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1. The San Francisco Chronicle hails the new head of the NAACP, Benjamin Jealous, and analyses how his election is the harbinger of a new wave of Black leaders - those not from the churches or the civil rights movement.
2. As pressure grows to unify the divided Democratic party, Slate.com explainshow the historical experience -  particularly the JFK-LBJ 1960 campaign - supports the idea of a unified Clinton-Obama ticket.
3. Two Clinton-era laws that regulated adoption, making it illegal for adoption agencies to consider the race of the babies under their care, are being closely examined, says the Chicago Tribune. This follows the release of a report that reveals unexpected consequences that suggests that the laws are not benefiting minority babies, as they were expected to do.
4. Problematic lending practices to subprime customers have caused hundreds of African-American neighbourhoods across the country to lose value precipitously and slide into urban decay. Newsweek investigates one such case in Cleveland.
5. A truly puzzling form of discrimination is highlighted by the Washington Post. A new survey of medical practitioners reveals that doctors in intensive-care units are less likely to discuss prognoses and how to manage end-of-life care with African-American families than with those of other races. Continue reading