National
“Intellectual diversity” is Code for a “Conservative Quota.” By Nolan Cabrera / EduLedger
What to the Christian Is the Fourth of July? By Myles Werntz / Christianity Today
Historic Black Churches Join In—and Opt Out of—America 250. By Randi Richardson / Christianity Today
Southern Baptists’ resolutions reflect support of Christian nationalism, scholar says. By Adelle M. Banks / RNS
What if mercy matters more than empathy? By Melissa Florer-Bixler / The Christian Century
‘I wish he had done more to free enslaved people’: Thomas Jefferson’s descendant on his family’s complex legacy. By David Smith / The Guardian
The Intimate Legacies of a White-Supremacist Coup. By Lauren Collins / The New Yorker
President Narcissus and the Fetid Reflecting Pool. By Michelle Cottle / NYT
Every Supreme Court Ruling That Impacted Black Americans This Week. By Shannon Dawson / Newsone
Supreme court lets Trump turn back asylum seekers at US-Mexico border. By Maanvi Singh / The Guardian
Secret Vetting and Blocked Promotions: Inside Hegseth’s War on Diversity. By Greg Jaffe and Kate Kelly / NYT
The Rising Movement to Overturn Karmelo Anthony’s Extreme 35-Year Sentence. By Phenix S. Halley / The Root
How Dr. Rosa Clemente’s online seminar confronts anti-Blackness in Puerto Rican and Latino communities. By Jahaura Michelle / The Grio
The white working class knows the American project isn’t working. Here’s why that will never matter to them. By Saida Grundy / The Guardian
Defying Political Headwinds, George Mason Rewards President Gregory Washington with 4-Year Extension. By Jatika Hudson / Eduledger
Professors Can Teach About Race in Kansas — If They Follow These Rules. By Amann Mahajan / The Chronicle of Higher Ed.
Who belongs in America? Five faith leaders on immigration, identity and America’s 250th. By Pam Kruger / RNS
The Supreme Court Loves Religious Freedom—Just Not for Rastafarians. By Elie Mystal / The Nation
The Baptist Who Made Juneteenth a Holiday. By Jessica Janvier / Christianity Today
Will America Ever Give White-Man Rights To Everyone Else? By Elie Mystal / The Nation
The Dangerous Kindness of Erasing Slavery. By Wayne Ince / Level
Lessons From the People’s Historian, Howard Zinn. By Dave Zirin / The Nation
What is Día de los Negros? The Juneteenth celebration that Black Seminole descendants have kept alive in Mexico for over 100 years. By Odafe Oghen / The Grio
UFC fight can’t hide MAGA male weakness. By Amanda Marcotte / Salon
Trump’s “white working class” base may finally have had enough. By Heather Digby Parton / Salon
Robert White wins Democratic primary for D.C. delegate to Congress. By CBS News
