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Biden’s weakness becomes bigger and bigger worry for Democrats. By Al Weaver and Amie Parnes / The Hill
Angela Alsobrooks wins Maryland’s hotly contested U.S. Senate primary. By Erin Cox , Teo Armus and Lateshia Beachum / Wash Post
Ex-Capitol officer Harry Dunn loses congressional primary in Maryland. By Joan E. Greve / The Guardian
Right-wing states attacking diversity erase, repeat our ugly history of discrimination. By David R. Hoffman / Kansas City Star
Far-Right Group Recruits Followers To Overwhelm Election Offices With Voter Roll Challenges. By Khaya Himmelman / TPM
Hate Crimes Targeting Black People Still On The Rise 2 Years After Racist Buffalo Shooting. By Bilal G. Morris / Newsone
White House sends official to Morehouse to address concerns ahead of Biden’s speech. By Aaron Gilchrist and Nnamdi Egwuonwu / NBC News
Chris Edley, prominent affirmative action scholar, dies at 71. By Alia Wong Michael Collins / USA Today
Florida A&M president says ‘missteps were made’ in handling of purported $237 million donation. By Shawn Nottingham / CNN
What the Methodist split tells us about America. By Laura Bullard / Vox
Shunned for centuries, Vodou grows powerful as Haitians seek solace from unrelenting gang violence. By DÁnica Coto / RNS
Mary McLeod Bethune, known as the ‘First Lady of Negro America,’ also sought to unify the African diaspora. By Ashley Bobertson Preston / The Conversation
The 12 Black women behind Brown v. Board often go unrecognized. A new exhibit aims to change that. By Kalyn Belsha / Chalkbeat
How America tried and failed to stay White. By Eduardo Porter / Wash Post
Georgia Tech’s First Black Graduate, Ronald Yancey, Presents Granddaughter With Diploma For Master’s Degree In Electrical And Computer Engineering. By Samantha Dorisca / AfroTech
Still Essential, Still Elusive: Brown v. Board of Education at 70. By R. Shep Melnick / Education Next
Trump trial delays bring focus to crucial Supreme Court case. By Chauncey Devega / Salon
The GOP Campaign to Sow Chaos at the Ballot Box Has Already Begun. By Elie Mystal / The Nation (Image New Yorker)
Why It’s So Hard to Change Minds About DEI. By Ilana Redstone / Chronicle of Higher Ed.
Why So Many Democrats Are Rooting For Harry Dunn. By Brian Bennett / Time
Body cam footage of Roger Fortson’s Florida shooting raises questions. By Tom McLaughlin, Collin Bestor, Gabe Hauari and James Powel / USA Today
As mental health issues plague community, Asian Americans fight stigma. By Marc Ramirez / USA Today
Why Antiwar Protests Haven’t Flared Up at Black Colleges Like Morehouse. By Maya King and Reid J. Epstein / NYT
A Plan to Help Harlem Students Build Wealth: Start Them Off With $10,000. By Stefanos Chen / NYT
NY mayor hails Pope Francis as global ‘influencer’ ahead of Vatican meeting. By Christopher White / NCR
How to Create a Society That Prizes Decency. By David Brooks / NYT
Trump, Evangelicals, and the Dance of Hypocrisy. By Stuart Delony / Patheos
First free Black settlement in U.S., long buried, is being resurrected. By Sarah Enelow-Snyder / Wash Post
The Black Town Under Lake Martin: A Father & Son’s Dream Of Greatness. By Bilal G. Morris / Newsone
Virginia school board votes to restore Confederate names to two schools. By Nicole Chavez / CNN
