rich parents do for their kids that makes all the difference – Emily Badger / Wash Post
Entitled, racist, bigoted, thugs: It is time to call Donald Trump supporters by their real names – Chauncey Devega / Salon
Farrakhan’s Grand Illusion – Jeet Heer / New Republic
Working-Class Heroes ( The 2016 Election) – Jelani Cobb / The New Yorker
Racism Is Real. Trump Helps Show It. – Jenee Desmond-Harris / NYT
Debate: Should White Supremacy Be Considered a Mental Illness? Anna Nti-Asare / Huff Post
Why Mass Incarceration Doesn’t Pay – Jason Furman and Douglas Holtz-Eakin / NYT
Why Is the Racial Wealth Gap Widening? And What Should Be Done to Reverse it? Robert Reich / Huff Post
Society Sees Me Differently When I Straighten My Hair – Stephanie Hines / Huff Post
By Opposing Obama, the Republicans Created Trump – Steve Rattner / NYT
If There’s a White President, Will There Finally Be a Black Agenda? Lauren Victoria Burke / The Root
Robert Reich: Voter Suppression Threatens All Americans / Salon / Video
The former secretary of labor sounds off on the dangers of voter ID laws like the one just implemented in Wisconsin. View the video here