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Why Martin Luther King Jr.’s sharpest question remains unanswered. By Peniel E. Joseph / CNN
Trump warns of ‘bedlam,’ declines to rule out violence after court hearing. By Isaac Arnsdorf / Wash Post
Rachel Maddow Boldly Explains Why Republicans Are As Big A Problem As Trump. By Ron Dicker / HuffPost
DEI efforts are under siege. Here’s what experts say is at stake. By Nicquel Terry Ellis and Catherine Thorbecke / CNN
Admissions as Slavery Reparations. By James E. Murray Jr. / Inside Higher Ed.
How to Fix America’s Immigration Crisis. By Steven Rattner and Maureen White / NYT
North Carolina man settles for millions after wrongful conviction, 44 years in prison. By AP and NPR
The dilemmas of living in a post-religious world. By Shadi Hamid / Wash Post
‘The Book of Clarence’: Biblically inspired film mixes faith and farce. By Michael O’Sullivan / Wash Post
Lincoln’s Second Inaugural Address – Lincoln Memorial / National Park Service
W. E. B. Du Bois on Black ‘Double-Consciousness.’ / The Atlantic August 1897 Issue
The Indoctrination of White People. By William Spivey / Good Men Project
Why the New Great Migration Matters. By Beatrice J. Adams / AAIHS
Descendants fight to maintain historic Black communities. By AP and NBC News
Biden calls out ‘poison’ of white supremacy in address at Mother Emanuel in S.C. By Adelle M. Banks / Religion News Service
Trump the Confederate. By Kirk Swearingen / Salon
When I watch Jan. 6 footage I see a wall of white racists foaming at the mouth. By Denise Oliver Velez / Daily Kos
The Claudine Gay Debacle Was Never About Merit. By Tressie McMillan Cottom / NYT
The anti-DEI movement has gone from fringe to mainstream. Here’s what that means for corporate America. By Joelle Emerson / Fortune
GOP candidates skip Iowa’s only minority-focused forum. By Nnamdi Egwuonwu / NBC News
Voting Rights Act’s legal challenges to watch in 2024. By Hansi Lo Wang / NPR
How Mass Immigration Hurts Black Americans. By Roger House / The Daily Beast
Why New York Has Faltered in Making Childbirth Safer for Black Mothers. By Joseph Goldstein / NYT
Online racism is linked to PTSD symptoms in Black youth, study finds. By Claretta Bellamy / NBC News
Biden to visit Mother Emanuel AME Church as South Carolina primaries approach. By Adelle M. Banks / RNS
Famous Preacher T.D. Jakes Denies He Attended Sex Parties With Diddy / The Daily Beast.
