National News
John Brown was a violent crusader, but he blazed a moral path that the cautious Lincoln followed to end slavery. By Adam Seagrave / The Conversation
One of the oldest Black churches in US uncovered in Williamsburg, Virginia. By Craig Melvin / Today
PBS’ ambitious & fraught “Black Church” takes a tour of America’s complex history, music and faith. By Melanie McFarland / Salon
A Black Soldier’s Heroism, Overlooked in 1965, May Finally Be Lauded in 2021. By Dave Phillipps / NYT
In Georgia, a New District Attorney Starts Circling Trump and His Allies. By Danny Hakim and Richard Fausset / NYT
Pentagon appoints adviser for Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin on diversity. By Alex Ward / Vox
Latino Republican Senators Cruz, Rubio and the backing of Trump’s caudillo playbook. By Suzanne Gamboa / NBC News
GOP freshmen of color eyeing Dem-dominated minority caucuses. By Melanie Zanona and Sarah Ferris / Politico
As attacks against Asian Americans spike, advocates call for action to protect communities from hate. By Harmeet Kaur / CNN
Biden’s vaccine push runs into distrust in the Black community. By Cleve R. Wootson Jr. and Frances Stead Sellers / Wash Post
This Organization Fights For Black Girls Targeted By Overpolicing And School Pushout. By Kimberley Richards / HuffPost
He joined the Freedom Rides of the ’60s for what he thought would be a weekend. It turned out to be two years. By Rachel Hatzipanagos / Wash Post
Renowned as a Black liberator, Harriet Tubman was also a brilliant spy. By DeNeen L. Brown / Wash Post
Texas and the Racist Machinery of Death. By Jordan Smith / The Intercept
You probably haven’t heard of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson. That’s going to change. By Ruth Marcus / Wash Post
Alabama university removes Wallace name from building. By AP and ABC News.
How Enslaved People Found A Pathway to Self-discovery. By Tyler Perry / AAIHS
Prince Hall, American Revolutionary. By Danielle Allen / The Atlantic
The Value of the Federal Writers’ Project Slave Narratives. By Clint Smith / The Atlantic
The complex history of Alexander Twilight, Middlebury’s first Black graduate. By Marina Affo / USA Today
The hidden story of when two Black college students were tarred and feathered. By Karen Sieber / The Conversation
Anna Deavere Smith on Forging Black Identity in 1968. By Anna Deavere Smith / The Atlantic
The Unfulfilled Promise of Julian Bond. By Gene Seymour / The New Republic
Why a shootout between Black Panthers and law enforcement 50 years ago matters today. By Paul Ringel / The Conversation
Fighting school segregation didn’t take place just in the South. By Ashley Farmer / The Conversation
Republicans advance more than 100 bills that would restrict voting in wake of Trump’s defeat. By Jane O. Timm / NBC News
