National News February 26, 2021 Merrick Garland vows to fight discrimination, domestic extremism as attorney general. By Dominick Mastrangelo / The Hill
National News February 26, 2021 Asian American lawmakers call for a hearing on anti-Asian racism. By Li Zhou / Vox
National News February 26, 2021 Confronting the history of housing discrimination: “It’s just a remarkable record of exclusion.” By CBS This Morning
National News February 26, 2021 He was locked up at age 15. Almost seven decades later, he’s reentering an unfamiliar world. By Karen Heller / Wash Post
National News February 26, 2021 U.S. life expectancy has fallen by a full year due to COVID-19, and 2.7 years for Black Americans. Hunter for Daily Kos
National News February 26, 2021 From Covid aid to record donations: Influx of funding helps keep HBCUs’ doors open. By Curtis Bunn / NBC News
National News February 26, 2021 Mars rover Perseverance: NASA diversity catches viewers’ attention. By Elinor Aspegren / USA Today
National News February 26, 2021 Los Angeles schools cut police funds to boost Black students. By AP and USA Today
National News, Past Voices February 26, 2021 The Real Story of the ‘Draft Riots.’ By Elizabeth Mitchell / NYT
National News February 26, 2021 Three JMU buildings once named for Confederates now honor African Americans. By Nick Anderson / Wash Post