National News
UN Durban meeting on race skipped by US, UK and others. By Caitlin Hu / CNN
Rep. Karen Bass plans to announce run for mayor of Los Angeles. By Sean Sullivan and Tyler Pager / Wash Post
These families of missing Black people are frustrated with the lack of response to their cases. By Nicquel Terry Ellis / CNN
Blackness and Latinidad are not mutually exclusive. Here’s what it means to be Afro-Latino in America. By Amir Vera and Alexander Pineda / CNN
What slavery reparations from the federal government could look like. By P. R. Lockhart / NBC News
Louisiana state trooper charged in pummeling of Black man. By Jake Bleiberg and Jim Mustian / AP and Wash Post
In 1865, thousands of Black South Carolinians signed a 54-foot-long freedom petition. By Michael E. Ruane / Wash Post
Civil rights lessons from 1961 influence 2021. The fight is not over. By Nicole Carroll / USA Today
The Betrayal of Historically Black Colleges. By Katherine Mangan / The Chronicle of Higher Education
Remembering Virginia’s ‘Forgotten 14.’ By A. Donald McEachin / Wash Post
Historic Black cemetery buried below parking lot at center of legal dispute. By Erik Ortiz / NBC News
Bringing Black History to Life in the Great Outdoors. By James Edward Mills / NYT
The Latino family of Sylvia Mendez were pivotal in the desegregation fight. By Raul A. Reyes / NBC News
The ugly history behind those border agents chasing Haitian migrants on horseback. By Julia Craven / Slate
Bipartisan police reform talks crumble. By Marianne Levine and Nicholas Wu / Politico
New York’s Superstar Progressive Isn’t A.O.C. By Bret Stephens / NYT
Black Iowa police chief faces backlash after bringing change. By The AP and NBC News
Asian American lawmakers want quicker action from hate-crimes law. By David Nakamura / Wash Post
Mental health takes a toll on the incarcerated — and their families. By Patrice Gaines / NBC News
Teaching While Black Is Becoming a Fireable Offense. By Peter Greene / The Progressive
‘Transforming the Lives of Students’: FAMU Recognized as Highest-ranking Public HBCU Among Nation’s Top Schools for Third Consecutive Year. By Angelina Velasquez / Atlanta Black Star
Martin Luther King, Jr. and 1619. By Robert Greene II / AAIHS
Raphael Warnock, the freshman senator not playing it safe. By Perry Bacon Jr. / Wash Post
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
