National News
From poverty to fame, Harry Belafonte never lost his moral compass. By Michele L. Norris / Wash Post
Confederate Tributes Are Losing Their Patron Saint. By Brent Staples / NYT
Black Resistance and Lynching Memory: An Interview with Mari N. Crabtree Part I. By Menika Dirkson / AAIHS
Emmett Till’s accuser, Carolyn Bryant Donham, has died – here’s how the 1955 murder case helped define civil rights history. By Davia W. Houck / The Conversation
AP course in African American Studies brings Black history to life for these Tulsa students. By Nicquel Terry Ellis / CNN
60 years on, King’s ‘Letter from Birmingham Jail’ relevant as ever, say faith leaders. By Adelle M. Banks / RNS
Sen. Ron Wyden asks Harlan Crow for list of Clarence Thomas gifts. By Zoe Richards / NBC News
In wake of Ralph Yarl shooting, Black teens face fear and resignation. By Lauren Lumpkin, Emmanuel Felton and Mark Shavin / Wash Post
How UNC students view the lawsuit threatening affirmative action. By Reuters and NBC News
AP Black history course will change after months of political discourse, College Board says. By AP and NBC News
Sheriff’s Office in Rural Kentucky Hires Detective Who Killed Breonna Taylor. By Kevin Williams and Nicholas Bogel-Burroughs / NYT
Florida just expanded private school choice. Here’s what it could mean for public education. By Laura Pappano / Huffpost
At many HBCUs, just 1 in 3 students are men. Here’s why that matters. By Naomi Harris and Skylar Stephens. Wash Post
Don Lemon Ousted From CNN in Move That Left Him ‘Stunned.’ By Michael M. Grynbaum, John Koblin and Benjamin Mullin / NYT
Harry Belafonte, calypso star and civil rights champion, dies at 96. By Alex Johnson and Diana Dasrath / NBC News
Muslim students lead protest for adequate prayer space at New York’s Baruch College. By Heerea Kaur Rikhraj / RNS
How has the Tree of Life shooting changed my life? One victim’s impact statement. By Beth Kissileff / RNS
Florida’s Catholic bishops criticize DeSantis for lowering death penalty threshold. By Kate Scanlon / NCR
Without Indigenous History, There Is No U.S. History. By Ned Blackhawk / Time
Black Soldiers and their Families’ Activism during the Antebellum Era. By Holly A. Pinheiro / AAIHS
Black And White Descendants Of Robert E. Lee Met For A Reunion At The Arlington House In Virginia. By Sharell Burt / Black Enterprise
The Enslaved Artisan Behind Thomas Jefferson’s Newly Restored Va. Estate. By J. Michael Welton / Wash Post
Tucker Carlson Brought TV Racism Into The 21st Century. By Matt Shuham and Christopher Mathias / HuffPost
DeSantis’s plan to starve college diversity efforts advances in Florida. By Jack Stripling / Wash Post
The Clarence Thomas Scandal Is About More Than Corruption. By Corey Robin / Politico
After Front Door Shooting, Kansas City Grapples With Race. By Mitch Smith / NYT
