Raphael Warnock, the freshman senator not playing it safe. By Perry Bacon Jr. / Wash Post
Elise Stefanik’s ‘Hateful Rhetoric’ Ripped In Stinging Editorial By Hometown Newspaper. By Lee Moran / HuffPost
How Latinos are growing and reshaping the United States. By Suzanne Gamboa and Nicole Acevedo / NBC News
Minnesota Supreme Court Allows The Ballot Question On Changing The Minneapolis Police. By AP and NPR
Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas delivers speech at Notre Dame. By Carlay Lanich / South Bend Tribune
Larry Elder tried his own Big Lie. He did Democrats — and democracy — a favor. By Will Wilkinson / Wash Post
Why the Culture Wars in Schools Are Getting Worse Than Ever Before. By Jonathan Zimmerman / Politico
How reparations can be paid through school finance reform. By Preston Green III and Bruce Baker / The Conversation
Lawyers, race and money: Illinois’ messy weed experiment. By Shia Kapos / Politico
Urban heat islands in Atlanta highlight areas impacted by redlining. By Derek Van Dam and Haley Brink / CNN
Kevin Merida Wants to Reinvent the ‘L.A. Times.’ By Joe Pompeo / Vanity Fair
Brain scans of Black women who experience racism show trauma-like effects, putting them at higher risk for future health problems. By Sierra Carter / The Conversation
Why Has Black Enrollment Fallen at an Elite Southern University? By Drake Pooley / NYT
Some Asked, ‘Does Chattanooga Need a Lynching Memorial?’ By Chris Moody / NYT
Digital records from 19th Century give Black families a glimpse of their ancestry. By Curtis Bunn / NBC News
Northam was right to grant clemency to the Martinsville Seven. He should extend it to the living, too. By Molly Gill / Wash Post
Alabama Begins Removing Racist Language From Its Constitution. By Tariro Mzezewa /NYT
Pauli Murray Should Be a Household Name. A New Film Shows Why. By Melena Ryzik / NYT
The Rich History of Black Westerns Enters a New Era. By Chris Vognar / NYT
She Changed Black Literature Forever. Then She Disappeared. By Imani Perry / NYT
‘Buena Vista Social Club’ at 25: Memories of Memories. By Isabelia Herrera, Jon Pareles and Giovanni Russonello / NYT
Meet the soul serenaders of September: Otis Redding, Barry White, Brook Benton, and Ray Charles. By Denise Oliver Velez / Daily Kos
Cynthia Erivo, up for an Emmy for playing Aretha Franklin, releases a stellar debut album. By Melissa Ruggieri / USA Today
