National News
Ranks of Notorious Hate Group Include Active-Duty Military – A.C. Thompson and Ali Winston / ProPublica
The racial redlining in Michigan’s Medicaid work requirements – Amanda Michelle Gomez / ThinkProgress
Parents Do What the Mayor Hasn’t — Integrate Schools – Mara Gay / NYT
As Israel turns 70, many young American Jews turn away – Dov Waxman / The Conversation
America is more diverse than ever – but still segregated – Aaron Williams and Armand Emamdjomeh / Wash Post
When Southern Newspapers Justified Lynching – Brent Staples / NYT
A Witness to the Desegregation—and Resegregation—of America’s Schools – Kristina Rizga / The Atlantic
Will Asian Americans make California even bluer in November? Sara Sadhwani / Wash Post
Waffle House Doubles Down On Chikesia Clemons Arrest As Activists Call For Boycott – Jenna Amatulli / Huff Post
The census is a threat to communities of color – Bradford M. Berrry / Wash Post
Is Stacey Abrams Assembling a New Democratic Majority? Aimee Allison / NYT
“Talking About History Is Way We Liberate America”: New Memorial Honors Victims of White Supremacy – Bryan Stevenson / Democracy Now
The US government should cede territory back to Native Americans – Timothy Snyder / The Guardian
James H. Cone, Founder Of Black Liberation Theology, Dies At 79 – Rebecca Feldhaus Adams / NPR
They thought Georgetown University’s missing slaves were ‘lost.’ The truth was closer to home than anyone knew – Terrence McCoy / Wash Post
Ida B. Wells and the Lynching of Black Women – Crystal N. Feimster / NYT
Lynching memorial leaves some quietly seething: ‘Let sleeping dogs lie’ – Sam Levin / The Guardian
The poor don’t have a prayer in today’s Washington – Dana Milbank / Wash Post
HUD Secretary Ben Carson to propose raising rent for low-income Americans receiving federal housing subsidies – Tracy Jan, Caitlin Dewey and Jeff Stein / Wash Post
Watching Cosby Fall (Victim or Victimizer) – Jasmine Sanders / NYT
Confederate Memorial Day: when multiple states celebrate treason in defense of slavery – Jane Coaston / Vox
The Selfless Servant Leadership of the African-American Women of the Civil-Rights Movement – Janet Dewart Bell / The Nation
The disparities in how black and white men die in gun violence, state by state – Jacqueline Howard / CNN
New Federal Data Shows How Black Students Are Getting Pushed Out Of School – Rebecca Klein / HuffPost
A Lynching Memorial. The Country Has Never Seen Anything Like It – Campbell Robertson / NYT
Trump challenges Native Americans’ historical standing – Dan Diamond / Politico
