National News
‘We’re just waiting to die’: the black residents living on top of a toxic landfill site. By Lauren Zanolli / The Guardian
New Jersey lawmakers approve bill to ban discrimination based on hair. By Minyvonne Burke / NBC News
In the capital of the Confederacy, a new monument and a chance to change the narrative. By Gregory Schneider / Wash Post
Ayanna Pressley’s New Bill Aims To Stop Racist School-To-Prison Pipeline. By NewsOne Staff
Challenger takes on S.C. Senate race with rags-to-prominence story, record fundraising. By Chris Dixon / Wash Post
The Education Debate Over Minority Voters. By Peter Greene / The Progressive
The Obamas Buy Martha’s Vineyard Estate from Boston Celtics Owner for $11.75 Million. By Karu F. Daniels / The Root
Hair Dyes And Straighteners Linked To Higher Cancer Risk, Especially For Black Women. By Patti Neighmond / NPR
States imprison black people at five times the rate of whites — a sign of a narrowing yet still-wide gap. Katie Mettler / Wash Post
With Kamala Harris Out, Democrats’ Leading Presidential Candidates Are All White. By Alanna Vagianos / HuffPost
Buttigieg turns to black pastor to discuss racism, poverty. By Associated Press / NBC News
Cory Booker Bets $100 Billion on Historically Black Colleges and Universities. By Nick Corasaniti / NYT
The sordid history of housing discrimination in America. By Sean Illing / Vox
Here’s Why Neighborhoods With More People of Color Pay Higher Energy Bills. By Brentin Mock / Mother Jones
When it comes to access to clean water, ‘race is still strongest determinant,’ report says. By Nicole Acevedo / NBC News
Confederate Monument Law Upheld By Alabama Supreme Court. By Brakkton Booker / NPR
Charlottesville votes to remove another statue, and more controversy follows. By Joe Heim / Wash Post
Rosa Parks statue to be unveiled Sunday in downtown Montgomery. By Sara MacNeil / USA Today
The Death of the Black Utopia. By Brent Staples / NYT
Stopping the erasure of Native Americans: Why I want to tell new Indigenous stories. By Sara Sinclair / Salon
Overlooked No More: Lillian Harris Dean, Culinary Entrepreneur Known as ‘Pig Foot Mary.’ By Amelia Nierenberg / NYT
It’s Not Just Poor White People Driving a Decline in Life Expectancy. By Gina Kolata and Sabrina Tavernise / NYT
Diversity marks latest class of U.S. Rhodes Scholars. By Associated Press / NBC News
Year of Return: Ghana Grants Citizenship to More Than 100 African-Americans, Afro-Caribbeans in Special ‘Homecoming’ Ceremony. By Tanasia Kenney / Atlanta Black Star
Warren challenges Biden in bid for black women. By Lauren Barron-Lopez and Alex Thompson / Politico
Democrats Won Virginia by Investing in People of Color. By Steve Phillips / The Nation
