National
The Mind-Boggling Intrusiveness of Donald J. Trump. By Thomas B. Edsall / NYT
Cities led by Black women are the first targets of Trump’s political power grab. By Amanda Becker and Barbara Rodriguez / Salon
Trump’s redistricting push could bring decades of Republican rule to the US House. By David Morgan / Reuters
Lisa Cook, Who Broke Ground at the Fed, Faces Attack by Trump. By Ben Casselman / NYT
MSNBC Host Nicolle Wallace Fires Back at ‘Delusional’ Trump After Direct Attack. By Eboni Boykin-Patterson / The Daily Beast
Justice department backs lawsuit seeking to end grants for hispanic-serving colleges, calling them unconstitutional. By CBS News
Howard President Resigns Amid Housing Crisis and Student Outrage. by Alecia Taylor / Capital B
Education Dept. Finds Faculty-Diversity Efforts at George Mason U. Were Discriminatory. By Jasper Smith / The Chronicle of Higher Ed.
Christian Nationalism: A Civil Rights Fight In Our Time. By Ginny Baxter / Patheos
At conference, pastors address racism in their churches as momentum fades. By Fiona Andre / RNS
A Path To a Healthy Black Evangelicalism. By Bryan Loritts / Christianity Today
The Meaning of Trump’s Attack on the Smithsonian. By Clint Smith / The Atlantic
Why Republicans keep saying slavery was great. By Oliver Willis / Daily Kos
U.S. releases Emmett Till investigation records ahead of 70th anniversary of his killing. By AP and NBC News
The spirit of Old Dixie rises in D.C. By Colbert I. King / Wash Post
What Trump Is Really Up to in Washington. By Jamelle Bouie / NYT
Trump’s Takeover of D.C. Is Not a Distraction. It’s the Whole Point. By Monica Potts / TNR
They’re Not Just Coming for DEI. They’re Coming for Democracy. By Stacey Abrams / The Nation
Texas Democrats End Walkout, Allowing Redrawn Map to Pass. By J. David Goodman / NYT
“It’s a complicated time to be a white Southerner” − and their views on race reflect that. By James M. Thomas / Salon
Understanding The Black Maternal Health Crisis. By Shannon Dawson / Newsone
Under Trump, the Education Dept. has flipped its civil rights mission. By Laura Meckler / Wash Post
DEI closures at colleges leave students with ‘a different reality.’ By Lexi Lonas Cochran / The Hill
Are Black Women Still The ‘Most Educated’ Group In America? By Shannon Dawson / Newsone
The Troubling Lines That Columbia Is Drawing. By Eyal Press / The New Yorker
A sanctuary for banned stories. By Kelly Brown Douglas / The Christian Century
Maverick City Is Not Diluting Gospel Music. By Stephen Newby / Christianity Today
Trump Says Smithsonian Focuses Too Much on ‘How Bad Slavery Was.’ By Zolan Kanno-Youngs / NYT
Three Republican-led states to send hundreds of National Guard troops to Washington. By AP and NPR
Trump’s Selective Stance on Justice: Redemption for Some, Scorn for Others. By Erica L. Green / NYT
