Andrew McCanse Wright (Savannah): Rated Progress: Robert F. Kennedy and the Desegregation of the 1951 Ralph J. Bunche Lecture. New research could change our understanding of the origins of residential segregation. With the murder of Malcolm X, the Selma-to-Montgomery march, and the passage of the Voting Rights Act, 1965 was a pivotal year in American history — what lessons does it hold for America in 2015? Shana Bernstein on how anti-Semitism in modern America could fuel cross-racial unity. Chas Danner on how Eric Holder has become a “black political superhero”. Bruce A. Green (Fordham): Legal Discourse and Racial Justice: The Urge to Cry “Bias!” Ronald Turner (Houston): The Way to Stop Discrimination on the Basis of Race. Guy-Uriel E. Charles (Duke) and Luis E. Fuentes-Rohwer (Indiana): Race, Federalism, and Voting Rights. Cristian Farias on how Edward Blum, the unlikely race-blind mastermind who’s teeing up the Roberts Court, just scored again (and more). Stop treating black voters like they vote only based on race. Issac Bailey on confronting racism in the Age of Obama: After America elected its first black president, an African-American newspaper columnist found himself forced to defend his work. An American kidnapping: To understand race in the U.S. today, it's Kalief Browder's story, not Rachel Dolezal's, that really matters. Black Americans now see race relations as nation’s most important problem.
Thugs and terrorists have attacked black churches for generations: The Charleston, South Carolina, shooting spree is the latest assault on these symbols of the African American community. Fox News: Charleston shooting is an attack on faith, not race — calls for pastors to arm themselves. Is this shooting in Charleston, South Carolina an act of terrorism? Why recognizing the Charleston Church shooting as an act of racially motivated terrorism is only the first step. Government of state flying pro-slavery Confederate flag at statehouse can’t fathom motives of white terrorist. Siva Vaidhyanathan: “So here is the thing, @nikkihaley. Lowering the confederate flag to half mast is not actually respectful”. Dylann Roof had Confederate plates — here’s why the rebel flag still flies in South Carolina. The Supreme Court just dealt the Confederate flag a blow. Accentuating the irrationality of the Charleston news, the paper puts an ad for a gun shop on the front page today.
