National News
Kamala Harris cements her place in Biden’s inner circle during a consequential week. By Kevin Liptak and Jasmine Wright / CNN
House Democrats Pass Bill To Make D.C. The 51st State. By Barbara Sprunt / NPR
With Trump’s backing, Walker freezes Senate GOP field in Georgia. By Alex Rogers and Manu Raju / CNN
Troy Carter wins Louisiana special election in blow to progressives. By Ally Mutnick / Politico
Some Right-Wing Troops Find Themselves Targeted by Their Own War Machine. By Mike Giglio / The Intercept
Amid racial reckoning, National Park Service recognizes new Underground Railroad sites. By Michelle Stoddart / ABC News
The Forgotten Black Panthers. By Santi Elijah Holley / The Nation
Hollywood Is Leaving Money On The Table By Not Prioritizing Diversity, New Study Shows.By Marina Fang / HuffPost
How to confront systemic racism? Heed the call of Martin Luther King. By Michael Gerson / Wash Post
Teen Girl Killed By Columbus Police On Afternoon Of Chauvin Verdicts. By Dominique Mosbergen / HuffPost
What you need to know about the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act. By Al Tompkins / Poynter
A violent police encounter in Virginia is a reminder of the anti-Black racism Latinos must fight. By Julio Ricardo Varela / Wash Post
Inside the Democratic strategy to expand voting rights state by state. By Liz Crampton / Politico
Black women are gaining political power in US cities. By Nicquel Terry Ellis / CNN
Before the Civil War, New Orleans Was the Center of the U.S. Slave Trade. By Joshua D. Rothman / Smithsonian Magazine
Archaeologists find Maryland site of home where Harriet Tubman’s father once lived. By Mitchell McCluskey and David Williams / CNN
Celebrating emancipation as we fight for representation. By Stasha Rhodes / Wash Post
American Journalism’s Role in Promoting Racist Terror. By Channing Gerard Joseph / The Nation
We Are Constantly Reproducing Anti-Asian Racism. By Mae Ngai / The Atlantic
Chauvin Verdict: Convicted in the Killing of George Floyd. By David A. Graham / The Atlantic
Black Leaders Warn Of Fallout If Derek Chauvin Acquitted: By Jemina McEvoy / Forbes
Chicago Releases Video Of Police Fatally Shooting 13-Year-Old Adam Toledo. By Sanjana Karanth /HuffPost
Republicans, Saying the Quiet Part Loud, Discuss Plans for “Anglo-Saxon” Traditions Caucus. By Pema levy / Mother Jones
Merrick Garland rolls back Trump-era restrictions on forcing local police reforms. By David Nakamura / Wash Post
Florida Senate passes controversial ‘anti-riot’ bill pushed in wake of Black Lives Matter protests. By Dartunorro Clark / NBC News
U.S. Suicides Declined Over All in 2020 but May Have Risen Among People of Color. By Roni Caryn Rabin /NYT
