Opinion
Racism Is Not a Historical Footnote. By Bill Russell / The Players Tribune
Trump’s White House says critical race theory is anti-American. Here’s the truth. By Laura Gomez / NBC News
Donald Trump relishes his role as a divider as he vows to be “vicious.” By Maeve Reston / CNN
Trump’s Fear of Black Competence. By Charles M. Blow / NYT
“What Kind of Society Are We Building?”: Durham DA Satana Deberry on Prosecuting Like a Progressive. By Jamilah King / Mother Jones
I Look White To Many. I’m Black. This Is What White People Say To Me. By Cheryl Green Rosario / HuffPost
Carrying a gun is white privilege now, too dangerous for Blacks like me. By Justin McFarlin / USA Today
The New Reconstruction: The United States has its best opportunity in 150 years to belatedly fulfill its promise as a multiracial democracy. By Adam Serwer / The Atlantic
The Armed Defenders of White Male Supremacy. By Ibram X. Kendi / The Atlantic
Why We Need More Close Interracial Friendships (And Why We’re Bad At Them). By Brittany Wong / HuffPost
Trump’s Kenosha visit and 2020 strategy echo fearmongering of racists like George Wallace. By The Rev. Dr. William Barber / NBC News
The Republican convention was an altar call at the Church of White Masculinity. By Eric McDaniel / Salon
Here’s Why It’s A Big Deal To Capitalize The Word ‘Black.’ By Brittany Wong / HuffPost
Trump, Vicar of Fear and Violence. By Charles M. Blow / NYT
Violence and Trump threats are unlikely to deter Portland protesters. By Darryl Robertson / Wash Post
Trump and his allies are redefining right-wing violence as “self-defense”: That’s a dark path. By Amanda Marcotte / Salon
How Latinos Can Win the Culture War. By Elizabeth Méndez Berry and Mónica Ramírez / NYT
The Inevitable Whitelash Against Racial Justice Has Started. By Elie Mystal / The Nation
What the Kenosha shooter tells us about Donald Trump’s America. By Chauncey DeVega / Salon
Jacob Blake’s police shooting highlights the hidden victims of police violence. By Dr. Rhea Boyd / NBC News
R.N.C. Rewrites Trump’s Racism — and America’s. By Charles M. Blow / NYT
Race Is Critical to the Field of International Relations. By Kelebogile Zvobgo and Meredith Loken / Foreign Policy
Nikki Haley, Bobby Jindal and on-and-off relationships with Indian American identity. By Sakshi Venkatraman / NBC News
Oregon Governor: ‘No Question’ Trump Is Ending Census Count Early To Erase Minority Voices. By Jennifer Bendery / Huff Post
The Shooting of Jacob Blake Is a Wake-Up Call. By David A. Graham / The Atlantic
GOP sees unrest in cities providing an opening with white voters. By David Lauter / LA Times
Nikki Haley tried to argue the U.S. isn’t racist — but she just proved the opposite point. By Cody Fenwick / Salon
Why they hate her: Kamala Harris, Black bodies and the white right. By Chauncey DeVega / Salon
How to Dismantle White Supremacy. By Barbara Smith / The Nation
Wilkerson’s Caste examines quests to maintain power. By Leonard Pitts Jr / Miami Herald
