National News
How American Jews Helped Shape the American Idea. By Sam B. Girgus / The Bulwark
Kirk Whalum on Catholic conversion, gospel jazz, and finding identity in God. By Nate Tinner-Williams / NCR
Not quite losing my religion: Being a liberal evangelical isn’t always easy. By Nathaniel Manderson / Salon
Black Widows and the Struggle for Pensions after the Civil War. By Hilary Green / AAIHS
“Master Slave Husband Wife”: A startling tale of disguise to escape slavery. By Mark Whitaker / CBS News
The Mysterious 1934 Disappearance of Nation of Islam Founder, Wallace D. Fard. By Andrew Amelinckx / Grunge
Rev. F.D. Reese’s grandsons are ensuring his impact is never forgotten. By Claretta Bellamy / NBC News
Republicans, spurred by an unlikely figure, see political promise in targeting critical race theory. By Laura Meckler and Josh Dawsey / Wash Post
‘Woke racism’: Virginia’s attorney general tells Fox News he’s investigating high schools. By Rebekah Sager / Daily Kos
The American public no longer believes the Supreme Court is impartial. By Daniel De Vise / The Hill
Newsom opens second term with Jan. 6 rebuke of conservatives seeking to ‘take the nation backward.’ By Jermy B. White / Politico
The Biden Administration Aims to Finally End Racist Sentencing Over Crack Cocaine. By Samantha Michaels / Mother Jones
It’s Tempting to Laugh at McCarthy’s Struggles, but History Shows That This Type of Chaos Is Not a Joke. By Joanne B. Freeman / NYT
Democrat Rouse holds narrow lead in Va. Senate seat race to replace Kiggans. By Karina Elwood / Wash Post
‘Air-Tight Alibi’: Lawyers for a Black Man Facing Execution Next Month Say He Was 1,800 Miles When the Victims Were Killed. By Nicole Duncan-Smith / Atlanta Black Star
Trial begins for Virginia police officers being sued by Army officer over traffic stop. By Justin Gamble and Nicole Chavez / CNN
Mississippi agency denies NAACP’s water discrimination claim. By AP and NBC News
Lynette Hardaway, of pro-Trump duo Diamond and Silk, has died. By Jack Forrest / CNN
A Blueprint for Black Liberation. By Dara Mathis / The Atlantic
The Image of God in ‘Invisible Man.’ By Claude Atcho / Christianity Today
Rev. James Meeks delivers last sermon at Chicago’s largest African American church after 38 years. By Bob Smietana / RNS
To the Christian nationalists who attacked the Capitol in Jesus’ name. By Shane Claiborne / RNS
A Fuller Black History of the Civil War. By Robert Greene II / AAIHS
Their families survived the Rosewood massacre 100 years ago. Here are their stories. By Nicquel Terry Ellis / CNN
Kevin McCarthy election House speaker after 15 votes and days of negotiations. By Barbara Sprunt / NPR
Rep. Hakeem Jeffries Gets Laughs And Cheers For Alphabet Speech After Kevin McCarthy Win. By Sara Boboltz / HuffPost
