National News
Biden Has Chosen Ketanji Brown Jackson for a Reason. By Elie Mystal / The Nation
The Supreme Court takes on another Voting Rights Act case . By Carrie Jackson / NPR
Republicans pick Putin over democracy — and Rick Scott’s creepy blueprint for America shows why. By Amanda Marcotte / Salon
3 Former Officers Are Convicted of Violating George Floyd’s Civil Rights. By Tim Arango, Nicholas Bogel-Burroughs and Jay Senter / NYT
After decades of lobbying, supporters say they have the votes in the House to pass a reparations bill. By Emanuel Felton / Wash Post
Bomb Threats Are Roiling Historically Black Colleges and Universities. By Margaret Renkl / NYT
When A Prison Sentence Of 10 Years And 6 Months Turns Into Forever. By Jessica Schulberg / HuffPost
Black Social Gospel, Radical Politics, and Internationalism. By William Hogue / AAIHS
The antisemitism animating Putin’s claim to ‘denazify’ Ukraine. By Jason Stanley / The Guardian
Doug Emhoff highlights Black interfaith contributions as new project launches. By Adelle M. Banks / RNS
The historical truth about women burned at the stake in America? Most were Black. By Kali Nicole Gross / Wash Post
In 1871, Congress Crafted a Law to Break the Klan. Today, It’s Targeting Trump. By Pema Levy / Mother Jones
Many African American last names hold weight of Black history. By Julia Craven / NBC News
The Afro Latino who redefined how Black history is remembered. By Nicole Acevedo / NBC News
Louisiana Civil Rights Trail marks a long road to equality. By Andrea Sachs / Wash Post
Trayvon Martin’s Death Launched A Generation Of Activists That’s Still Fighting. By Phillip Jackson / HuffPost
Big majorities reject book bans – CBS News poll. By Fred Backus and Anthony Salvanto / CBS News
The Long Crusade of Clarence and Ginni Thomas. By Danny Hakim and Jo Becker / NYT
Biden interviews three Black women as potential supreme court picks. By Maya Yang / The Guardian
Biden admin’s goal to correct racial divide in infrastructure hits speed bumps. By Maura Barrett, Aliza Nadi and Douglas Forte / NBC News
Pregnancy-Related Deaths Increased During Pandemic, Disproportionately Affects Black People, According to Report. By Noah A. McGee / The Root
Native American Tribe Declares Emergency Over Missing And Murdered Women. By Gilllian Flaccus / HuffPost
Music, journalism, slang, swagger — the Black prophetic tradition is all around us. By Byron Wratee / NCR
Ethics in Designing Prisons. By David Tereshuchuk / Religion and Ethics
From new Christian right to Christian nationalism, part 2. By Mark Silk / Religion News
State v. Mann: Lydia’s Journey. By Sally Greene / AAIHS
