National News
Mary McLeod Bethune’s statue to replace Confederate figure at the Capitol. By Kynala Phillips / NBC News
Black Remembrance and Racial Violence in New Orleans. By Sowande’ M. Mustakeem / AAIHS
A hero finally receives his overdue recognition: The Medal of Honor. By Editorial Board / Wash Post
Greatest Generation’ survey on race, sex and combat during World War II runs counter to its wholesome image. By Michael E. Ruane / Wash Post
A Grim, Long-Hidden Truth Emerges in Art: Native American Enslavement. By Patricia Leigh Brown / NYT
Snoop Dogg calls for ‘peace in hip-hop’ amid string of rapper killing. By Deena Zaru / ABC News
North Carolina Black Santas bringing diversity to Christmas. By Chris Lumsden / GMA
As parents protest critical race theory, students fight racist behavior at school. By Tyler Kingkade / NBC News
Biden demands action on voting rights at South Carolina State University commencement. By Oren Oppenheim and Justin Gomez /ABC News
Senate Confirmed White Nominees More Quickly Than Nominees Of Color This Year. By Amanda Terkel / HuffPost
Black lawmakers threaten to cut off K St unless it diversifies. By Hailey Fuchs and Laura Barron-Lopez / Politico
McDonald’s To Pay Black Store Owner $33.5 Million To End Bias Suit. By AP and HuffPost
Daunte Wright case: Ex-cop Kim Potter weeps as she recalls fatally shooting Daunte Wright. By Ray Sanchez and Mallika Kallingai / CNN
Judge Clears Court Record Of Civil Rights Pioneer Claudette Colvin. By Jay Reeves / HuffPost
HBO’s Black and Missing documentary highlights a national crisis. By Jason Johnson / Slate
Offensive place names dot the American landscape. Efforts to change them are about to get a lot faster. By Karin Brulliard / Wash Post
How the Native American population in the US increased 87% says more about whiteness than about demographics. By Circe Sturm / The Conversation
Mayor-elect Adams taps Nassau County Chief of Detectives Keechant Sewell as next NYPD commissioner. By Robert Pozarycki / AMNY
There’s little racial diversity among financial regulators. By Khristopher J. Brooks / CBS News
Pandemic and racism in education lead more Black families to homeschooling. By Kyra Miles / NPR
Derek Chauvin pleads guilty to federal charges in Floyd’s death. By Amy Foriti / AP and USA Today
O.J. Simpson granted early release from parole on armed robbery conviction. By Scott Neuman / NPR
Black farmers have ‘been in survival mode.’ By Chandelis Duster and Janie Boschma /CNN
Slavery and Reconstruction-era violence still shape our legal system. By Tiffany Wright / USA Today
Georgia, South Carolina, and Alabama Keep Honoring Racists and Traitors. By Alan Singer / Daily Kos
The incredible story of William Leidesdorff, San Francisco’s Black founding father. By Benjamin Schneider / SFExaminer
