Quillette
How Social Justice Killed Anti-Racism
10 min · · One of the early signs of trouble for the British anti-racism movement was a tweet sent by Lee Jasper in April 2013, in which he declared that black people are incapable of being racist, and offered… · Shared by 6, including Rick Powell
Boston Review
What Does Black Lives Matter Want?
· On August 1 the Movement for Black Lives (M4BL), a coalition of over sixty organizations, rolled out “A Vision for Black Lives: Policy Demands for · Shared by 7, including Rick Powell
The New York Times
Opinion | How the N-Word Became Unsayable
10 min · · The evolution of the slur's use — and the taboo around it — tells a story about what our culture values. · Shared by 82, including Christina Hoff Sommers, Rick Powell, Glenn Greenwald, Michael Shermer, cecile noemie, Steven Pinker, Mathew Ingram
slowboring.com
Tema Okun's "White Supremacy Culture" work is bad
9 min · · Prestigious universities and worthy nonprofits shouldn't push nonsense · Shared by 17, including Andrew Sullivan, Rick Powell, David Weigel
The Atlantic
Inheritance
3 min · · A project about American history, Black life, and the resilience of memory · Shared by 31, including Ed Yong has left The Atlantic, Megan Ranney MD MPH 🌻, Clint Smith, Rick Powell, Robin Kwong, ExApologist, Jamil Smith جميل كريم
The Chronicle of Higher Education
Is It Ever OK to Enunciate a Slur in the Classroom?
· Shared by 10, including Rick Powell, Scott F. Kiesling
counterpunch.org
The Forgotten Black Heroes of 9/11: More Evidence of Discriminatory Denial
4 min · · These Black heroes of 9/11 valiantly battled terrorism. But the sacrifices of these Black heroes will receive no recognition during the commemorations · Shared by 4, including Rick Powell
Boston Review
The War on Critical Race Theory
12+ min · · Turning a blind eye to the realities of racial injustice, the highly orchestrated right-wing attacks cast a body of scholarship about race in the law as a great threat to American society. · Shared by 69, including Rick Powell, Steve Silberman, Jason Stanley, @ShannaPeeples@mastodon.nl, Philanthropy News Digest, Carly
The New Yorker
The Unknown History of Black Uprisings
7 min · · In a new book, the historian Elizabeth Hinton reveals that, in the late sixties and early seventies, there were hundreds of local rebellions against white violence and racial inequality. · Shared by 86, including Anita Hill, Rick Powell, Jason Stanley, Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor, Yale University, Felix M
Newsweek
Which riots matter? Tulsa and the race narrative
4 min · · There is of course nothing wrong with honoring the victims of the riots. Yet historical tragedies should not be used in the service of a political agenda that has a slanted perspective on American… · Shared by 5, including Rick Powell
Andrew Sullivan
Our Politics And The English Language
9 min · · What would Orwell say about our debased discourse? · Shared by 8, including Rick Powell
The Guardian
One year on, how George Floyd’s murder has changed the world
10 min · · The killing of Floyd by a white officer reflected a common history of violence against Black people that united protesters in a renewed global movement · Shared by 50, including Rick Powell, Minda Harts, Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor
Andrew Sullivan
Removing The Bedrock Of Liberalism
10 min · · What the "Critical Race Theory" debate is really about. · Shared by 14, including Matthias Lampe, Rick Powell, Dr Jordan B Peterson
nature
Craft an African American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act
10 min · · Universities and museums must catalogue the remains of Black Americans in their collections, and pause research pending consultation with descendant communities. · Shared by 16, including Rick Powell
manhattan-institute.org
The Social Construction of Racism in the United States
20+ min · · This paper begins with a version of Tocqueville’s paradox: at a time when measures of racist attitudes and behavior have never been more positive, pessimism about racism and race relations has… · Shared by 13, including Andrew Sullivan, David Weigel, Kelsey D. Atherton, now available on Bluesky, Rick Powell
The Guardian
The invention of whiteness: the long history of a dangerous idea
20+ min · · The long read: Before the 17th century, people did not think of themselves as belonging to something called the white race. But once the idea was invented, it quickly began to reshape the modern world · Shared by 340, including @grzewap@mastodon.social, Amicitia, Rick Powell, Faik Ersoy, Mkay, Steve Faulkner SteveFaulkner@mastodon.social, Ceferino Díaz, Jane, Anita Hill, DeLong🖖, Emmy van Deurzen☀️🌍 🌻🌹🌳🇪🇺🇫🇷🇳🇱🇬🇧🇺🇸⭐️, Rob Weinert-Kendt, Mike Monteiro, cisgendered male