National News
The Catholic Church is increasingly diverse – and so are its controversies. By Mathew Schmatz / The Conversation
Small Evangelical College Stands Out for Diversity. By David Roach / Christianity Today
Conference on slave rebellions offers in-depth way to teach history some don’t want in schools. By Curtis Bunn / NBC News
Navy should rename warship that honors Confederate victory, commission recommends. By Lara Seligman / Politico
Philadelphia man completes over 400-mile walk along the Underground Railroad in honor of Harriet Tubman. By Claretta Bellamy / NBC News
Jackson Mayor: Federal Infrastructure Funding ‘Insufficient’ To Address City’s Water System Problems. By Olafiminan Oshin / The Hill
Harris On Voting Rights: ‘Everything Is On The Line In These Elections In Just Less Than Two Months.’ By Chloe Folmar / The Hill
DC Mayor Declares Public Emergency Over Migrant Arrivals From Arizona And Texas. By Sonnet Swire / CNN
Daring To Speak Up About Race In A Divided School District. By Daniel Bergner / NYT
How has affirmative action shaped higher education? The Supreme Court might ban it for good. By Tiffany Cusaac-Smith / USA Today
Bernard Shaw, CNN’s Lead Anchor For 20 Years, Dies At 82. By Richard Sandomir / NYT
Religion And Samuel Alito’s Time Bomb. By Andrew Koppelman / The Hill
What Church Splits Can Teach Us About a Dividing America. By Russell Moore / Christianity Today
Christian Nationalism Is Getting Written Out Of The Story Of January 6. By Joyce Dalsheim And Gregory Starett / The Conversation
Black Historians Know There’s No Such Thing As Objective History. By Keisha N. Blain / New Republic
New Jersey Hopes To ‘Elevate The Stories Of Black New Jerseyans’ With The Black Heritage Trail. By Claretta Bellamy / NBC News
U.S. Changes Names Of Places With Racist Term For Native Women. By Mead Gruver / HufPost
The Culture War Is Chasing Teachers Away, Leaving Kids Shortchanged. By Nathalie Baptiste / HuffPost
FBI File Shows Bureau Kept Tabs On Aretha Franklin’s Activism, A Common Focus During The Civil Rights Era. By Eliott C. McLaughlin / CNN
Esther Cooper Jackson, Early Activist For Civil Rights, Dies At 105. By Emily Langer / Wash Post
Walker downplays racism in historic Georgia Senate campaign while casting Warnock as divisive. By Marc Caputo and Henry J. Gomez / NBC News
Jim Crow lives again: Florida and Mississippi turn back the clock on voting rights. By David Daley / Salon
FEMA Director Says It’s ‘Too Early’ To Tell When Jackson Will Have Clean Water Again. By Sanjana Karanth / HuffPost
The Environmental Injustices of Coke Plants in Birmingham, AL By Max Blau / Propublica
A Black protester voiced anger at police in South Carolina. She got 4 years in prison. By AP and NPR
Barack and Michelle Obama make first joint return to the White House for unveiling of official portraits. By Maegan Vazquez / CNN
