National
How the Nation of Islam Pioneered Prison Protest. By Joshua Clark Davis / AAIHS
Racial Tension is Driving an Increase in Black Gun Ownership. By Melissa Chan / Time
Record Number Of Women Of Color Are Headed To Congress. By Sarah Ruiz-Grossman / HuffPost
Police reform measures were a winner this election. By Rachel Ramirez / Vox
Biden’s COVID-19 Response Must Start With Most Vulnerable : Shots – Health News: By Abraar Karan, Ranu Dhillon, David Walton and Ingrid Katz / NPR
As winter approaches, America’s racist produce distribution system makes food insecurity worse. By Ashlie D. Stevens / Salon
A Black man will lead VMI for the first time in history, amid racism investigation. By Ian Shapira / Wash Post
‘Stand your ground’ in Florida could be expanded under DeSantis’ ‘anti-mob’ proposal. By Erik Ortiz / NBC News
Segregation policies in federal government in early 20th century harmed Blacks for decades. By Guo XU and Abhay Aneja / The Conversation
How the FBI Tried to Drive Martin Luther King Jr. to Suicide. Melissa Leon / The Daily Beast
Fort Hood is named for a Confederate traitor. Is it time for ‘Fort Benavidez’? By Alex Horton / Wash Post
Harris will be the first female, Black and Asian VP. But not the first VP of color. By Gillian Brockell / Wash Post
Once a symbol of desegregation, Ruby Bridges’ school now reflects another battle engulfing public education. By Connie L. Schaffer, Matha Graham Viator and Meg White / The Conversation
Black voters drove Joe Biden’s victory – and have offered this country a reboot. By Cliff Albright / The Guardian
Stacey Abrams Has Priceless Reaction To Republican Claims They Won Georgia. By Ed Mazza / HuffPost
Asian Americans voted for Biden 63% to 31%, but the reality is more complex. By Kimmy Yam / NBC News
Beyond the Ivy Leagues: How HBCUs have groomed prominent politicians like the vice president-elect. By Randi Richardson / NBC News
Disinvested: How Government and Private Industry Let the Main Street of a Black Neighborhood Crumble. By Tony Briscoe, Haru Coryne and Mick Dumke / Propublica
Minneapolis Clinic Narrows Racial Gaps In Health With Community Engagement. By Yuki Noguchi / NPR
Republicans and Democrats Agree: End the War on Drugs. By Nicholas Kristof / NYT
Naval Academy names its first Black female brigade commander. By Lauren Lumpkin / Wash Post
A dodgy deal helped make him a billionaire. It worked, until now. By Peter Worriskey, Yeganeh Torbati and Keith L. Alexander / Wash Post
GI Bill opened doors to college for many vets, but politicians created a separate one for Blacks. Joseph Thompson / The Conversation
Alexander Hamilton, Enslaver? New Research Says Yes. By Jennifer Schuessler / NYT
Virginia attorney general asks court to let Northam remove Lee statue in Richmond. By Patricia Sullivan / Wash Post
National Native American Veterans Memorial: New Monument Opens On National Mall. By Quil Lawrence / NPR
How Black voters in key cities helped deliver the election for Joe Biden. By Janell Ross / NBC News
Georgia preps for war with Senate majority on the line. By James Arkin, Andrew Desiderio and Elena Schneider / Politico
How Stacey Abrams and other Georgia activists laid the groundwork for 2020. By Emma Hinchliffe / Fortune
Georgia’s political shift – a tale of urban and suburban change. By Jan Nigman / The Conversation
