- Detention of migrant children has skyrocketed to highest levels ever. New York Times
- Nearly 3,000 people died in the aftermath of Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico. President Donald Trump denied this reality as a hurricane barrels toward the Carolinas. CNN
- Eric Trump makes anti-Semitic comments in reference to Bob Woodward’s new book about his father’s White House. HuffPost
- Trump administration transferred $9.8 million from FEMA to ICE. NPR
- Donald Trump allegedly ordered an architect not to include braille in Trump Tower elevator panels because “no blind people” would live in his building. Newsweek
- California transit agency allows ad from Holocaust denial group. The Guardian
- Meg K. Guliford: “Even progressive academics can be racist. I’ve experienced it firsthand.” Washington Post
- Unprecedented mass denials from a U.S. asylum program leave Christians from Iran stranded in Vienna. LA Times
- A far-right party with Nazi roots could sweep to power in Sweden. Daily Beast
- As months pass in Chicago shelters, immigrant children contemplate escape, even suicide. ProPublica
- Questions remain after Dallas cop charged for fatally shooting Black man in his home. Rolling Stone
- Florida schools in anti-bullying program ban dreadlocks and ‘progressive’ hairstyles. HuffPost
- Trump administration cuts $25 million in aid for Palestinians in East Jerusalem hospital. NBC News
- Australian newspaper defies criticism, reprints Serena Williams ‘racist’ cartoon. Times Live
- VIDEO: More than four years later, Flint crisis continues. MSNBC
- Two Republican congressmen hobnob with an alleged Holocaust denier. Again. Mother Jones
- As nearly a million people hit the road before Hurricane Florence nears the coast, 934 inmates and as many as 119 prison staff were ordered to stay behind despite a mandatory evacuation. The State
- Twitter thread on institutional racism. @MimZWay
- The San Francisco-based chapter of the Anti-Defamation League issued a community security advisory after anti-Semitic fliers by a far-right group were found posted at or near five East Bay synagogues. J. Weekly
- The Republican approach to voter fraud: lie. New York Times
AND NOW FOR SOME GOOD NEWS
Obama’s full speech on the state of American democracy
3 models with disabilities grace the covers of teen vogue’s September issue
She made the discovery, but a man got the Nobel. A half-century later, she’s won a $3 million prize.
Black Couple Creates Mural For Mississippi School Renamed After Barack Obama
As NFL Season Kicks Off, Civil and Human Rights Group Supports Those Who #KneelAgainstInjustice
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