National News
Here are the indigenous people Christopher Columbus and his men could not annihilate. By Gillian Brockell / Wash Post
Suicide Attempts Among Black Teens Are Increasing. By Catherine Pearson / HuffPost
Lifers: Stories of non-violent incarceration in federal prison. By USA Today
Cory Booker Asked About Struggles With Black Voters: ‘Let My Work Speak For Me.’ By Brakkton Booker / NPR
Actor Charged Racism Over Statue. N.Y. Politics Took It From There. By Jeffery C. Mays / NYT
What Back-to-School News Stories Hide About Charter Schools. By Peter Greene / The Progressive
The School Secession Movement Is Growing. That’s Bad News for Integration. By Sophie Kasakove / The New Republic
Steven Spielberg Battles White Supremacy in the Age of Trump. By Nick Schager / The Daily Beast
There were once 3 capitals of the Confederacy. All three cities now have black mayors. By Leah Asmelash / CNN
This Top Gifted and Talented School Is Integrated. Is It the Future? By Eliza Shapiro / NYT
This trail-blazing suburb has tried for 60 years to tackle race. What if trying isn’t enough? By Laura Meckler / Wash Post
A historically black college in Maryland is growing — by enrolling Hispanic, white and international students. By Talia Richman / Wash Post
A VC Fund Backed By Kevin Durant And Diddy Will Donate Its Profits to 11 Charities Improving Diversity In Tech. By Biz Carson / Forbes
Can the Rebirth of a Negro League Stadium Revive a Distressed City? By Kelly Whiteside / NYT
Puerto Rico, D.C., Hawaii and Alaska: The messy, racist fights around statehood. By Joshua Keating / Slate
Bronze Statue Honoring First Black Fighter Pilot Unveiled in Georgia. By Tanasia Kenney / Atlanta Black Star
How Italians Became ‘White.’ Vicious bigotry, reluctant acceptance: an American story. By Brent Staples / NYT
Montgomery elected its first black mayor in 200 years. This is why it matters. By Faith Karimi and LaRell Reynolds / CNN
Senate Report: Russians Used Social Media Mostly To Target Race In 2016. By Tim Mak / NPR
Los Angeles Police Stop and Search Black and Latino Drivers More Often, Even Though Whites Have More Illegal Items. By Rosie McCall / Newsweek
‘Young, Gifted, & Broke’ gives expert advice on student loan debt crisis. By East L. Dockery / The Undefeated
Oprah donated $13 million to Morehouse College. Her endowment is now the largest in the school’s history. By Amir Vera / CNN
Why is the Army Still Honoring Confederate Generals? By James Risen / The Intercept
Tulsa searches for graves from 1921 race massacre that left hundreds of black people dead. By DeNeen L. Brown / Wash Post
We’ve Never Forgiven Haiti for Being Black. By Rann Miller / The Progressive
When My Louisiana School and Its Football Team Finally Desegregated. By Jere Longman / NYT
