National
Georgia Indictment Lessons From the South’s History of Democratic Decay. By Anthony Michael Krels / NYT
On The Anniversary of Michael Brown, Other Protests to Remember. By Jessica Washington / The Root
Revealing the Smithsonian’s Racial Brain Collection. By Nicole Dungca and Claire Healy / Wash Post
What happened when an Ohio school district rushed to integrate classrooms. By Laura Meckler / Wash Post
Fani Willis, the Georgia prosecutor who is taking on Trump. By Mariana Alfaro ,Holly Bailey and Tom Hamburger / Wash Post
“Staggering levels of grift”: Experts say Clarence Thomas trips expose SCOTUS corruption “crisis.” By Tatyana Tandanpolie / Salon
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis suspends another Democratic state attorney. By Lori Rozsa and Tim Craig / Wash Post
Retired Black professor, 79, part of group that created Florida’s new curriculum. By The Grio Staff
First Conservatives Came for Affirmative Action. Now They’re Gunning for DEI Programs. By Sheryll Cashin / Politico
Alabama tries to disregard the Voting Right Act — and the courts. By the Editorial Board / Wash Post
Jim Crow-era lifetime ban on felons voting is unconstitutional, court rules. By Shera Avi-Yonah / Wash Post
Black Atlanta venture capital firm hits back at conservative group’s suit. By Mirtha Donastorg / AJC
Christian nationalism’s opponents are getting organized. By Jack Jenkins / RNS
Despite Trump’s Indictments, Evangelicals Continue to Back His 2024 Run. By Jonny Williams / CT
Compassionate Christian authoritarianism: The leftist utopia the right thinks will save the church. By John Skiles Skinner / Salon
Documentary traces history of policing the Black community – from slavery through present day. By Stanley Nelson, Valerie Scoon and Allie Weintraub / ABC News
Latino Republicans voting to defund a national Latino museum feels like betrayal. By Julio Ricardo Varela / MSNBC
Why an Unremarkable Racist Enjoyed the Backing of Billionaires. By Jamelle Bouie / NYT – Image The Racket
Trump attacks special counsel Jack Smith and judge assigned to 2020 election case. By Rebecca Shabad / NBC News
DeSantis Doubles Down on ‘Benefits’ of Slavery: ‘They Developed Skills.’ By Dan Ladden-Hall / Daily Beast
Right-wing Cancel Culture Has a Home at Texas A&M University. By Robert McCoy / The Daily Beast
Tennessee Dems Expelled After Gun Protest Win Back Seats In Special Election. By Emine Yucel / TPM
What Black Women’s Equal Pay Day Can Teach Executives About Being Better Allies. By Kalina Bryant / Forbes
Charles J. Ogletree Jr., 70, Dies; at Harvard Law, a Voice for Equal Justice. By Clay Risen / NYT
For some Black faith leaders, Ohio’s Issue 1 is bigger than abortion. By Kathryn Post / RNS
He was a church official who criticized Trump. He says Christianity is in crisis. By Scott Detrow, Gabriel J. Sánchez, and Sarah Handel / NPR
“It’s a Way of Reparations”: Why Henrietta Lacks Settlement Matters for Bioethics & Racial Justice. By Amy Goodman / Democracy Now
Why Christians need to support diversity professionals, not demonize them. By Michelle Loyd-Paige / RNS
’10 Million Names’ project aims to recover hidden history of enslaved African Americans. By Terri Martin and Allie Weintraub / ABC News
A brief history of the Ku Klux Klan Acts: 1870s laws to protect Black voters, ignored for decades, now being used against Trump. By Joseph Patrick Kelly / The Conversation
