National
The South can be a dangerous place to be Black and pregnant. By Lauren Sausser and McKenzie Beard / Wash Post
A Black rising star lost his elite orchestra job. He won’t go quietly. By Geoff Edgers / Wash Post
Does Memorial Day have its origins in defeated Confederates? By Gillian Brockell / Wash Post
How Residents in a Rural Alabama County Are Confronting the Lasting Harm of Segregation Academies. By Jennifer Berry Hawes / ProPublica
In a place with a history of hate, an unlikely fight against GOP extremism. By Hannah Allam / Wash Post
A once-enslaved man’s music was hidden for centuries. Go on a journey to rediscover his melodies. By Diane Orson / CPR
After Almost A Decade Of Trump, America Is Tired. And Scared. By William S. Becker / The Hill
Are Our Oligarchs Going To Drag Us Into Civil War? By Thom Hartman / TNR
Civil Rights Pioneer Torches Trump On MSNBC For Black Voter Claims: ‘Insult To Voters’ Intelligence.’ By Suchitra B / Inquisitr
Fani Willis And Presiding Judge In Trump Georgia Case Win Elections. By Holly Bailey / Wash Post
New Report: Higher Ed More Diverse but Racial Disparities Remain. By Sara Weissman / Inside Higher Ed.
Republican leaders and UNC board give in to claims of white grievance. By Gene Nichol / The Charlotte Observer
Webcomic Probes U.S. Catholic Stories Of Race, Resistance And Social Justice. By Nate Tinner-Williams / NCR
Revolutionary Ideals And Black Realities. By Steve Mintz / Inside Higher Ed.
A century ago, anti-immigrant backlash almost closed America’s doors. By Matthew Smith / The Conversation
The Lynching That Sent My Family North. By Ko Bragg / The Atlantic
Family Files Lawsuit For Black Teen Who Was Wrongly Convicted. By Noah A McGee / The Root
Teen Walks At Graduation After Completing Doctoral Degree At 17. By Shafiq Najib / ABC News
What American Fascism Would Look Like. It can happen here. And if it does, here is what might become of the country. The New Republic
Revisiting Brown v. Board of Education’s Legacy in a New Era of Massive Resistance. By Brandon Tensley / Capital B
How Black teachers lost when civil rights won in Brown v. Board. Diana D’Amico Pawlewicz et al. / The Conversation
Biden announces grants to further desegregate schools on Brown vs. Board anniversary. By Fritz Farrow / ABC News
The White House: FACT SHEET: Biden-Harris Administration Announces Record Over $16 Billion in Support for Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs)
Supreme Court restores Louisiana voting map with majority-Black district. By Patrick Marley ,Justin Jouvenal , and Ann E. Marimow / Wash Post
“‘Modern-Day Form Of Slavery’: Lawsuit Alleges Alabama Denies Parole To Use Prisoners For Forced Labor.” by Sharelle Burt / Black Enterprise
Byron Donalds Is Considering A Run For Florida Governor And Has The Support Of Donald Trump. By Sharelle Burt / Black Enterprise
57% of Black women ages 15-49 live with little to no abortion access. By Char Adams / NBC News
Texas Governor Pardons Ex-Army Sergeant Convicted Of Killing Black Lives Matter Protester In 2020. By AP and HuffPost
Brown v. Board: The Momentous School Desegregation Decision. By Earl Warren / The Atlantic April 1977 Issue
Preying on white fears worked for Georgia’s Lester Maddox in the ’60s − and is working there for Donald Trump today. By David Cason / The Conversation
