This week for BuzzReads, Steve Knopper tells the forgotten story of a New Orleans boxer who fought for civil rights. Read that and these other stories from around BuzzFeed and the web.
Joe Dorsey’s Big Fight: How An Unknown Boxer Knocked Out Segregation In Louisiana — BuzzFeed
In 1955, an African-American boxer in New Orleans named Joe Dorsey sued the state of Louisiana for the right to fight against white opponents. What started out as a chance to advance his career wound up changing sports and culture in the state forever. Read it at BuzzFeed.
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‘Thinking of Ways to Harm Her’ — New York Times
A powerful series by Pam Belluck unpacking new findings to do with postpartum depression and related mental health issues. Read part one and part two at the New York Times.
Photograph by Leah Nash of the New York Times
Hospice, Inc. — Huffington Post
A sobering investigation into the for-profit hospice industry, which is booming, as are accusations of abuse and fraud. Ben Hallman reports. Read it at the Huffington Post .
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The Gonzo Option — National Journal
Marin Cogan profiles former Montana governor and 2016 Democratic hopeful Brian Schweitzer. "Now here comes a cowboy-politician who has wildly heterodox policy positions — hard-left on some issues, to the right on others — and a wild personality to match." Read it at the National Journal .
Photograph by Jason Lindsey for the National Journal
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