National News
Kevin Merida Wants to Reinvent the ‘L.A. Times.’ By Joe Pompeo / Vanity Fair
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
Activists Hope a New Voting Rights Bill Might Finally Overcome the Senate Filibuster. By Grace Segers / TNR
Twitter Users Taunt ‘Biggest Loser’ Larry Elder After He Was Trounced In California Recall. By Ed Mazza / HuffPost
The Resilience of India Walton. By Raina Lopez / The Nation
Boston Mayor’s Race Narrows, With a Progressive in the Lead. By Ellen Berry / NYT
Black farm workers allege in federal lawsuit their former employer hired white laborers for higher pay. By The AP and NBC News
Former Minneapolis police officers charged with violating George Floyd’s civil rights plead not guilty. By Holly Bailey / Wash Post
Emily’s List Selects Laphonza Butler, First Woman Of Color, To Lead Organization. By Deepa Shivram / NPR
Senate Democrats Close To Agreement On Voting Rights Compromise. By Paul Blumenthal / HuffPost
Judge Blocks Florida’s GOP-Backed ‘Anti-Riot’ Law. By Curt Anderson / HuffPost
Louisiana Police Head Would Welcome A DOJ Probe Into Racial Profiling / NPR
Black Opioid Overdose Deaths Increasing Faster Than Whites, Study Finds. By Marisa Penaloza / NPR
Hunger rose for Latino and Black families in 2020 despite federal pandemic aid. By Reuters / NBC News
Minorities And Women In The Air Force Face Harassment And Bias, A Study Finds. By AP / NPR
The pandemic released a wave of anti-Asian hate. Now they’re fighting bias in their own pews. By Sarah Ngu / NBC News
Vice President Kamala Harris to visit Hampton to advocate for more focus on STEM. By Mia Berry / The Undefeated
Queen Elizabeth supports Black Lives Matter movement, says aide. By Jack Guy / CNN
Robert E. Lee was a stone-cold loser. By Dana Milbank / Wash Post
Where are the monuments to Confederate Gen. James Longstreet? By Stephen A. Holmes / CNN
Alphaeus Hunton: The Fight for Equality and Liberation during WWII. By Tony Pecinovsky / AAIHS
George W. Bush compares violent domestic extremists to 9/11 terrorists. By Sarah Elbeshbishi / USA Today
