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H.R. 40, the federal bill to study reparations, appears stalled once again. By Jesse Washington / Andscape
Episcopalians approve fact-finding commission on Indigenous boarding schools. By Emily McFarlan Miller / Religion News
So where did all this right-wing religious nuttery come from? By Thom Hartmen / Salon
The Right’s Antisemitism Problem—and the Left’s. By David Masciotra / The Bulwark
US Military Bases Honoring Confederate Figures Slated to Get New Names. By Dora Mekouar / VOA News
Jan. 6 committee’s Bennie Thompson, a historic Black lawmaker, sees echoes of America’s ‘dark history.’ By Kyla Guilfoil / ABC News
Republicans Are Attacking Wisconsin’s Lieutenant Governor for Saying Slavery Was Terrible. By John Nichols / The Nation
Stacey Abrams Outpaces Kemp in Fundraising Efforts, Raises $22 Million in Two Months. By Alexandra Jane / The Root
DeSantis signs bill requiring survey of Florida students, professors on their political views. By Brett Bachman / Salon
Killer of George Floyd Sentenced to 21 Years for Violating Civil Rights. By Jay Senter and Shaila Dewan / NYT
Inflation is hitting Black and Hispanic Americans harder than White and Asian Americans. By Rami Luhby / CNN
Fred Gray, the ‘chief counsel for the protest movement,’ to get Medal of Freedom for his civil rights work. By Jonathan Entin / The Conversation
There is no one Islamic interpretation on ethics of abortion, but the belief in God’s mercy and compassion is a crucial part of any consideration. By Zahra Ayubi / Religion News
The Far-Right Christian Quest for Power: ‘We Are Seeing Them Emboldened.’ By Elizabeth Dias / NYT
Prominent evangelical leader caught on a hot mic boasting about praying with SCOTUS justices. By Jon Skolnik / Salon
‘Giving Students the History They Need.’ By Eleanor J. Bader / The Progressive
A small Wisconsin town is honored as the state’s first Black-founded community. By Diane Bezucha / NPR
Schomburg Center Volunteer Is One of the Last Surviving ‘Black Angels’. By Lisa Herndon / NYPL
Native American elders recall abuse at US government boarding schools. AP and The Guardian
Patrick Lyoya’s Death Casts A Light On How Police Mishandle Traffic Stops. By Phillip Jackson / HuffPost
The Supreme Court has agreed to hear Moore v. Harper. It’s a grave threat to US democracy. By Ian Milhiser / Vox
Akron police shooting inflicts more trauma on people of color. Suzette Hackney / USA Today
Garland weighs racial equity as he considers death penalty in Buffalo. By David Nakamura / Wash Post
Decades after Brown v. Board, US schools still struggle with segregation – 4 essential reads. By Jeff Inglis / The Conversation
Many Black children are dying by suicide, doctors say: Understanding the why — and how to help. By Kelly Livingston / ABC News
This conservative leader is trying to make white evangelical politics less white. By Susan Davis / NPR
America and the “Heathen”: How we set ourselves apart from “sh**hole countries.” By Kathryn Joyce / Salon
Incoming WCC head Jerry Pillay: ‘Our task is to proclaim God’s name.’ By Jack Jenkins / Religion News
African Americans are creating their own mindfulness spaces. By Michelle Boorstein / Wash Post
What the History of Criminalizing Black Mothers Tells Us About the Post-Roe Legal Landscape. By Dahlia Lithwick / Slate
