National News
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
Federal civil rights group urges Trump administration to increase scrutiny of local police – Wesley Lowery / Wash Post
‘Hero’ security guard killed by police was working extra shifts for his son’s Christmas – Holly Yan / CNN
Diversity on stark display as House’s incoming freshmen gather in Washington – Elise Viebeck / Wash Post
Letitia James wins race for New York attorney general race – Jon Cambell / Democrat & Chronicle
Two Native American women are headed to Congress. This is why it matters – Sarah Sunshine Manning / Wash Post
These Black Soldiers Fought for America. It Didn’t Protect Them From Jim Crow – Linda Hervieux / The Daily Beast
BREAKING: Florida overturns Jim Crow-era felon disenfranchisement law – Kira Lerner / ThinkProgress
Why White Supremacists Are Chugging Milk (and Why Geneticists Are Alarmed) – Amy Harmon / NYT
Legacy Admissions Offer An Advantage — And Not Just At Schools Like Harvard – Max Larkin and Mayowa Aina / NPR
Civil rights groups call for tech firms to crack down on hate groups – David Ingram / NBC News
New Study Reveals White Evangelicals’ Troubling Beliefs On Race And Immigration – Carol Kuruvilla / HuffPost
Trump administration decides to stop funding efforts to counter far-right extremism – Casey Michel / ThinkProgress
This Little-Known Case Is Why Trump Can’t Easily End Birthright Citizenship – Kimberly Yam / HuffPost
Russian Propaganda Veterans Push Candace Owens’ ‘Blexit’ Campaign – Kevin Poulsen and Will Sommer / Daily Beast
