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Black-Led, Progressive Homeschool Networks Rise Amid Book Bans, Attacks on DEI. By Ella Fassier / Truthout
Public schools are closing as Arizona’s school voucher program soars. By Laura Meckler / Wash Post
Trump Went to War With the Ivies. Community Colleges Are Being Hit. By Ben Austen / NYT
How Charlie Kirk turned to religion to level up his racism. By Amanda Marcotte / Salon
‘This is domestic terror’: Shaken by ICE raids, pastors rethink ministries. By Jack Jenkins / RNS
ELCA elects first Black presiding bishop, calls Israel’s actions in Gaza a genocide. By Yonat Shimron / RNS
Trump Wants to Make the Confederacy Great Again. By Chris Lehmann / The Nation
Robert Smalls Gets Statue At South Carolina State Capitol. By Joe Jurado / Newsone
How Our History Became “Divisive.” By Stephen Kearse / Mother Jones
How Trump Is Plotting To Disrupt The Next Election. By Paul Blumenthal / HuffPost (Image by CNN)
American democracy is crashing out and it will be hard to reverse, international rights group warns. By Russell Payne / Salon
Trump’s mass deportations are hurting local economies. By Heather Digby Parton / Salon
Black unemployment under Trump reaches its highest rate since the pandemic. Here’s what it could mean. By Gerren Keith Gaynor / The Grio (Image by Blacknews)
Why Black Advocates Say Voting Rights Are Hanging by a Thread. By Brandon Tensley / Capital B
Under Pressure From Trump, the Accreditor Overseeing Harvard Proposes Nixing DEI Standards. By Eric Kelderman / The Chronicle of Higher Ed
Virginia Education Board Could Oust George Mason’s President. By Vimal Patel / NYT
Elite New York High School Admits 8 Black Students in a Class of 781. By Troy Closson / NYT
Have Radicalized Christians Completely Forgotten Jesus? By Ginny Baxter / Patheos
Aretha Franklin and the Apostle Paul agree: Sing! By Jason D. Thompson / RNS
1893: Racial Crisis and White Supremacy. By Philip Jenkins / Patheos
Plans underway to put Robert E. Lee monument back on display. By Patrick Phillips / WCSC
Trump can’t achieve his economic goals without more immigrants. By Stephen Moore and Richard Vedder / Wash Post
Trump continues to tighten his authoritarian grip. By Chauncey Devega / Salon
How can Democrats Counteract Trumpism? By Chat GPT
Clarence Thomas has long tried to undercut the Voting Rights Act. Now, he may finally have the numbers. By Joan Biskupic / CNN
How Do You Self-Identify? For Many Americans, Checking a Box Won’t Do. By Shawn Hubler / NYT
George Mason University Under Investigation by Trump Administration Over Antisemitism Complaints. By Katherine Mangan / ProPublica
Rates of Admitted Students Who Are Black, Hispanic Have Decreased. By Johanna Alonso / Inside Higher Ed
Is the Christian Resistance to Trump Growing? By Esau McCaulley / NYT
The Chicago Churches on the Frontline of Trump’s Deportation Wars. By Adrian Carrasquillo / The Bulwark
