National News
Black voters in Louisiana ‘embarrassed’ by state’s failure to pass anti-slavery amendment. By Curtis Bunn / NBC News
Oldest historically black LCMS church in Mississippi destroyed by arson. By Cheryl Magness / Catholic Reporter
Elon Musk Belittles Black Twitter and His Black Employees. By Keith Reed / The Root
Former surgeon general faces his wife’s cancer — and the ‘Trump Effect.’ By Manuel Roig-Franzia / Wash Post
Villages’ for the aging coming to more Black communities. By Myah Overstreet / Wash Post
Disparities in advanced math and science skills begin by kindergarten. By Paul L. Morgan / Salon
What does healing look like to survivors of the US Indian boarding school system? By Emily McFarlan Miller / RNS
The Many Complex Layers of the Monument to Crazy Horse. By Ross Douthat / NYT
Mike Pompeo Boldly and Insanely Claims Teachers’ Union Leader Is “the Most Dangerous Person in the World”—Ahead of Kim Jong Un. By Bess Levin / Vanity Fair
Warnock’s Lead Over Walker Widens in New Georgia Runoff Poll. By Susan Milligan / US News
Hakeem Jeffries: Will Nancy Pelosi’s successor in House Democratic leadership make nice with progressives? By Alexander Sammon / Slate
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer makes historic pick for Michigan Supreme Court vacancy. By Craig Mauger / The Detroit News
Rayshard Brooks shooting: Atlanta will pay $1M to family of man killed by police. By Becky Sullivan / NPR
VMI’s first Black superintendent under attack by conservative White alumni. By Ian Shapira / Wash Post
Unhealthy food ads targeted at minorities carry serious consequences. By Tiffany Cusaac-Smith / USA Today
HIV treatment, prevention efforts must target Black women, experts say. By Nada Hassanein / USA Today
On Racial Justice: The Question Is, Do We Want to Get Well? By Jenny Potter / Christianity Today
The Growing Religious/Secular Rift on the Illiberal Right. By Joshua Tait / The Bulwark
Atheist churches and the ‘sacred flower of cannabis’: Americans find spirituality in new places. By Morgan Shipley / RNS
Love in a Time of Social Conflict. By Heather Thompson Day / Christianity Today
Only Three Black Governors Have Ever Been Elected In US History. By Cheyanne M. Daniels / The Hill
In Native American adoption case, Supreme Court explores race and tribal sovereignty. By Devin Dwyer, Sarah Herndon, and Isabella Meneses / ABC News
Margaret Walker’s Business during The Antebellum Era. By Anne Kerth / AAIHS
Hakeem Jeffries on course to become first Black party leader in Congress. By Martin Pengelly / The Guardian
National Opinion Polls on Affirmative Action: Inflaming an Issue that is Divisive Enough. By Shirley J. Wilcher / Diverse Issues in Higher Ed.
“I don’t want to be a vampire, I want to be a werewolf”: Herschel Walker campaign gets more bizarre. By Igor Derysh / Salon
