Via Show About Race.  OUR NATIONAL CONVERSATION ABOUT CONVERSATIONS ABOUT RACE Co-discussants Anna Holmes, Baratunde Thurston, Raquel Cepeda and Tanner Colby host a lively multiracial, interracial conversation about the ways we can’t talk, don’t talk, would rather not talk, but intermittently, fitfully, embarrassingly do talk about culture, identity, politics, power, and privilege in our pre-post-yet-still-very-racial America. This show is “About Race.” … Read More

Via The New York Times.  1619 Podcast An audio series on how slavery has transformed America, connecting past and present through the oldest form of storytelling. “1619” is a New York Times audio series, hosted by Nikole Hannah-Jones, that examines the long shadow of American slavery. Listen to the episodes below, or read the transcripts … Read More

Via Harvard Business Review.  U.S. Businesses Must Take Meaningful Action Against Racism by  Laura Morgan Roberts and Ella F. Washington The United States is in crisis. As we write this article, videos of racial violence and racist threats toward Black people in America flood social and news media channels. Public demonstrations against injustice are happening in … Read More

Via The Marshall Project. Before George Floyd’s Death, Minneapolis Police Failed to Adopt Reforms, Remove Bad Officers The department allows officers to use choke holds barred in other cities. As video footage of George Floyd’s last moments circulated this week, many watched in shock and revulsion. The 46-year old black man died Monday, pleading for … Read More