National
Greatest Generation’ survey on race, sex and combat during World War II runs counter to its wholesome image. By Michael E. Ruane / Wash Post
A Grim, Long-Hidden Truth Emerges in Art: Native American Enslavement. By Patricia Leigh Brown / NYT
Snoop Dogg calls for ‘peace in hip-hop’ amid string of rapper killing. By Deena Zaru / ABC News
North Carolina Black Santas bringing diversity to Christmas. By Chris Lumsden / GMA
As parents protest critical race theory, students fight racist behavior at school. By Tyler Kingkade / NBC News
Biden demands action on voting rights at South Carolina State University commencement. By Oren Oppenheim and Justin Gomez /ABC News
Senate Confirmed White Nominees More Quickly Than Nominees Of Color This Year. By Amanda Terkel / HuffPost
Black lawmakers threaten to cut off K St unless it diversifies. By Hailey Fuchs and Laura Barron-Lopez / Politico
McDonald’s To Pay Black Store Owner $33.5 Million To End Bias Suit. By AP and HuffPost
Daunte Wright case: Ex-cop Kim Potter weeps as she recalls fatally shooting Daunte Wright. By Ray Sanchez and Mallika Kallingai / CNN
Judge Clears Court Record Of Civil Rights Pioneer Claudette Colvin. By Jay Reeves / HuffPost
HBO’s Black and Missing documentary highlights a national crisis. By Jason Johnson / Slate
Offensive place names dot the American landscape. Efforts to change them are about to get a lot faster. By Karin Brulliard / Wash Post
How the Native American population in the US increased 87% says more about whiteness than about demographics. By Circe Sturm / The Conversation
Mayor-elect Adams taps Nassau County Chief of Detectives Keechant Sewell as next NYPD commissioner. By Robert Pozarycki / AMNY
There’s little racial diversity among financial regulators. By Khristopher J. Brooks / CBS News
Pandemic and racism in education lead more Black families to homeschooling. By Kyra Miles / NPR
Derek Chauvin pleads guilty to federal charges in Floyd’s death. By Amy Foriti / AP and USA Today
O.J. Simpson granted early release from parole on armed robbery conviction. By Scott Neuman / NPR
Black farmers have ‘been in survival mode.’ By Chandelis Duster and Janie Boschma /CNN
Slavery and Reconstruction-era violence still shape our legal system. By Tiffany Wright / USA Today
Georgia, South Carolina, and Alabama Keep Honoring Racists and Traitors. By Alan Singer / Daily Kos
The incredible story of William Leidesdorff, San Francisco’s Black founding father. By Benjamin Schneider / SFExaminer
(Re)locating Sites of Memory in Appalachia Through Black Spaces and Stories. By Kristen McCullum / AAIHS
Gun Control and Black America. By Alani Golanski / AAIHS
Emmett Till’s accuser is still alive and must be brought to justice. By Deborah Watts / USA Today
How Louisiana students fought segregation and secured protest rights. By Bailey Loosemore / USA Today
In Texas, a Battle Over What Can Be Taught, and What Books Can Be Read. By Michael Powell / NYT
Letitia James says she is ending her run for New York governor. By AP and NPR
Georgia Republicans purge Black Democrats from county election boards. By Reuters and NBC News
