Reading List #18 (Patreon)

In addition to the six following linked articles, I've attached a few interesting scholarly article pdfs in various topics. A few are from college, but some are related to Angry Black Girl or upcoming projects. 

1) Signing Off on Signing Credit Card Receipts (Danny Hakin) 4/14/18

Contains a pretty interesting yet concise history of the signature. 

Read Length: Short

2) How Scholars Sustained White Supremacy (Donald Yacouone)

Absolutely loved this thorough history of textbooks and racism. 

Read Length: Medium

3) 25-Year-Old Textbooks and Holes in the Ceiling: Inside America’s Public Schools (Josephine Sedgwick) 4/16/18

Read Length: Short (Mostly pictures)

4) The Inheritance of Poverty: It's All About The Men (Scott Winship, Richard V Reeves, Katherine Guyot) 3/22/18

This caused a bit of controversy on twitter when it hit the timeline about a month ago. Why? Researchers are claiming that marriage doesn't help improve social mobility for black women. But this is because of the systematic barriers placed in front of black men.

Read Length: Long

5) Here Are The House Races Where Sinclair Broadcast's Propaganda Could Have The Biggest Impact (Jason Johnson)

I'm glad somebody's connecting the dots.

Read Length: Medium