National News
Georgia voting: Why these slave narratives compiled after the Civil War are more relevant than ever. By Eva Rothenberg / CNN
The Life and Work of Mary Church Terrell. By Malaurie Pilatte / AAIHS
Sure, erase the names of history’s racists. That won’t undo their messes. By Noam Cohen / Wash Post
These two photos from the Georgia Capitol reveal what the state’s new voting law is all about. By John Blake / CNN
Nearly half of Americans think Black people face a lot of discrimination, survey says. By By Leah Asmelash / CNN
Democrats, Republicans clash over D.C. statehood effort. By Rebecca Shabad / NBC News
Black Immigrants Matter. By Jack Herrera / The Nation
Oakland will give low-income families of color $500 per month, mayor announces. By Maria Morava and Scottie Andrew / CNN
Data Reveals Significant Racial Disparities in School Reopening. By Lauren Camera / U.S. News
Meisha Porter is the first Black woman chancellor of NYC schools – here are the challenges she will face. By Stanley S. Litow / The Conversation
Latinos, youth of color make up very few of paid congressional interns. By Cynthia Silva / NBC News
Kim Janey Becomes First Woman And Person Of Color To Be Boston Mayor. By Steve LeBlanc / AP and HuffPost
Virginia must preserve places of African American valor. By Alfonzo Lopez and Lamont Bagby / Wash Post
“We are complicit”: Only some churches are offering real reparations and repentance for slavery. By Ashlie D. Stevens / Salon
Atlanta Shooting and America’s Legacy of Anti-Asian Violence. By Cady Lang / Time
Atlanta shootings see Asian, Black, Americans take on white supremacy. By Marc Ramirez / USA Today
Poll: 1 in 4 Americans has seen Asians blamed for COVID-19. By Susan Page and Sarah Elbeshbishi / USA Today
‘This Is Jim Crow in New Clothes.’ Senator Raphael Warnock’s first speech on the Senate floor brought the past into the present. By Jamelle Bouie / NYT
In City After City, Police Mishandled Black Lives Matter Protests. By Kim Barker, Mike Baker and Ali Watkins / NYT
Your Home’s Value Is Based on Racism. Wherever they choose to buy, Black people are penalized by white preferences. By Dorothy A. Brown / NYT
Seizing the moment to revive an historically Black college. By Janet Lorin / Bloomberg and Al Jazeera
A Powerful New Framing of America’s First Civil Rights Movement. By Jennifer Szalai / NYT
144 Years After His Death, Nathan Bedford Forrest Still Rules Tennessee Politics. By Matt Shuham / TPM
Amalgamated Bank becomes the first major US bank to endorse reparations. By Ramishah Maruf / CNN
U.S. Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield gives powerful speech at U.N.: “I know the ugly face of racism.” By Pamela Falk / CBS News
We are not leaving’: Sewanee’s first Black leader helps propel a racial reckoning at university. By Nick Anderson / Wash Post
