National News
A federal law is hurting Native American children. It must be struck down. By Ken Paxton / Wash Post
The Will to Kill, in Black and White. Race has played a heavy hand in the fates of soldiers facing death sentences in the U.S. military. By Bill Lueders / The Progressive
Sojourner Truth’s “Ain’t I a Woman” is one of the greatest speeches in American rhetoric. By Constance Grady / Vox
Cory Booker’s 2020 policy agenda: ‘Baby bonds,’ criminal justice reform, action on climate change. By Jeff Stein / Wash Post
Will Anyone Save Black Colleges? By Adam Harris / The Atlantic
Northam’s ugly yearbook photo and the racist origins of blackface. By Michael Brice-Saddler, Jessica Contrera and DaNeen L. Brown / Wash Post
Kentucky is disenfranchising black voters at a higher rate than any other state in the country. By Addy Baird / Thinkprogress
Lisa Murkowski Revives Bill Targeting Missing And Murdered Native Women. By Jennifer Bendery / HuffPost
Latino Turnout Surged. Then Texas Questioned 98,000 Voters’ Citizenship. By Roque Planas / HuffPost
Housing market racism persists despite ‘fair housing’ laws. By Keeanaga-Yamahtta Taylor / The Guardian
Elite Law Firm’s All-White Partner Class Stirs Debate on Diversity. By Norm Scheiber and John Eligon / NYT
In Julián Castro’s presidential bid, Latinos see one of their own, defying stereotypes. By Suzanne Gamboa / NBC News
LGBT Navajos Discover Unexpected Champions: Their Grandparents. By Laurel Morales / NPR
Florida Secretary of State resigns after reveal of blackface photos. By Caroline Kelly / CNN
Birmingham Civil Rights Institute Reaffirms Award for Angela Davis. By Democracy Now
The US is still not ready to look at the ugly racism against Native Americans. By Julian Brave NoiseCat / The Guardian
Two Years In, The Republican Party Faces An Uncertain Future In Trump’s Image. By S.V. Date / HuffPost
Trump is undoing the diversity of the federal bench. By Derrick Johnson / Wash Post
Kamala Harris to run for president in 2020. By Maeve Reston / CNN
These Atlanta neighbors no longer wanted to live on Confederate Avenue. Here’s what they did about it. By Dakin Andone / CNN
Tim Scott’s influence grows in a less diverse Republican Party. By Leigh Ann Caldwell / NBC News
How the Poor People’s Campaign Is Building a ‘New Electorate.’ By Greg Kaufmann / The Nation
A Reminder That Two Southern States Still Celebrate Robert E. Lee’s Birthday on MLK Day. By Molly Olmstead / Slate
Steve King rallies with support from the far-right. By Luke Barnes / ThinkProgress
Abrams and Gillum are likely 2020 kingmakers. By Marc Caputo and Daniel Strauss / Politico
To Get To College, It Helps Black Students To Have A Black Teacher Early On. By Mayowa Aina / NPR
