National News
Wrongly denied funding, Black colleges are fighting back. By Kristopher J. Brooks / CBS News
Dr. Dre helping bring new school to Southern California. CBS News
The last known slave ship and the community founded by its survivors. By Anderson Cooper / CBS News
Attorney general announces actions to protect voting rights. By Clare Hymes and Grace Segers / CBS News
Family of Alton Sterling reaches $4.5 million settlement with Baton Rouge, years after police shooting. By Derek Hawkins / Wash Post
Pulitzer Board Recognizes Darnella Frazier For Recording George Floyd’s Murder. By Joe Hernandez / NPR
The USDA has discriminated against Black farmers for years. Can this legislation bring about change? By Ashlie D. Stevens / Salon
Morgan Freeman, professor donate $1 million to police reform center. By AP and USA Today
Meet the astronauts of color before NASA’s Artemis team. By Kristen Rogers / CNN
My grandparents were stolen from their families as children. We must learn about this history. By Deb Haaland / Wash Post
Descendants of Robert E. Lee and enslaved people unite for change. By CBS News
Understanding the Horror of Slavery Is Impossible. But a Simple Cotton Sack Can Bring Us Closer. By Rebecca Onion / Slate
How Interracial Marriage Became Legal In The U.S. By NPR
How Rosenwald schools transformed African-American education in the South. By Erica Davies / CBS News
Tenement Museum Makes Room for Black History. By Jennifer Schuessler / NYT
Critical race theory is a lens. Here are 11 ways looking through it might refine your view of history. By Eliott C. McLaughlin / CNN
Abrams’ Voting Rights Group Unveils Effort To Mobilize Millions Of Young Voters Of Color. By Nick Visser / HuffPost
Russell Moore delivers an unflinching indictment of the Southern Baptist Convention. By Kathleen Parker / Wash Post
How Kids Perceive Racism in the U.S., According to a New Study by Sesame Workshop. By Cady Lang / Yahoo News
Ron DeSantis Touts Education to Fight Antisemitism as Florida Seeks to Ban Critical Race Theory. By Daniel Villarreal / Newsweek
Virginia Will Have A Woman Of Color As Lieutenant Governor. By Daniel Marans /HuffPost
Top Biden Energy Nominee Testifies About How Minorities Are Harmed By U.S. Policy. By Ja’han Jones / HuffPost
Black female professors voice solidarity with journalist Nikole Hannah-Jones in UNC tenure showdown. By Nick Anderson and Joe Heim / Wash Post
Black appraisers call out industry’s racial bias and need for systemic change. By Safia Samee Ali / NBC News
America’s Lingering Problem With School Segregation. By Lauren Camera / U.S. News
Not far from Tulsa, a quieter but consequential correction of the historical record. By Charles Lane / Wash Post
