National, Past Voices February 4, 2026 Mathematician Gladys West, whose models led to the invention of GPS, dies at 95. By Nhari Djan / The Grio
Culture February 4, 2026 A Black Film Just Made Oscars History With a Record 16 Nominations. By Aallyah Wright / Capital B
Sports February 4, 2026 How Jackie Robinson and Paul Robeson ended up pitted against each other. By Ken Makin / The Christian Science Monitor
Sports February 4, 2026 In a place like Pittsburgh, Mike Tomlin could never escape the shadow of race. By Jesse Washington / Andscape
Sports February 4, 2026 Why is Rodman signing and highest female soccer salary controversial? By Kevin Hand / Aljazeera
Sports February 4, 2026 For Khris Middleton, helping produce ‘Hoops, Hopes & Dreams’ was a no-brainer. By Marc J. Spears / Andscape
Original February 4, 2026 The Art and Politics of Attention-Grabbing. By Ronald J. Sheehy, Editor / On Race in America
National, Opinion January 31, 2026 Trump is something worse than a fascist. By Heather Digby Parton / Salon
National, Opinion January 31, 2026 What Trump’s War Against Wokeness Is Really About. By David A. Graham / The Atlantic
National January 31, 2026 Minnesota sues Trump administration over immigration crackdown. By Faisal Ali / Aljazeera
National January 31, 2026 U.S. Ending Temporary Protected Status For Somalis—Thousands May Have To Leave By March. By Zachary Folk / Forbes
National January 31, 2026 Trump’s Slash-and-Burn Economy Is Devastating Black Women. By Kali Holloway / The Nation
National January 31, 2026 Elon Musk Fully Endorses Shocking Call for ‘White Solidarity.’ By Janna Brancolini / Daily Beast
Education, National January 31, 2026 How Mississippi Transformed Its Schools From Worst to Best. By Sarah Mervosh / NYT
Education, National January 31, 2026 Civil Rights Rollbacks in the South Signal a Threat to Vulnerable School Children Everywhere. By Ashana Bigard / The Progressive Magazine
Education, National January 31, 2026 Where’s the Outrage? Universities Need to Speak Up. By Brian Rosenberg / The Chronicle of Higher Ed
Education, National January 31, 2026 Morris Brown College President Says He Was Abruptly Dismissed Without Explanation. By Walter Hudson / Eduledger
World January 31, 2026 Why Afro-Venezuelans Oppose U.S. Intervention in Venezuela. By Adam Mahoney / Capital B
World January 31, 2026 As Trump urges deal, Cuban president warns that the country will defend itself ‘to the last drop of blood.’ By Alex Nitzberg / Fox News
World January 31, 2026 U.S. to Name Palestinian Committee to Run Gaza. By Adam Rasgon and Aaron Boxerman / NYT
World January 31, 2026 UN Rights Office Says Hundreds Killed in Iran Protests. By Emma Farge / Reuters
Ethics/Morality/Religion, National January 31, 2026 Trump’s Amoral World Meets Its Match in Pope Leo. By David Gibson / NYT
Ethics/Morality/Religion, National January 31, 2026 A Commitment to the Gospel Is A Commitment to Diversity. By Caitlin Edwards / Christianity Today
Ethics/Morality/Religion, National January 31, 2026 Druski’s mega church parody has people laughing, and asking hard questions about the modern Black church. By Bobby Pen / The Grio
National, Past Voices January 31, 2026 Claudette Colvin, unsung civil rights pioneer, dies at 86. By Harrison Smith / Wash Post
Culture January 31, 2026 Smithsonian pressured to show Trump its plans for exhibits for America’s 250th birthday. By Meg Kinnard, Gary Fields and Calvin Woodward / PBS
National, Past Voices January 31, 2026 Martin Luther King Jr. was ahead of his time in pushing for universal basic income. By Tarah Williams and Andrew Bloeser / The Conversation
Book/Podcast and Video Favorites January 31, 2026 Watch “Night Owl-AI Dance Video 4K” on YouTube. By Kelly Boesch
Sports January 31, 2026 Is the Sports World Finally Giving Up Its Right to Remain Silent? By Dave Zirin / The Nation
Sports January 31, 2026 Mike Tomlin steps down as Steelers coach after 19 seasons. By Mark Maske / Wash Post
Sports January 31, 2026 Stephen A. Smith Hits Back at Critics Over Controversial ‘Lawful Perspective’ on ICE Shooting. By Rashad Grove / The Root
Sports January 31, 2026 James Harden Makes Emotional LeBron James, Stephen Curry Confession After Breaking Historic Record. By Atrayo Bhattacharya / Essentially Sports