National News
Let’s Talk About Race like Believers, Not Babel-ers. By Timothy Muehlhoff / Christianity Today
Kendrick Lamar’s new album reminds us that even prophets are fallible. By Andre Henry/RNS
Why Slavery is So Hard to Teach in Schools. By Giulia Heyward / Capital B
Racism, policing, politics and violence: How America in 2022 was shaped by 1964. By Robert S. Mcelvaine / Salon
Alethia Tanner Day honors enslaved woman who bought her freedom. By Omari Daniels / Wash Post
House passes protection for same-sex, interracial marriages with bipartisan support. By Marianna Sotomayor , Leigh Ann Caldwell and Paul Kane / Wash Post
Fake news speaks many languages, but it’s particularly fond of Spanish. By Lizette Alvarez / Wash Post
Philadelphia reaches a ‘devastating’ 300 homicides for the year. By Emily Shapiro / ABC News
Relatives of Breonna Taylor and Jacob Blake Went to Ohio to Protest. Then the Cops Came After Them. By Samantha Michaels / Mother Jones
Pro-Israel hardliners spend millions to transform Democratic primaries. By Chris McGreal / The Guardian
Senate Confirms Michelle Childs To Powerful D.C. Circuit Court Of Appeals. By Jennifer Bendery / HuffPost
After 246 years, Marines set for their first Black four-star general. By Rachel Chason and Dan Lamothe / Wash Post
The Gospel and All That Jazz. By Joy Marie Clarkson / Christianity Today
SCOTUS and the Catholic Authoritarian Vanguard. By Piotr H. Kosicki / The Nation
Excavation of graves begins at site of colonial Black church. By Ben Finley / Religion News
Emmett Till’s Chicago home will get historic preservation funds. By AP and NPR
When Tribal Nations Expel Their Black Members. By Philip Deloria / New Yorker
Roads and race: Black, Hispanic pedestrians in US face more danger. Celina Tebor and Maria Aguilar / USA Today
Asian American Student Success Isn’t a Problem. By Jay Caspian Kang / NYT
1 in 3 U.S. students attend a racially segregated public school, government watchdog says. By Zachary Schermele / NBC News
Florida university removes some anti-racism statements, worrying faculty. By Susan Svrluga / Wash Post
Emmett Till’s family rebuts claims in accuser’s recently leaked memoir. By Elisha Fieldstadt / NBC News
Muhammed Aziz, man exonerated for Malcolm X assassination, sues City of New York for $40 million. By Lauren del Valle / CNN
‘Pivotal Moment’: Statue of Mary McLeod Bethune Is the First Black Figure In U.S. Capitol’s National Statuary Hall State Collection. By Nyamekye Daniel / Atlanta Black Star
Jan. 6 hearings: A national civics lesson on the dangers of fascism. By Chauncey Devega / Salon
Detroit limits use of cash bail, aiming to relieve racial inequality. By Aaron Morrison / Christian Science Monitor
