Billionaires court Trump at Mar-a-Lago, his “center of the universe.” By Daria Solovieva / Salon
Why Trump’s Inauguration Falling on MLK Day is Painfully Ironic. By Allison Wiltz / Level
Louisiana: Racism Doesn’t Exist Anymore, So Let Us Racially Gerrymander. By Kate Riga / TPM
Race on Campus: Can colleges attract Latino students with colorblind strategies? By Fernanda Zamudio-Suarez / Chronicle of Higher Ed
Years after Floyd’s death, Minneapolis and DOJ agree to police changes. By David Nakamura / Wash Post
Elon Musk goes global with his playbook for political influence. By Cat Zakrzewski / Wash Post
The Voice of South Africa’s First Post-Apartheid Generation. By Lynsey Chutel / NYT
Massacre Upon Massacre: Haiti’s Bleak Spiral Into a Failed State. By David C. Adams and Frances Robles / NYT
These Black Celebs Are Now Ghanaian Citizens As African Nation’s ‘Year Of The Return’ Program Expands. By Nahlah Abdur-Rahman / Black Enterprise
Cardinal McElroy to face challenges in Trump’s Washington. By Brian Fraga / NCR
What People Get Wrong About Christian Women Who Voted for Trump. By Nina Martin / Mother Jones
Why Mike Johnson’s fake “Jefferson prayer” matters. By Amanda Marcotte / Salon
Not all insurrections are equal – for enslaved Americans, it was the only option. By Deion Scott Hawkins / The Conversation
How Hitler Dismantled a Democracy in 53 Days. By Timothy W. Ryback / The Atlantic
History’s Lessons on Anti-Immigrant Extremism. By Michael Luo / The New Yorker
Inside The Quest To Save America’s Oldest Incorporated Black Town Of Brooklyn, Illinois. By Nahlah Abdur-Rahman / Black Enterprise
Where to start with: Zora Neale Hurston. By Colin Grant / The Guardian
The History of The Isley Brothers. By Angela Johnson / The Root
Steph Curry and the NBA’s most confounding paradox. By Tim Keown / ESPN
Black coaching pioneer Tyrone Willingham wants success for Penn State’s James Franklin, Notre Dame’s Marcus Freeman. By William C. Rhoden / Andscape
Lamar Jackson isn’t just this season’s NFL MVP. He’s the MVP of an idea. By William C. Rhoden / Andscape
Coco Gauff earns statement win over Iga Świątek to lead the US to United Cup title. By Matias Grez / CNN
Presidents Expect Loyalty. Trump Demands Fealty. By John Bolton / NYT
