National
Black unemployment under Trump reaches its highest rate since the pandemic. Here’s what it could mean. By Gerren Keith Gaynor / The Grio (Image by Blacknews)
Why Black Advocates Say Voting Rights Are Hanging by a Thread. By Brandon Tensley / Capital B
Under Pressure From Trump, the Accreditor Overseeing Harvard Proposes Nixing DEI Standards. By Eric Kelderman / The Chronicle of Higher Ed
Virginia Education Board Could Oust George Mason’s President. By Vimal Patel / NYT
Elite New York High School Admits 8 Black Students in a Class of 781. By Troy Closson / NYT
Have Radicalized Christians Completely Forgotten Jesus? By Ginny Baxter / Patheos
Aretha Franklin and the Apostle Paul agree: Sing! By Jason D. Thompson / RNS
1893: Racial Crisis and White Supremacy. By Philip Jenkins / Patheos
Plans underway to put Robert E. Lee monument back on display. By Patrick Phillips / WCSC
Trump can’t achieve his economic goals without more immigrants. By Stephen Moore and Richard Vedder / Wash Post
Trump continues to tighten his authoritarian grip. By Chauncey Devega / Salon
How can Democrats Counteract Trumpism? By Chat GPT
Clarence Thomas has long tried to undercut the Voting Rights Act. Now, he may finally have the numbers. By Joan Biskupic / CNN
How Do You Self-Identify? For Many Americans, Checking a Box Won’t Do. By Shawn Hubler / NYT
George Mason University Under Investigation by Trump Administration Over Antisemitism Complaints. By Katherine Mangan / ProPublica
Rates of Admitted Students Who Are Black, Hispanic Have Decreased. By Johanna Alonso / Inside Higher Ed
Is the Christian Resistance to Trump Growing? By Esau McCaulley / NYT
The Chicago Churches on the Frontline of Trump’s Deportation Wars. By Adrian Carrasquillo / The Bulwark
Trump’s IRS just repealed a rule evangelicals hated. Why aren’t they happier? By Molly Olmstead / Slate
Church that was ‘work space’ for Civil Rights Movement is nearly restored and awaits new designation. By Berndt Petersen / WSB-TV
The Self-Evident Truths of Freedom—and of Tyranny. By Judge J. Michael Luttig / Telos News
ICE is radicalizing Americans the way the Fugitive Slave Act did before the Civil War. By Mary Harris / Slate
The Ruthless Ambition of Stephen Miller. By Jason Zengerle / NYT
How Trump’s Big Beautiful Bill Hurts Black Communities. By Brandon Tensley / Capital B
Cornel West: ‘We are witnessing the collapse and implosion of the American empire.’ By John Dear / NCR
Trump slipping with Black voters after 2024 gains. By Jaared Gains and Julia Mueller / The Hill
