National News
America’s dark history of organized anti-Semitism re-emerges in today’s far-right groups – Bradley W. Hart / Salon
How white racism destroys black wealth – Christopher Imgraham / Wash Post
House Judiciary Committee Member Slams Trump For Not Countering U.S. Hate Crimes – Andy Campbell / HuffPost
How the spike in hate crimes is forging unlikely alliances – Shana Bernstein / Wash Post
Mississippi’s first black senator was greeted with applause. But it wouldn’t last – Steve Hendrix / Wash Post
Stacey Abrams’ New Lawsuit Against Georgia’s Broken Voting System Is Incredibly Smart -Richard L. Hasen / Slate
Booker’s ambitious proposal to close the racial wealth gap – Sam Fulwood III / Thinkprogress
Sigrid Johnson Was Black. A DNA Test Said She Wasn’t – Ruth Padawer / NYT
In every tally of hate crimes, blacks are the most frequent victims – Jenell Ross / NBC News
The Injustice of Siwatu Ra’s Imprisonment and the Relentless Logic of Mass Incarceration – Masha Gessen / The New Yorker
The Asian-American case against Harvard: What to watch for – Joan Biskupic / CNN
Across South, Democrats Who Speak Boldly Risk Alienating Rural White Voters – Jonathan Martin / NYT
Olivia Hooker, one of the last survivors of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre, dies at 103 -DeNeen L. Brown / Wash Post
Why the Announcement of a Looming White Minority Makes Demographers Nervous – Sabrina Tavrnise / NYT
Latinos help turn Southwest, West a deeper purple and blue – Stephen A. Nuno / NBC News
Former President Barack Obama says “racism” and “mommy issues” stunt progress in the US. – Rachel Leah / Salon
How America’s Perpetual Warfare Abroad Is Fueling an Increase in White Supremacist Violence in U.S. – Amy Goodwin and Juan Gonzalez / Democracy Now
Asian-Americans Favored Democrats By Far In Midterms: Exit Poll – Kimberly Yam / HuffPost
Stacey Abrams Effectively Ended Her Campaign But Refused to “Concede.” Watch Her Rousing Speech – Edwin Rios / Mother Jones
In Mississippi, Republican concern rises over a U.S. Senate runoff that should have been a romp – Matt Viser / Wash Post
How to Remember Reconstruction – Gregory P. Downs and kate Masur / NYT
From slavery to possible sainthood: The story of America’s first black priest -DeNeen L. Brown / NYT
These are the 15 worst cities for black Americans – Samuel Stebbins and Evan Comen / USA Today
How a Difficult, Racist, Stubborn President Was Removed From Power – If Not From Office – David Priess / Politico
Trump refuses to acknowledge the fraught history of nationalism – Anne Gearan / Wash Post
The FBI recorded a surge of hate crimes last year. But it undercounted — by a lot – Arjun Singh Sethi / Wash Post
