National
One Mississippi Capital, Two Worlds. By Stephan Bisaha / NPR
Utah school district allowed ‘serious and widespread racial harassment,’ Justice Dept. finds. By Laura Meckler / Wash Post
Justice Dept. launches new effort to target discriminatory lending among banks. By David Nakamura / Wash Post
A ballot initiative on reforming the police after George Floyd’s death is tearing Minneapolis apart. By Holly Bailey / Wash Post
Boarding School Scrubs Nikole Hannah-Jones Speech Over Backlash Fears. By Nina Golgowski / HuffPost
Biden plan pits Hispanic-serving colleges against HBCUs. By Bianca Quilsantan / Politico
Latinas are still the lowest paid group in the U.S. Experts have tips for combating the inequity. By Ingrid Cruz / The Lilly
He was killed on the courthouse steps. Now, a Virginia county honors its first Black elected leader. By Gillian Brockell / Wash Post
Remove a Confederate Statue? A Tennessee City Did This Instead. By Jamie McGee / NYT
A Black museum asks to melt Charlottesville’s Robert E. Lee statue to create new art. By Becky Sullivan / NPR
L.A. groups commemorate 1871 massacre that killed 10% of city’s Chinese community. By Kimmy Yam / NBC News
Why did the U.S. name army bases after Civil War enemies? By Nicholas Goldberg / LA Times
Senate Republicans Block Voting Rights Bill, Leaving Its Fate in Doubt. By Carl Huise / NYT
Lawmakers warn Biden not to dilute the ‘biggest racial justice bill in generations.’ By Laura Barron-Lopez and Alice Miranda Ollstein / Politico
Dems find their anti-Rubio warrior in Val Demings. By Marc Caputo / Politico
Warnock pushes Medicaid expansion as equity issue amid Dem healthcare battle. By Aris Folley / The Hill
Colin Powell, Who Shaped U.S. National Security, Dies at 84. By Eric Schmitt / NYT
Exploding Latino Population Excluded From Texas GOP’s New Congressional Maps, Suit Says. By Matt Shuham / TPM
“Long March for Justice” Underway Across New Jersey to Demand Police Reform, Reparations. By Amy Goodman / Democracy Now
Black residents feel tension in Georgia town where Ahmaud Arbery was killed. By Curtis Bunn / NBC News
Parents in Michigan, Virginia sue DOJ over response to school board threats. By Erik Ortiz / NBC News
Elijah McClain family announces settlement deal with Aurora, Colorado. Christine Fernando / USA Today
Black representation on Fortune 500 boards spiked in 2020. By Aman Kidwal / Fortune
The National Park Service could soon have its first Native American director. By Nell Clark / NPR
University of North Carolina Can Keep Affirmative Action, Judge Rules. By Stephanie Saul / NYT
The New Black Internationalism. By Adom Getachew / Dissent
Poetry is experiencing a new golden age, with young writers of color taking the lead. By Leah Asmelash / CNN
Biden delivers sweeping remarks about human rights: ‘To deal with the past you must face the truth’ By Maegan Vazquez / CNN
‘This is the future’: Black Senate candidates crush fundraising expectations. By Maya King / Politico
Report Highlights ‘Staggering’ Racial Disparities in U.S. Incarceration Rates. By Adruana Rezal / US News
