In a further reflection of a changing America (change meaning different not necessarily better), a weekly magazine dedicated to race-related content will launch June 22 and be distributed in the Washington Post, the Chicago Tribune, the Houston Chronicle, and other major newspapers. Called “RiseUp,” the publication will initially have a circulation of 4 million. Some worry that “RiseUp” is both an unfortunate title and that the publication is a big step in the wrong direction at a time of increasing polarization over race, and it could provoke greater racial tensions. The first issue’s cover story is entitled “Closing the Great Racial Divide” ironic for a magazine dedicated to a xenophobic view.

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