National News
$100 million gift from Lilly Endowment to United Negro College Fund will support HBCU endowments. By Annie Ma / AP
Blacks And Jews: Shame, Pride And The Curse Of Canaan. By Joshua Hammerman / RNS
Dealing with racism in the Book of Mormon. By Jana Riess / RNS
‘God & Country’ film spotlights Christian nationalism’s threat to democracy. By Michelle Boorstein / Wash Post
The “Chosen One”: Why experts say a new campaign ad from Trump signals impending violence. By Chauncey Devega / Salon
A new biblical epic, ‘The Book of Clarence,’ captures the political side of the messiah. By Andre Henry / RNS
Letter from Selma. By Renata Adler / The New Yorker April 2, 1965
Ernest Cole presents America from an exile’s perspective. By Raoul Peck / Wash Post
Black Music Sunday: We won’t water down the songs we sing for Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. By Denise Oliver Velez / Daily Kos
Why Martin Luther King Jr.’s sharpest question remains unanswered. By Peniel E. Joseph / CNN
Trump warns of ‘bedlam,’ declines to rule out violence after court hearing. By Isaac Arnsdorf / Wash Post
Rachel Maddow Boldly Explains Why Republicans Are As Big A Problem As Trump. By Ron Dicker / HuffPost
DEI efforts are under siege. Here’s what experts say is at stake. By Nicquel Terry Ellis and Catherine Thorbecke / CNN
Admissions as Slavery Reparations. By James E. Murray Jr. / Inside Higher Ed.
How to Fix America’s Immigration Crisis. By Steven Rattner and Maureen White / NYT
North Carolina man settles for millions after wrongful conviction, 44 years in prison. By AP and NPR
The dilemmas of living in a post-religious world. By Shadi Hamid / Wash Post
‘The Book of Clarence’: Biblically inspired film mixes faith and farce. By Michael O’Sullivan / Wash Post
Lincoln’s Second Inaugural Address – Lincoln Memorial / National Park Service
W. E. B. Du Bois on Black ‘Double-Consciousness.’ / The Atlantic August 1897 Issue
The Indoctrination of White People. By William Spivey / Good Men Project
Why the New Great Migration Matters. By Beatrice J. Adams / AAIHS
Descendants fight to maintain historic Black communities. By AP and NBC News
Biden calls out ‘poison’ of white supremacy in address at Mother Emanuel in S.C. By Adelle M. Banks / Religion News Service
Trump the Confederate. By Kirk Swearingen / Salon
When I watch Jan. 6 footage I see a wall of white racists foaming at the mouth. By Denise Oliver Velez / Daily Kos
