National News
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
Lawyers, race and money: Illinois’ messy weed experiment. By Shia Kapos / Politico
Urban heat islands in Atlanta highlight areas impacted by redlining. By Derek Van Dam and Haley Brink / CNN
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
