BuzzFeed News published a powerful essay by Karolina Waclawiak.

At ProPublica, an important report on policing in New York City.

Ilana Masad reviewed Adrian Tomine’s new book at NPR.

At The Nervous Breakdown, Bud Smith interviewed Mary South.

There’s a Sensation Machines playlist from Adam Wilson at Largehearted Boy.

Feel like reading an excerpt from Nathan Rabin’s Weird Al book?

Michael J. Seidlinger assembled a list of notable horror fiction by diverse writers.

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