National
Ibram X. Kendi, Artist Jordan Casteel, Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor Among 2021 MacArthur ‘Genius’ Grant Winners. By Maiysha Kai / The Root
Black women will be inducted into the National Inventors Hall of Fame for the first time. By Scottie Andrew / CNN
How civil rights activist Howard Fuller became a devout champion of school choice. By Jon Hale / The Conversation
When Black History Is Unearthed, Who Gets to Speak for the Dead? By Jill Lepore / The New Yorker
R. Kelly Found Guilty On All Counts In Sexual Abuse Trial. By Alanna Vagianos and Taryn Finley / HuffPost
The World Lost a Great Philosopher This Week. By Jamelle Bouie / NYT
When a White-majority neighborhood wants to divorce its Black city. By Brandon Tensley / CNN
Asian American lawmakers urge DOJ to give updates about hate crimes law. By Cynthia Silva / NBC News
Pennsylvania school district reverses ban on books by authors of color after students fought back. By Mirna Alsharif and Liam Reilly / CNN
UN Durban meeting on race skipped by US, UK and others. By Caitlin Hu / CNN
Rep. Karen Bass plans to announce run for mayor of Los Angeles. By Sean Sullivan and Tyler Pager / Wash Post
These families of missing Black people are frustrated with the lack of response to their cases. By Nicquel Terry Ellis / CNN
Blackness and Latinidad are not mutually exclusive. Here’s what it means to be Afro-Latino in America. By Amir Vera and Alexander Pineda / CNN
What slavery reparations from the federal government could look like. By P. R. Lockhart / NBC News
Louisiana state trooper charged in pummeling of Black man. By Jake Bleiberg and Jim Mustian / AP and Wash Post
In 1865, thousands of Black South Carolinians signed a 54-foot-long freedom petition. By Michael E. Ruane / Wash Post
Civil rights lessons from 1961 influence 2021. The fight is not over. By Nicole Carroll / USA Today
The Betrayal of Historically Black Colleges. By Katherine Mangan / The Chronicle of Higher Education
Remembering Virginia’s ‘Forgotten 14.’ By A. Donald McEachin / Wash Post
Historic Black cemetery buried below parking lot at center of legal dispute. By Erik Ortiz / NBC News
Bringing Black History to Life in the Great Outdoors. By James Edward Mills / NYT
The Latino family of Sylvia Mendez were pivotal in the desegregation fight. By Raul A. Reyes / NBC News
The ugly history behind those border agents chasing Haitian migrants on horseback. By Julia Craven / Slate
Bipartisan police reform talks crumble. By Marianne Levine and Nicholas Wu / Politico
New York’s Superstar Progressive Isn’t A.O.C. By Bret Stephens / NYT
Black Iowa police chief faces backlash after bringing change. By The AP and NBC News
Asian American lawmakers want quicker action from hate-crimes law. By David Nakamura / Wash Post
Mental health takes a toll on the incarcerated — and their families. By Patrice Gaines / NBC News
Teaching While Black Is Becoming a Fireable Offense. By Peter Greene / The Progressive
‘Transforming the Lives of Students’: FAMU Recognized as Highest-ranking Public HBCU Among Nation’s Top Schools for Third Consecutive Year. By Angelina Velasquez / Atlanta Black Star
