National
Yes, this is who we are: America’s 250-year history of political violence. By Maurizio Valsania / The Conversation
The Ritual of Civic Apology. By Beth Lew-William / The New Yorker
Charlie Kirk Didn’t Shy Away From Who He Was. We Shouldn’t Either. By Jamelle Bouie / NYT
What Can’t Trump Wreck? By Thomas B. Edsall / NYT
Chicago’s Mayor: The National Guard Isn’t What We Need. By Brandon Johnson / NYT
Sotomayor says SCOTUS ruling lets ICE “seize anyone who looks Latino.” By Garrett Owen / Salon
Judge temporarily halts firing of Fed governor Lisa Cook. By Andrew Ackerman / Wash Post
Harris says it was ‘recklessness’ to defer to Bidens on reelection decision. By Patrick Svitek / Wash Post
Mamdani takes big lead in NYC mayoral race, new poll shows. By Giselle Ruhiyyih Ewing / Politico
Gov. Wes Moore tamps down presidential talk, launches reelection bid. By Erin Cox / Wash Post
Emory University to discontinue DEI programs, offices. By Zoe Seller / WABE (PBS)
Don’t Let Trump Destroy Higher Education. By Kevin Light-Roth / The Progressive Magazine
In a Trump era, Black students flock to HBCUs, ‘where their history isn’t being erased’, says Spelman College president. By David Smith / The Guardian
At public hearing of White House religion panel, Trump rails against anti-Christian bias. By Jack Jenkins / RNS
Finding Faith In The Kite Runner’s Story Of Redemption. By Debbie Almontaser / Patheos
The Courtroom Gladiator Who ‘Made America America.’ By Ed Rampell / The Progressive Magazine
U.S. Took Gullah Geechee Land in WWII. They Want It Back. By Adam Mahoney / Capital B
They Don’t Want to Live in Lincoln’s America. By Jamelle Bouie / NYT
Donald Trump has an Achilles heel that threatens the whole world. By Thom Hartman / MSN
Trump’s War on Black America Isn’t an Accident—It’s a Strategy. By Perry Bacon / TNR
Chicago vs. Trump: Is This A Preamble to Civil War? By Stacey Patton / Newsone
Black Unemployment Surges in August 2025 as Job Market Slows – Only 22K Jobs Added Overall. By Fisher Jack / Eurweb
GOP Senator Draws Outrage After Speech on Who America “Belongs To.” By Robert McCoy / TNR
Pressure Mounts for Eric Adams to Drop Reelection Bid. By Nia Prater / Intelligencer
Emory Cuts DEI Programs, Georgia NAACP Responds. By Kandis Edwards / Black Enterprise
College Board Cancels Tool for Finding Low-Income High Achievers. By Stephanie Saul and Dana Goldstein / NYT
First-of-its kind HBCU prep school opening in New York City. By Arthur Jones II / ABC News
The History of School Desegregation Reveals That the Job Isn’t Done Yet. By Heather McNamee / Time
Help Wanted! A Rallying Cry Against Religious Extremism. By Ginny Baxter / Patheos
At NatCon (National Conservatism) an effort to make Christian nationalism a more inclusive movement. By Jack Jenkins / RNS
