National August 11, 2023 Alabama lawmakers refuse to create a 2nd majority-Black congressional district. By AP and NPR
National August 11, 2023 A Black Man Was Elected Mayor in Rural Alabama, but the White Town Leaders Won’t Let Him Serve. By Aallyah Wright / Capital B
National August 11, 2023 Clarence Thomas accidentally blessed a new type of affirmative action. By Jonathan Zasloff / Slate
Collegiate Voices, National August 11, 2023 Students and Faculty Fear Tenure and DEI Bills Could ‘Destroy’ Texas Colleges. By Eva Surovell / The Chronicle of Higher Ed.
National August 11, 2023 Fulton County is ready to unveil Trump’s ‘criminal enterprise.’ By Mark Sumner / Daily Kos
National August 11, 2023 Post-Retirement Cognitive Decline Varies by Race and Education – Neuroscience News. By Neuroscience News
Ethics/Morality/Religion, National August 11, 2023 Frederick D. Haynes III on succeeding Jesse Jackson, marching and ‘woke preaching.’ By Adelle Banks / RNS
Ethics/Morality/Religion, National August 11, 2023 It’s a Christian mandate to create a society where all flourish — SCOTUS keeps undermining it. By Sally Vonner / RNS
Ethics/Morality/Religion, National August 11, 2023 Evangelical Colleges Will Continue to Pursue Diversity Without Affirmative Action. By Hannah McClellan / Christianity Today
Ethics/Morality/Religion, National August 11, 2023 White Texas couple leads ‘Let’s Talk Race’ class to educate churchgoers. By Adelle M. Banks / RNS
National, Past Voices August 11, 2023 John Mercer Langston Paved the Way for Black U.S. Representatives, But Most People Don’t Know It. By Tom Shields / Diverse Issues in Higher Ed
National, Past Voices August 11, 2023 Biden Will Establish A National Monument Honoring Emmett Till, The Black Teen Lynched In Mississippi. By Darlene Superville / HuffPost
National, Past Voices August 11, 2023 ‘Rustin’ First Look: Colman Domingo Is Bayard Rustin, the Man Who Turned MLK’s Dream Into a Reality. By Chris Murphy / Vanity Fair
Book/Podcast and Video Favorites August 11, 2023 Kimberlé Crenshaw’s New Book “#SayHerName” Released by Haymarket Books.
National, Past Voices August 11, 2023 Activists split over whether reparations should go to Black immigrants. By Emmanuel Felton / Wash Post
Collegiate Voices, National August 11, 2023 John Lewis honored at Morehouse ceremony as stamp goes on sale. By Rahul Ball / WABE
Culture August 11, 2023 ‘Roots’: How the miniseries changed television and American culture. By Sabrina Clay / CNN
National, Past Voices August 11, 2023 Black deaf students to receive high school diplomas 70 years after graduation. By Nicole Chavez and Isabel Yip / CNN
Culture August 11, 2023 Tony Bennett saw racism and horror in World War II. It changed him. By Dave Kindy / Wash Post
Culture August 11, 2023 Black Music Sunday: 1967’s long, hot summer of rebellion. By Denise Oliver Velez / Daily Kos
Culture August 11, 2023 The Diversity Of Barbie: Black Barbie Dolls To Buy Amid Hysteria Over New Movie. By Tatayana Yomary / Newsone
Sports August 11, 2023 Negro League Seattle Steelheads a brief but essential part of the city’s rich baseball history. By Clinton Yates / Andscape
Sports August 11, 2023 A deafening silence from Sen. Tommy Tuberville’s Black football players. By Donnell Alexander / Raw Story
Sports August 11, 2023 ‘Stephen Curry: Underrated’ documentary tells his Davidson College origin story. By Richard Harris / Andscape
Sports August 11, 2023 Magic Johnson invests in Washington Commanders to win in NFL. By Chris Bumbaca / USA Today
Sports August 11, 2023 Frances Tiafoe Turns Into Tennis Hero for South Los Angeles as the American Ace Steps Up With Massive Initiative for a Special Cause. By Akshat Gaur / Essentially Sports
Sports August 11, 2023 Crystal Dunn is playing with freedom — and fury. By Tamerra Griffin / Andscape
Book/Podcast and Video Favorites August 11, 2023 150 Years of Black Activism in Sports, With Dr. Harry Edwards | The Nation. By Dave Zirin / The Nation Podcast