#sundayread for April 19, 2020
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My picks for #sundayread for April 19, 2020:
- I listened to @D_Shariatmadari’s “Don’t Believe a Word: The Surprising Truth About Language.” It was OK, a little dry on a subject I usually find fascinating.
[aff. link] https://amzn.to/3evTTyV - State: More than half of Alabama #COVID19 deaths are among black people. By @byChipBrownlee.
National: COVID-19 is disproportionately taking black lives. By @FabiolaCineas.
(via @andreperryedu) #coronavirus - Why hasn’t Alabama expanded Medicaid for the #coronavirus pandemic?
@SarahWhitesK oditschek
#COVID19 - Ten years ago this week, what were our #sundayread recommendations?
https://bit.ly/39GXdnj - What Happens to Inmates When They Leave the Most Intense Prison in America
By @Keegan_Hamilton
(h/t @Longreads) - Did Venus Williams @Venuseswilliams Ever Get Her Due?
By @LizWeil
(h/t @Longreads) - Flashback: Blogging fear: Topics worth reading
- Their Family Bought Land One Generation After Slavery. The Reels Brothers Spent 8 Years in Jail for Refusing to Leave It.
By @LizziePresser
(h/t @Longreads) - What I Wish I’d Known About Sexual Assault in the Military
By Sandra Sidi
(h/t @Longreads) - Flashback: 10 years ago, J.T.’s run on “Survivor: Heroes vs. Villains” comes to an end.
- Examining Tara Reade’s @ReadeAlexandra Sexual Assault Allegation Against @JoeBiden
By Lisa Lerer @llerer and Sydney Ember @melbournecoal
#MeToo - .@FoxNews Set the Stage for America’s Poor #Coronavirus Response
By Justin Peters @justintrevett
#COVID19 - Behind Trump’s Failure on #Coronavirus
By @EricLiptonNYT, David E. @SangerNYT, Maggie Haberman @maggieNYT, Michael D. Shear @shearm, @MarkMazzettiNYT and @JulianBarnes
#COVID19 - Twelve Words
Brian Trapp @btrapperkeeper
(h/t @Longreads)
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- All tweets for April 19 #sundayread
- The latest #sundayread tweets
- More #sundayread recommendations from me