The Republican Party, Mr. Scott told reporters, is “not doing a very good job of avoiding the obvious potholes on race in America.”
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The Heavy Burden of Teaching My Son About American Racism | The Atlantic
If my black child has to learn that society will hate him, he should hear about it from someone who unconditionally loves him.
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Man who challenged Kroger shooting suspect says ‘I cherish every day’ | Courier Journal
“Nowhere is safe, so that now just leaves me with always keeping my head on a swivel,”
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Remembering Birmingham’s ‘Dynamite Hill’ Neighborhood | NPR
Long before the Civil Rights marches of 1963 thrust Birmingham, Ala. into the national spotlight, black families along one residential street were steadily chipping away at Jim Crow segregation laws — and paying a price for it.
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The Religion of Whiteness Becomes a Suicide Cult | The New York Times
A wounded and swaggering identity geopolitics puts the world in grave danger.
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At 98, the Army Just Made Him an Officer: A Tale of Racial Bias in World War II | The New York Times
“Decades have gone by and there hadn’t been a measure of basic fairness, of basic justice that was brought to bear,”… “We owe him this commission.”
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He Was ‘Socializing’ With a White Woman—Then Ended Up Dead | Daily Beast
In 1983, Timothy Coggins was found dead and disfigured after being dragged behind a truck and fatally stabbed more than 30 times. One of his accused killers was convicted Tuesday.
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Library Group Removes ‘Little House’ Author’s Name From Award For Racist Themes | Colorlines
The Association for Library Service to Children renamed the Laura Ingalls Wilder Award in response to long-standing complaints about her books’ treatment of Indigenous and Black people.
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Natives: Race and Class in the Ruins of Empire by Akala – Review | The Guardian
In a powerful, polemical narrative, the rapper charts his past and the history of black Britain
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The Racist Trope That Won’t Die | The New York Times
The toxically racist ape characterization has been pushed to the margins of the public square.
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