National
New York City Public Schools Should Be Evaluated Based on Diversity, Not Just Tests, Panel Says. By Eliza Shapiro / NYT
Yes, politicians wore blackface. It used to be all-American ‘fun.’ By Rhae Lynn Barnes / Wash Post
Inside the Radical, Uncomfortable Movement to Reform White Supremacists. By Alyssa Schykar / Mother Jones
The House Takes on America’s Voting-Rights Problem. By Jelani Cobb / The New Yorker
Democrats court rural Southern voters with Stacey Abrams’ State of the Union response. By Sharon Austin / The Conversation
African-Americans’ economic setbacks from the Great Recession are ongoing – and could be repeated. By Vincent Adejumo / The Conversation
Cleaner Classrooms and Rising Scores: With Tighter Oversight, Head Start Shows Gains. By Jason DeParle / NYT
Dying while black: Perpetual gaps exist in health care for African-Americans. By Yolanda Wilson / The Conversation
When the Suffrage Movement Sold Out to White Supremacy. By Brent Staples / NYT
European colonizers killed so many Native Americans that it changed the global climate, researchers say. By Laurent Kent / CNN
A federal law is hurting Native American children. It must be struck down. By Ken Paxton / Wash Post
The Will to Kill, in Black and White. Race has played a heavy hand in the fates of soldiers facing death sentences in the U.S. military. By Bill Lueders / The Progressive
Sojourner Truth’s “Ain’t I a Woman” is one of the greatest speeches in American rhetoric. By Constance Grady / Vox
Cory Booker’s 2020 policy agenda: ‘Baby bonds,’ criminal justice reform, action on climate change. By Jeff Stein / Wash Post
Will Anyone Save Black Colleges? By Adam Harris / The Atlantic
Northam’s ugly yearbook photo and the racist origins of blackface. By Michael Brice-Saddler, Jessica Contrera and DaNeen L. Brown / Wash Post
Kentucky is disenfranchising black voters at a higher rate than any other state in the country. By Addy Baird / Thinkprogress
Lisa Murkowski Revives Bill Targeting Missing And Murdered Native Women. By Jennifer Bendery / HuffPost
Latino Turnout Surged. Then Texas Questioned 98,000 Voters’ Citizenship. By Roque Planas / HuffPost
Housing market racism persists despite ‘fair housing’ laws. By Keeanaga-Yamahtta Taylor / The Guardian
Elite Law Firm’s All-White Partner Class Stirs Debate on Diversity. By Norm Scheiber and John Eligon / NYT
In Julián Castro’s presidential bid, Latinos see one of their own, defying stereotypes. By Suzanne Gamboa / NBC News
LGBT Navajos Discover Unexpected Champions: Their Grandparents. By Laurel Morales / NPR
Florida Secretary of State resigns after reveal of blackface photos. By Caroline Kelly / CNN
Birmingham Civil Rights Institute Reaffirms Award for Angela Davis. By Democracy Now
The US is still not ready to look at the ugly racism against Native Americans. By Julian Brave NoiseCat / The Guardian
Two Years In, The Republican Party Faces An Uncertain Future In Trump’s Image. By S.V. Date / HuffPost
Trump is undoing the diversity of the federal bench. By Derrick Johnson / Wash Post
Kamala Harris to run for president in 2020. By Maeve Reston / CNN
These Atlanta neighbors no longer wanted to live on Confederate Avenue. Here’s what they did about it. By Dakin Andone / CNN
