Important readings in #BlackLivesMatter | May 15, 2015 | Blog#42

May 17, 2015 Rima Regas Leave a comment

This is a selection of the articles I thought were most important this week on the topic of race and race relations.

My comment on #Douthat’s #Obama the Theologian

February 11, 2015 Rima Regas 7 Comments

I’m still thinking about the brouhaha that stemmed from our president’s talk at the National Prayer Breakfast, and I appreciated Ta-Nehisi Coates‘ take on this column by Ross Douthat. I thought I’d curate it, along with my comment.

Africana, Black Lives Matter

It’s Time for a New Multiracial, Cross-Class Movement | Talk Poverty

July 11, 2014 Rima Regas 1 Comment

African-Americans and white people struggled together during the civil rights era. We need that once again. By Peter Edelman Last week we celebrated the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the greatest and most important advance in civil rights legislation since Reconstruction. The week before we marked the horrible murders of James Chaney, Andrew Goodman, and … Continue reading It’s Time for a New Multiracial, Cross-Class Movement | Talk Poverty →

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Lonnie Bunch: America’s Moral Debt to African Americans | Smithsonian

June 10, 2014 Rima Regas Leave a comment

“Though the slavery question is settled, its impact is not. The question will be with us always. It is in our politics, our courts, on our highways, in our manner, and in our thoughts all the day, every day.” – Cornelius Holmes As a historian, I know slavery has left a deep scar on America. … Continue reading Lonnie Bunch: America’s Moral Debt to African Americans | Smithsonian →

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