National News
Christianity, the Bible, and Slavery: Some Candid Thoughts. By Matthew Distefano / Patheos
Prominent New York church, sued for gender bias, moves forward with male pastor candidate. By Darren Sands / RNS
The Mysterious Story Of Tituba: A Black Slave Woman Who Sparked The Salem Witch Trials.
Black and Native Americans Hit Hardest by ‘Deaths of Despair.’ By Dennis Thompson / HealthDay
Prostate Cancer: Notable Black People Who Died From Illness. By Newsone
Trump vs. Biden Polls: Joe Has All But Caught Up. By Ed Kilgore / New York Intelligencer
Donald Trump’s Trial of the Century. By Eric Lach / The New Yorker
Trump’s so-called “Virtues”: More threats of violence against his enemies. By Chauncey Devega / Salon
Leaders Call for Active Resistance Against Anti-DEI Measures. By Liann Herder / Diverse Issues In Higher Ed
Cornel West on Whether His Candidacy Will Help Elect Trump: ‘We’ll Have to See.’ By Michael Luciano / Media ITE
As Abortion Bans Loom, Black Families Are Left Vulnerable. By Margo Snipe / Capital B
Laphonza Butler, the only Black woman in the Senate, on her new job. By Deborah Barfield Berry / USA Today
Ralph Waldo Emerson on American Civilization. By Ralph Waldo Emerson / The Atlantic April 1862
The Christian Nationalist Hydra: In Era of Trump, Christian Nationalism Has Many Faces. By Sarah Posner / TPM
‘Struggle for Racial Justice’ urges Catholic conversions of hearts and minds. By Alessandra Harris / NCR
Where Kamala Harris Lives, a Little Known History of Enslavement. By Robert Draper / NYT
O.J. Simpson dead: The biggest misunderstanding of his legacy. By Joel Anderson / Slate
This Is What You Get When Fear Mixes With Money. By Thomas B. Edsall / NYT
How Alvin Bragg Hitched His Fate to Trump’s. By Kim Barker, Jonah E. Bromwich and Michael Rothfeld / NYT
Mark Cuban defends diversity, equity and inclusion policies even as critics swarm. By Khristopher J. Brooks / CBS News
Americans will find voting easier — or harder — depending where they live. By Patrick Marley / Wash Post
Wes Moore envisioned economic revival. Then the Key Bridge collapsed. By Erin Cox / Wash Post
Seatbelt check: Cops fired 96 shots at Black motorist, killing him. By Michael Loria / USA Today
What Is The Protect Black Women And Girls Act? By Shannon Dawson / Newsone
In 1877, a stained-glass window depicted Jesus as Black for the first time − a scholar of visual images unpacks its history and significance. By Virginia Raguin / The Conversation
Catholic parishes disproportionately closed in poor, Black and Latino neighborhoods. By Aleja Hertzler-McCain / RNS
