National
Voting rights: More than 100 bills that would restrict voting are moving through state legislatures. By Kelly Mena / CNN
Using an Anti-Klan Law Against Trump’s Clan. By Charles M. Blow / NYT
Merrick Garland vows to fight discrimination, domestic extremism as attorney general. By Dominick Mastrangelo / The Hill
Asian American lawmakers call for a hearing on anti-Asian racism. By Li Zhou / Vox
Confronting the history of housing discrimination: “It’s just a remarkable record of exclusion.” By CBS This Morning
He was locked up at age 15. Almost seven decades later, he’s reentering an unfamiliar world. By Karen Heller / Wash Post
U.S. life expectancy has fallen by a full year due to COVID-19, and 2.7 years for Black Americans. Hunter for Daily Kos
From Covid aid to record donations: Influx of funding helps keep HBCUs’ doors open. By Curtis Bunn / NBC News
Mars rover Perseverance: NASA diversity catches viewers’ attention. By Elinor Aspegren / USA Today
Los Angeles schools cut police funds to boost Black students. By AP and USA Today
The Real Story of the ‘Draft Riots.’ By Elizabeth Mitchell / NYT
Three JMU buildings once named for Confederates now honor African Americans. By Nick Anderson / Wash Post
A new lawsuit targets Trump and the Proud Boys under a law enacted to stop the KKK. By Nicole Narea / Vox
After racial unrest across US, Congress takes another look at reparations. By Beatrice Peterson / ABC News
Maya Wiley on Her Campaign to Be NYC’s Next Mayor. By Rebecca Traister / New York Magazine
Former Sen. David Perdue Files For Potential 2022 Comeback Bid In Georgia. By Barbara Sprunt / NPR
Civil Rights Group Launches Police Use of Force Database. By Josiah Bates / Time
After shooting, unrest, Wyoming gets its first Black sheriff. By The AP and NBC News
History of abuses behind Black Americans’ COVID vaccine skepticism. By Javonte Anderson / USA Today
He became one of the Navy’s first Black four-star admirals. The military has work to do on diversity, he says. By Dan Lamothe / Wash Post
John Brown was a violent crusader, but he blazed a moral path that the cautious Lincoln followed to end slavery. By Adam Seagrave / The Conversation
One of the oldest Black churches in US uncovered in Williamsburg, Virginia. By Craig Melvin / Today
PBS’ ambitious & fraught “Black Church” takes a tour of America’s complex history, music and faith. By Melanie McFarland / Salon
A Black Soldier’s Heroism, Overlooked in 1965, May Finally Be Lauded in 2021. By Dave Phillipps / NYT
In Georgia, a New District Attorney Starts Circling Trump and His Allies. By Danny Hakim and Richard Fausset / NYT
Pentagon appoints adviser for Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin on diversity. By Alex Ward / Vox
Latino Republican Senators Cruz, Rubio and the backing of Trump’s caudillo playbook. By Suzanne Gamboa / NBC News
GOP freshmen of color eyeing Dem-dominated minority caucuses. By Melanie Zanona and Sarah Ferris / Politico
As attacks against Asian Americans spike, advocates call for action to protect communities from hate. By Harmeet Kaur / CNN
Biden’s vaccine push runs into distrust in the Black community. By Cleve R. Wootson Jr. and Frances Stead Sellers / Wash Post
