Opinion
Were black voters bamboozled by Russia? It’s nowhere near that simple. By Chauncey DeVega / Salon
FIRST STEP Act must be a stepping stone to much more aggressive reform. By Inimai Chettiar and Ames Grawert / USA Today
Lebron Concludes NFL Owners Have a ‘Slave Mentality’, NFL Owners Dispute This Notion By Demonstrating Exactly That. By Jay Connor / The Root
It’s time to face the facts: Racism is a national security issue. By Gwen Ifill / Wash Post
Russia and Republicans attempt to suppress black vote, but Russians are slicker. By Joe Davidson / Wash Post
I’m for Affirmative Action. Can You Change My Mind? Gary Gutting / NYT
This is what an antiracist America would look like. How do we get there? Ibram X. Kendi / The Guardian
Bush Made Willie Horton an Issue in 1988, and the Racial Scars Are Still Fresh – Peter Baker / NYT
Sins of the Fathers: The Confederacy was built on slavery. How can so many Southern whites still believe otherwise? Paul Duggan / Wash Post
Facebook’s Diversity Problem, and Ours -Toure’ / The Daily Beast
America Is Racist. So What Do We Do Now? Activist Lawyer Bryan Stevenson Has Some Answers – Mary Kaye Schilling / Newsweek
The United States Is Becoming a Two-Tiered Country With Separate and Unequal Voting Laws – Ari Berman / Mother Jones
Mike Espy lost his Mississippi Senate bid. But the discussions about racism can change things for the better – Donna Ladd / NBC News
Cindy Hyde-Smith Is Teaching Us What Segregation Academies Taught Her – Noliwe Rooks / NYT
Black Republicans Are the Only GOP Officials Who Seem Bothered by Racism – Jemelle Bouie / Slate
Is History Being Too Kind to George H.W. Bush? – David Greenberg / Politico
Why racist politics appeals to white women, explained by American history – Anna North / Vox
The GOP is now the party of neo-Confederates – Max Boot / Wash Post
The ‘Good Guy With the Gun’ Is Never Black – Jamil Smith / Rolling Stone
‘White supremacy’ is really about white degeneracy – Keith Kahn-Harris
Theaters are filled with films telling black stories. It’s about time – Ann Hornaday / Wash Post
Trump’s Racism Doesn’t Have To Be A Political Strategy. Sometimes It’s Just Racism – Ja’han Jones / Salon
Why bigotry is a public health problem – Ronald W. Pies / The Conversation
2020 Democrats are dramatically changing the way they talk about race – Alex Thompson / Politico
Can a Republican Lose in Mississippi? Alex Shephard / The New Republic
Going Native: Reasons to Be Thankful – Mark Anthony Rolo / The Progressive
