National
Critical race theory is a potent issue in the Virginia governor’s race. By James Hohmann / Wash Post
Why Many Black Americans Changed Their Minds About Covid Shots. By Audra D. S. Burch and Amy Schoenfeld Walker / NYT
Missouri city honors Black doctor whose land was taken decades ago through eminent domain. By Gabrielle Hays, Talesha Reynolds, and Ryan Connelly Holmes / PBS
History is made as reparations start to flow in Evanston, Illinois. By Jesse Washington / The Undefeated
Black History in Atlanta: Collier Heights neighborhood.By Jasmina Alston / CBS News
Schiff’s book reveals how Republican loyalty to Trump threatened democracy. By Stephanie Kotuby and Geoffrey Lou Guray / PBS
Herschel Walker fumbles, cancels fundraiser after pressure over host’s swastika profile pic. By Rebekah Sager / Daily Kos
Tim Scott rakes in $8.3M for reelection, possible 2024 bid. By Alex Isenstadt / Politico
Black Americans are incarcerated at nearly five times the rate of Whites, new report on state prisons finds. By Christina Carrega / CNN
WHO honors Henrietta Lacks, woman whose cells served science. By Jamey Keaten / AP and ABC News
They Gave Black Mothers in Mississippi $1,000 a Month. It Changed Their Lives. By Bryce Covert / The New Republic
Bryan Stevenson, Legacy Museum founder, on American enslavement and modern-day incarceration. By Jamil Smith / Vox
Monument honoring indigenous women to replace Columbus statue in Mexico City. By AP and NPR
Mary McLeod Bethune statue to replace Confederate general in Capitol. By Eileen Zaffiro-Kean / USA Today
Black Women, Self-Making, and Liberty. By Ashley Everson / AAIHS
Timuel Black Jr., historian and civil rights activist, dies at 102. By Grace Hauck and Javonte Anderson / USA Today
‘Echoes of the Past’: Study Points to Redlining as a Factor in Premature Birth, Maternal Health. By Joseph P. Williams / US news
When It Costs $53,000 to Vote. by Jesse Wegman / NYT
Justice Department won’t charge officer who shot Jacob Blake. By Victoria Albert / CBS News
A slavery petition was the latest racist incident at this school. Parents and lawmakers are fed up. By Evan McMorris-Santoro and Linh Tran / CNN
California becomes first state to require ethnic studies for high school graduation. By Meryl Kornfield / Wash Post
New York City to Phase Out Its Gifted and Talented Program. By Eliza Shapiro / NYT
A Safe Space’: Black Pastors Promote Vaccinations from the Pulpit. By Liam Stack / NYT
Why white students are far more likely to graduate than Black students at public universities. By Olivia Sanchez / NBC News
One of the nation’s oldest Black churches unearthed in Virginia. By Ben Finley / USA Today
Lawrence Reddick and the Communal Acts of Black History. By Stephen G. Hall / AAIHS
Indigenous Peoples’ Day: Biden becomes first president to mark day.
Senate Confirms Top Prosecutors for Manhattan and Brooklyn. By Matt Stieb / New York Magazine
How Latinos are growing and reshaping the United States. By Suzanne Gamboa and Nicole Acevedo / NBC News
Study confirms pandemic hit Black Americans, Native Americans and Latinos harder than Whites. By Maggie Fox / CNN
