National News
Researchers put a number to the lives lost due to Trump’s mishandling of the pandemic: 400,000. By Mark Summer / Daily Kos
Trump tried to defund DOJ peacemakers used to ‘repair race relations.’ By Kevin Johnson / USA Today
Pelosi Names D.C. National Guard Commander As New House Sergeant-At-Arms. By Barbara Sprunt / NPR
A Volunteer Army’s Mission: Vaccinate Black People in the Rural South. By Andrew Jacobs / NYT
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack says only 0.1 percent of Trump administration’s covid farm relief went to Black farmers. By Laura Reiley / Wash Post
Maryland to Pay Four Black Colleges $577 Million. By Douglas Belkin / WSJ
The Social Justice Purge at Idaho Colleges. By Michelle Goldberg / NYT
Evanston is the first U.S. city to issue slavery reparations. Experts say it’s a noble start. By Char Adams / NBC News
Ethnic studies pioneer Rudy Acuña on neoliberalism, Trump and the future of academia. By Jeff Biggers / Salon
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
