National
How Kristi Noem turned ICE into the Proud Boys. By Amanda Marcotte / Salon
Jeffries slams Stephen Miller as ‘hateful bigot’ and ‘architect’ of DHS ‘brutality.’ By Sarah Fortinsky / The Hill
America has reached a tipping point on fascism – and on opposition to it. By Robert Reich / The Guardian
Attack on Ilhan Omar Follows Years of Trump’s Targeting Her. By Annie Karni / NYT
New evidence shows how discrimination shortens lives in Black communities. By Akilah Johnson / Wash Post
So-Called “Intellectual Freedom Centers” Spread Right-Wing Ideologies on Campus. By Sophie Hayssen / Prism
HBCU could soon have federal funding restored after 105 years. By Stephen J. Gaither / HBCU Gameday
Virginia Democrats target military college’s funding after anti-DEI push. By Dan Rosenzweig-Ziff, Erin Cox and Ian Shapira / Wash Post
Catholic Church emerges as a bulwark of resistance. By Avery Lotz / MSN
The pioneering path of Augustus Tolton, the first Black Catholic priest in the US – born into slavery, he’s now a candidate for sainthood. By Annie Selak / The Conversation
Young Christians Can Stay in the Black Church. By Michael Lyles II / Christianity Today
What ICE Should Have Learned from the Fugitive Slave Act. By Jelani Cobb / The New Yorker
America Keeps Trying to Clean Up George Washington’s History, But We Won’t Forget the Nine He Enslaved. By Wayne Washington / The Root
ASALH Marks Century of Black History Month Celebrations in 2026. By Walter Hudson / EduLedger
Celebrating Black Military Service Is Not “DEI Shit.” It’s Essential to America’s Defense. By Matthew Delmont / Mother Jones
What America Lost When It Lost Mother Fletcher. By Caleb Gayle / The Atlantic
Dr. Gloria Wade-Gayles, 1937-2026. By Jamal Watson / The EduLedger
The Coming Trump Crackup. By David Brooks / NYT
House Passes Bill Funding ICE — With Help From Democrats. By Igor Bobic and Arthur Delaney / HuffPost
Louisiana v. Callais Will Have Powerful Implications For Black Voting Rights. By Anoa Changa-Peck / Newsone
Jasmine Crockett and James Talarico Face Off in a Texas Senate Primary Campaign. By J. David Goodman / NYT
Behind the December jobs report: Black unemployment remains nearly double the national rate. By Andrea Bossi / MSN
According to a new report, Harris County, Texas, is the deadliest place to give birth for Black women. By Kay Wicker / The Grio
Conservatives are flipping civil rights principles on their head. By Russell Payne / Salon
Probes Into Racism in Schools Stall Under Trump. By Meredith Kolodner / TPM
When Philanthropy Becomes a Suspect: Black Institutions, Federal Scrutiny, and the MacKenzie Scott Moment. By Fisher Jack / Eurweb
Florida is reshaping higher education. Other states are watching. By Lucy Marques / Tampa Bay Times
It’s Not ‘Christian Nationalism.’ It’s Conservative Identity Politics. By George Yancey / Christianity Today
The Christian Curriculum Teaching Civil Rights to a New Generation. By Harvest Purdue / Christianity Today
Top Catholic cardinals say U.S. foreign policy raises moral questions. By Michelle Boorstein and Anthony Faiola / Wash Post
