National News
Univ. of Alabama’s first black student receives honorary doctorate. By Ali Gostanian / NBC News
A symbol of slavery — and survival. By Deneen L. Brown / Wash Post
Black Mississippi student says in lawsuit she was denied graduation honor because of race. By Minyvonne Burke / NBC News
The Rich Legacy of African American Political and Intellectual History. By Robert Greene II / Black Perspectives
Black imprisonment rates are down. It’s important to know why. By Charles lane and Keith Humphreys / Wash Post
Florida Legislature approves bill requiring former felons to pay fines and fees before voting. By P.R. Lockhart / Vox
The Punisher skull: Unofficial logo of the white American death cult. By David Masciotra / Salon
Stacey Abrams won’t run for Senate. By James Arkin / Politico
What Ulysses S. Grant would tell Trump about Robert E. Lee. By Daniel Fried / Wash Post
Who Killed Atlanta’s Children? By Audra D. S. Burch / NYT
‘I got a plan’: Elizabeth Warren takes on racial inequality with her policy proposals. MJ Lee and Kyung Lah / CNN
Democratic Candidates Pressed On Priorities By Women Of Color. By Scott Detrow / NPR
Tennessee’s Vengeful Lawmakers. By Cliff Albright / NYT
University of Virginia basketball team will not celebrate championship at the White House. By Jamie Ehrlich
Making the Monument. By Nicolaus Mills / Dissent
Big Money Enters Debate Over Race and Admissions at Stuyvesant. By Elizo Shapiro / NYT
California Senate OKs ban on hairstyle discrimination. By Associated Press
Florida House Approves Requiring People To Repay Criminal Fines, Fees Before They Can Vote. By Sam Levine / HuffPost
Texas Executes John William King For 1998 Dragging Death of James Byrd Jr. By Amy Russo / HuffPost
Black, Latino patients much more likely than whites to undergo amputations related to diabetes. By Anna Gorman / CNN
Police shooting near Yale exposes complex racial divide. By Erik Ortiz / NBC News
The Neighborhood Is Mostly Black. The Home Buyers Are Mostly White. By Emily Badger, Quoctruing Bui, and Robert Gebeloff / NYT
The US white majority will soon disappear forever. By Dudley Poston and Rogelio Saenz / The Conversation
Another sign of Elizabeth Warren’s relentless focus on inequality. By Jared Bernstein / Wash Post
The Good Ol’ Boys: 2 Years In, Trump Is Making Our Courts A Lot Less Diverse. By Jenifer Bendery / HuffPost
Recovering an erased history: The Chinese railroad workers who helped connect the country. By Chris Fuchs / NBC News
