National News
Dr. Melissa Gilliam to Lead Boston University as Historic First. By Arrman Kyaw / Diverse Issues in Higher Ed.
Churches confess and repent for sins against Native and Indigenous people. By Jason De Rose / NPR
White Georgia Pastor Goes Viral with Sermon Justifying Slavery | WATCH. By Ny MaGee / Eurweb
Supreme Court is increasingly putting Christians’ First Amendment rights ahead of others’ dignity and rights to equal protection. By Paulina Jones and Andrew Murphy / The Conversation
Black churches play a key role in connecting communities to broadband internet. By Adelle M. Banks / RNS
Columbus Day celebrates an ongoing threat to American democracy. By Robert P. Jones
Smithsonian Acquires Major Collection About Enslaved Poet. By Jennifer Schuessler / NYT
The Life and Activism of Rosa Parks: A CBFS Interview. By Lucien Baskin / AAIHS
One nation on two divergent paths. By Chauncey Devega / Salon
The growing battle over corporate diversity practices, explained. By Taylor Telford / Wash Post
Donald Trump’s Latest Threats Really Are About the Violence. By Elie Mystal / The Nation
John Kelly goes on the record to confirm several disturbing stories about Trump. By Jake Tapper / CNN
“A clarion call to arms”: Experts on why MAGA remains impervious to anti-Trump Republicans’ message. By Chauncey Devega / Salon
Biden campaign makes case to Latino and Black voters with new radio ads. By Sabrina Rodriguez / Wash Post
Laphonza Butler sworn in as the third Black female senator in history. By Maeve Reston and Annabelle Timsit / Wash Post
Attorney Ben Crump aids Tennessee State University in $2.1B dispute. By Craig Shoup and Todd A. Price / the Tennessean
Rhode Island bank to pay $9M to resolve discriminatory lending allegations. By AP and NBC News
Why Can’t We Stop Unauthorized Immigration? Because It Works. By Marcela Valdez / NYT
A New Theory of Race in America. By Rhoda Feng / The Chronicle of Higher Ed.
Uprooting The Racism Of American Churches. By James Travis Young / Patheos
America’s Proclivity For Extremism Has Religious Roots. By John Fanestill / Time
From fasting to pregame prayers: how religion shapes the NBA. By Jacob Uitti / The Guardian
AME Bishop Silvester Beaman named chair of White House council on African engagement. By Adelle M. Banks / RNS
Indigenous Peoples Day offers a reminder of Native American history − including the scalping they endured at the hands of Colonists. By Chriatoph Strobel / The Conversation
Florida’s History of African Resistance. By Brian G. / Momentum
The Musical Legacy of a Mississippi Prison Farm. By Hanif Abdurraqib / The New Yorker
