National News
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
Flagship universities say diversity is a priority. But Black enrollment in many states continues to lag. By Lauren Lumpkin, Meredith Kolodner and Nick Anderson / Wash Post
VMI selects first Black superintendent as racial climate comes under scrutiny. By Ian Shapira / Wash Post
Restorative Justice in Indian Country. By Michelle Chen / Dissent
40 acres and a mule: How the first reparations for slavery were reversed. By DeNeen L. Brown / Wash Post
Documentary highlights Chinese Titanic survivors barred from U.S., erased from history. By Kimmy Yam / NBC News
From Emmett Till to Daunte Wright, the eerie ties among Black victims of violence. By Sydney Trent / Wash Post
Minnesota Is One of the Best Places to Live in America. Unless You’re Black. By Samuel L. Myers Jr. / NYT
House Legislation On Slavery Reparations Gets Committee Vote. By Juana Summers / NPR
Senate poised to advance rare bipartisan measure aimed at hate crimes against Asian Americans. By Paul Kane / Wash Post
Janelle Jones, Top Biden Labor Economist, Seeks Job Market That’s Fair For All. By Ayesha Rascoe / NPR
Biden’s pick for top civil rights post spars with Republicans over police funding. By David Nakamura / Wash Post
CDC studies find racial and ethnic disparities in Covid-19 hospitalizations, ER visits. By Naomi Thomas / CNN
