National
Appeals court upholds Mississippi Jim Crow-era voting restriction law. By Virginia Langmaid / CNN
Representative Val Demings Wins Democratic Primary to Run for U.S. Senate in Florida. By Reuters
Herschel Walker: ‘Don’t We Have Enough Trees Around Here?’ By Liz Skalka / HuffPost
https://www.npr.org/2022/08/20/1117689118/poll-69-of-native-americans-say-inflation-is-severely-affecting-their-lives
Many Native Americans say inflation is severely affecting their lives. By Katia Riddle / NPR
Emmett Till alert system aims to bring awareness to hate crimes in Maryland. By Jonathan Franklin / NPR
After Asian hate during COVID, Asian Americans call out racism at work. By Jessica Guynn / USA Today
LGBTQ advocates say the government is missing communities of color in its monkeypox response. By Megan Messerly and Krista Mahr / Politico
Ex-Cop Lied on Breonna Taylor Search Warrant, Pleads Guilty. New York Magazine
The Rising Influence of the New Apostolic Reformation. By Elie Hardy / TNR
The Man Who Found His Inner Depths. By David Brooks / NYT
Howard Zinn at 100: Remembering “The People’s Historian.” By Robert Cohen and Sonia Murrow / The Nation
Statue honors once-enslaved woman who won freedom in court. By AP and NPR
All-Black women crew operates American Airlines flight from Dallas in honor of trailblazer Bessie Coleman. By Emma Tucker / CNN
How Stokely Carmichael Helped Inspire the Creation of C-SPAN. By Eamon Whalen / Mother Jones
In Tulsa, the movement for reparations scores a historic victory. By Karen Attiah / Wash Post
Federal Judge Declares Ron DeSantis’s Ridiculous “Woke Indoctrination” Law Unconstitutional. By Bess Levin / Vanity Fair
US supreme court backs Black voters challenging Georgia election rules. By Samira Asma-Sadeque / The Guardian
Rep. Jim Clyburn says there’s a “dark place” on the horizon for voting rights. By Aaron Navarro / CBS News
Joe Biden To Host Unity Summit Against Hate-Fueled Violence In. By Zeke Miller / HuffPost
More Black Americans live in Texas than any other state. Two years after George Floyd’s murder, many reconsider their future here. By Jaden Edison / The Texas Tribune
Free college tuition for Native students becoming more common. By Emma Hall / NPR
Home Appraised With a Black Owner: $472,000. With a White Owner: $750,000. By Debra Kamin / NYT
When will their churches condemn the Christian nationalism of MAGA politicians? By David Dark / RNS
Beyoncé invites church girls to celebrate their freedom. By Candice Marie Benbow / RNS
Descendants of Jesuit slaves say church is delaying promised reparations. By Jesse Washington / Andscape
When Did Racism Begin? By Vanita Seth / The Chronicle of Higher Ed
In 1896, Black intellectuals criticized The Post’s coverage of race. By John Kelly / Wash Post
St. Louis combats opioid crisis as overdose deaths skyrocket among Black Americans. By John Yang and Mike Fritz / PBS
Black Mississippi Residents Sue Police Department for Racial Harassment. By Kalyn Womack / The Root
