National News
An Old-Fashioned Scandal Fells a New Harvard President. By David A. Graham / The Atlantic
America’s Thirst for Authoritarianism. By Charles M. Blow / NYT
Jury Orders Giuliani to Pay $148 Million to Election Workers He Defamed. By Eileen Sullivan / NYT
Biden economy: New polls reveal experiences of Black and Latino voters. By Christian Paz / Vox
Diversity policies face ‘full-out attack’ in 2024, leading HR boss warns. By Lauren Aratani / The Guardian
The Biggest Threat to America’s Universities. By Paul Krugman / NYT
What elite colleges and their critics get wrong about antisemitism and free speech. By Nicole Narea / Vox
A fight for Black representation, with a civil rights landmark on the line. By Patrick Marley / Wash Post
The nation’s largest credit union rejected more than half its Black conventional mortgage applicants. By Casey Tolan, Audrey Ash and Rene Marsh / CNN
Alabama made $450 million annually from ‘convict leasing,’ forcing Black prisoners to work at fast-food chains: Lawsuit. By Elura Nanos / Laaw and Crime
For some Black women, the fear of death shadows the joy of birth. By Alilah Johnson / Wash Post
Racism produces subtle brain changes that lead to increased disease risk in Black populations. By Negar Fani and Nathaniel Harnatt / The Conversation
Black church coalition names reparations, voting, health equity among priorities. By Adelle M. Banks / RNS
James Carville Draws Fire For Calling Speaker Mike Johnson a Christian Nationalist. By Cecilia Buchanan / Beliefnet
What Was Christmas Like For Slaves In America? By Bilal G. Morris / Newsone
100 years ago, the KKK planted bombs at a U.S. university – part of the terror group’s crusade against American Catholics. By William Trollinger / The Conversation
In the worst of America’s Jim Crow era, Black intellectual W.E.B. Du Bois found inspiration and hope in national parks. By Thomas S. Bremer / The Conversation
Confederate memorial to be removed in coming days from Arlington National Cemetery, despite some GOP pushback. AP News
Why Trump Won’t Win. By Hussein Ibish / The Atlantic
Constitution in the Crosshairs: The Far Right’s Plan for a New Confederacy. By Nancy MaClean and Arn Pearson / The Progressive Magazine
Top Court Clears Path for Democrats to Redraw House Map in New York. By Nicholas Fandos / NYT
Trump Allies Attack Corporate ‘Bigotry’ Against White Men. By Emily Birnbaum / Bloomberg
Giuliani defamation trial: election worker testifies ex-Trump lawyer’s 2020 lies ruined her life – as it happened. By Lauren Gambino and Rachel Leingang / The Guardian
Climate Change and Southern Black Migration. By Adam Mahoney /Capital B
The Theological Truth We Must Press During War. By Esau McCaulley / NYT
Is Anti-Zionism Always Antisemitic? A Fraught Question for the Moment. By Jonathan Weisman / NYT
