National
First HBCU AI institute building opened under seasoned leader. By Steven Gaither / HBCU Gameday
Trump Administration Ends Louisiana Desegregation Consent Decree. By Joe Jurado / Newsone
Paxton, Talarico tap contrary versions of God and Christianity in appeal to Texas voters. By Ellie Ashby / RNS
After Charlottesville, a historian asks: Did America miss the point? By Yonat Shimron / RNS
Not giving up: A group of social justice warriors sustains the resistance with community and meditation. By Yonat Shimron / RNS
The Fatal Combination of Ideology and Charisma. By James Kirchick / The Atlantic
Bryan Stevenson on the “Enduring Evil of Slavery” and Trump’s Attempt to Rewrite History. By Amy Goodman / Democracy Now
Black Folks Built Wealthy Neighborhoods Across America—Where Are They Now? By Asheea Smith / The Root
W.E.B. Du Bois Doc ‘Rebel With a Cause’ Isn’t History — It’s a Survival Guide for This Moment. By Nii-Quartelai Quartey / The Root
Joseph Philippe Lemercier Laroche: The Story Of The Only Black Passenger Aboard The Titanic. By Shannon Dawson / Newsone
Trump’s Irrationality Is Dangerous. By Tom Nichols / The Atlantic
100 days until midterms and Democrats are winning because they actually have a message. By Lee Hartley Carter / Fox News
Trump administration declares war on a ghost. By Evelyn Heckstein / The Conversation
Trump’s pick for CDC director is confirmed. By Erum Salam / MS NOW
What El-Sayed’s Michigan Win Reveals About Black Voters and Democrats. By Brandon Tensley / Capital B
Black Residents Warned of Abusive Cops for Years. Then Police Shot and Killed a Toddler. By Liliana Segura / The Intercept
He’s Eligible for Up to $480,000 After Being Wrongly Imprisoned for 42 Years. The State Says No. By Richard A. Webster / Propublica
Analysis says Supreme Court’s ‘colorblind’ approach has weakened Voting Rights Act. By Odafe Oghen / The Grio
‘What Are We Even Doing Here?’: New Lawsuit Challenges Ban on Race and Gender Topics at Texas A&M. By Megan Zahneis / The Chronicle of Higher Ed.
Douglasville teen balances football and books to score a perfect 1600 on the SAT. By Bolarinwa Oladej / The Grio
How a Black Catholic church celebrates New Orleans, even in face of parish closures. By Jason Berry / NCR
Christopher Nolan’s Trojan Horse. By Ezra Klein / NYT
It Wasn’t a Civil War. It Was the Slaveholders’ Rebellion. By Anthony Conwright / NYT
How an 1876 massacre of Black men in South Carolina turned racial terror into political power. By Jacob Ware / The Conversation
As Trump’s approval rating reaches embarrassing depths, the GOP faces a difficult choice. By Steve Benen / MS Now
Urban League report says Trump administration is harming Black Americans’ chances at American Dream. By Matt Brown / AP
