Opinion
Two Terrible Ideas, on Their Way to History’s Dustbin (Trickledown Economics and Colorblindness) – Felicia Wong and Dorian T. Warren / The Nation
Why Trump And The White Supremacist Alt-Right Are Threats To Democratic Values – And Our National Security – Robert Creamer / Huff Post
Harry Belafonte weighs in on Nate Parker and his new film – Mesfin Fekadu / Wash Post
“There was a market for white resentment”: Tim Wise on Trump, David Duke and the bigotry that’s risen from the shadows – Chauncey Devega / Salon
Read or listen: Interview with Tim Wise about what the Trump phenomenon portends for the future of U.S. politics. Read or listen here.
Trump’s Outreach to Black Voters Isn’t About Black Voters – Jamelle Bouie / Slate
Trump’s real endgame: A white nationalist media empire? Greg Sargent / Wash Post
Racial Politics After Obama – Brandon M. Terry / Dissent
What I Told My White Friend When He Asked For My Black Opinion On White Privilege – Lori Lakin Hutcherson / Huff Post
Why Blacks Loathe Trump – Charles M. Blow / NYT
So now Donald Trump is campaigning for the black vote. (Long, awkward pause.) Like so much of what Trump has said and done, this new…
Donald Trump Is Making America Meaner – Nicholas Kristof / NYT
Obama on Feminism: ‘When Everybody Is Equal, We Are All More Free’ – Jon Blistein / Rolling Stone
Black Activists Don’t Ignore Crime – Lisa L. Miller / NYT
Class in America and Donald Trump – Karin Kamp / Bill Moyers & Company
Historian Nancy Isenberg talks about why the GOP presidential nominee resonates with poor whites and what Bernie Sanders got wrong about this long-vilified group. Read…
Trump Reflects White Male Fragility – Charles M. Blow / NYT
We Need a Right-to-Vote Amendment – Jesse Jackson / NYT
The Real Reason White People Say ‘All Lives Matter’ – John Halstead / Huff Post
Virginia’s Century-Old Mentality on Race – The Editorial Board / NYT
Infused with the spirit of the black church, the Democrats became the party of optimism – Jamelle Bouie / Slate
North Carolina’s Voting Restrictions Struck Down as Racist – The Editorial Board / NYT
Who wins? Trump and the GOP’s doctrine of fear vs. Hillary and the Democrats’ hopeful and progressive vision – Chauncey Devega / Salon
Americans were given a choice during the conventions: Spend the next 4 years living in terror or embracing optimism. The Republican National Convention offered an…
Michael Eric Dyson vs. Eddie Glaude on Race, Hillary Clinton and the Legacy of Obama’s Presidency / Democracy Now
On Wednesday night, President Obama addressed the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia and implored the nation to vote for Hillary Clinton. As Obama seeks to…
America’s Rejection of the Politics of Barack Obama – Jedediah Purdy / The Atlantic
Last year, I predicted the GOP would nominate Trump — here is what will happen next – Chauncey Devega/ Salon
Is Donald Trump a Racist? Nicholas Kristof / NYT
The Grief That White Americans Can’t Share – Nicole Hannah-Jones / NYT Magazine
Who can now say the Republican party isn’t a vehicle of white power? Stephen W. Thrasher / The Guardian
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
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…