National News
Robert Smalls and Reconstruction Politics. By Karen Cook Bell / AAIHS
Native tribe to get back land 160 years after largest mass hanging in US history. By AP and The Guardian
US has a long history of state lawmakers silencing elected Black officials and taking power from their constituents. By Rodney Coates / The Conversation
How a Virginia College Expanded by Uprooting a Black Neighborhood. By Brandi Kellam and Louis Hansen / Propublica
The untold story of how Howard University came to be known as ‘The Mecca.’ By Jamal Abdul-Allm / The Conversation
A DeSantis Speech Too Dangerous to Teach in Florida. By Adam Serwer / The Atlantic
Biden calls Jacksonville shooting a `terrorist act’ driven by racial hatred. By Maureen Groppe / USA Today
When I Tell You Nikki Haley Is Pathetic, That’s an Understatement. By Frank Bruni / NYT
The Limits of Vivek Ramaswamy’s Racist Con Game. By Jett Heer / The Nation
Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp Rebuffs Calls To Punish Or Remove Fulton County DA Fani Willis. By Lydia O’Connor / HuffPost
Clarence Thomas’ ethics report puts worst Supreme Court votes in new light. By Daylia Lithwick and Mark Joseph Stern / Slate
‘Where learning goes to die’: DeSantis’s rightwing takeover of a liberal arts college. By Joseph Conteras / The Guardian
DeSantis Florida redistricting map is unconstitutional and must be redrawn, judge says. By AP and NPR
What the End of Race-Conscious College Admissions Could Mean for HBCUs. By Sarah Wood / US News
Andrew Lester, the white man who shot Black teen Ralph Yarl for ringing wrong doorbell, will stand trial, judge orders. By Selina Guevara, Halle Lukasiewicz and David K. Li / NBC News
Philadelphia’s Fight Against Gun Violence, Poverty, and Crime. By Menika Dirkson / AAIHS
What Happens When Americans Stop Going to Church. By Daniel K. Williams / The Atlantic
Southern Baptist seminary slavery plaque criticized as being ‘hidden.’ By Andrew Wolfson / USA Today
Unearthing racism’s Christian roots: How far-right Christianity quietly fueled Jacksonville shooter. By Serene Jones and Rev. Dr. Lakeesha Walrond / Salon
Black Muslims will play a big role in the next election. Join us. By Salima Suswell / RNS
75 Years Later, the Lasting Impact of Executive Order 9981. By Liann Herder / Diverse Issues In Higher Ed.
A rare look at one of the “I Have A Dream” speech drafts. By Nicole Killion / CBS News Video
Since their foundings, HBCUs have been a white supremacist target. By Saida Grundy / The Guardian
White men have controlled women’s reproductive rights throughout American history – the post-Dobbs era is no different. By Rodney Coates / The Conversation
An American Tragedy at the Dollar General. By Esau McCaulley / NYT
After Jacksonville, Tensions Flare Between DeSantis and Black Floridians. By Nicholas Nehamas and Maya King / NYT
