1. Hollywood’s diversity problem goes beyond “Selma.” Asian and Latino stories and faces are missing.
By Jose Antonio Vargas and Janet Yang in the Los Angeles Times
2. Shifting the narrative away from religion is key to defeating ISIS.
By Dean Obeidallah in the Daily Beast
3. Innovation alone won’t fix social problems.
By Amanda Moore McBride and Eric Mlyn in the Chronicle of Higher Education
4. When the Ebola epidemic closed schools in Sierra Leone, radio stepped in to fill the void.
By Linda Poon at National Public Radio
5. The racial wealth gap we hardly talk about? Retirement.
By Jonnelle Marte in the Washington Post

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