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Sign up for this newsletter Read online Candid conversations about identity in 21st-century America.       By Rachel Hatzipanagos  Email Some journalists covering Russia's invasion of Ukraine have been criticized for the way they've called attention to the fact that the conflict is playing out in a country of mostly White people. This is the type of violence, some have suggested, that one would expect in the Middle East, not in Europe. One BBC commenter made a point to say how he was personally troubled by images of "European people with blue eyes and blonde hair dying." A CBS correspondent said Ukraine wasn't "like Iraq and Afghanistan" but instead was "relatively civilized."  The Arab and Middle Eastern Journalists Association issued a statement rejecting "orientalist and racist implications that any population or country is 'uncivilized.'" Sarah Ellison and Travis M. Andrews delve into what see as a troubling trend in how journalists and commentators are discussing the war.  Also in this edition, our colleague Reis Thebault takes a look at the enduring impact of Trayvon Martin's death 10 years later. Thanks for reading! ADVERTISEMENT   (Pawel Supernak/EPA-EFE/Shutterstock) 'They seem so like us': In depicting Ukraine's plight, some in media use offensive comparisons Reaching for context in the Russian invasion, correspondents and pundits veer into a troubling tone on race and international status. By Sarah Ellison and Travis M. Andrews ●  Read more »   Trayvon Martin's death set off a movement that shaped a decade's defining moments By Reis Thebault ●  Read more »   Republicans make gains in the Rio Grande Valley ahead of Texas primary By Arelis R. Hernández and Michael Scherer ●  Read more »   The state of the union, according to President Biden's worried supporters By Cleve R. Wootson Jr., Dan Simmons, Rose Hansen and Barry Yeoman ●  Read more »   Republicans' criticism of Ketanji Brown Jackson is part of the reason Black women like me left the party Perspective ●  By Sophia A. Nelson ●  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Americans divided over whether first Black female justice will make a difference, Post-ABC poll finds By Robert Barnes and Emily Guskin ●  Read more »   Two Republican members of Congress participated in a white nationalist's conference. Mitt Romney called them 'morons.' By Jonathan Edwards ●  Read more »   "More Gay Love in The Hood," taken in Hartford in 2021. (Jeremy Grier) Resistance, desire, hope: How 3 Black queer photographers look at love Jeremy Grier, sarah huny young and Liam Woods talk about what Black queer love means to them. By Anne Branigin ●  Read more »     What we're reading My family lost our farm during Japanese incarceration. I went searching for what remains. By Ruth Murai | Mother Jones ●  Read more »   Many African American last names hold weight of Black history By Julia Craven | NBC News ●  Read more »   Qahwah House: A Yemeni cafe bringing New Yorkers together, one sip at a time By Zainab Iqbal | Middle East Eye ●  Read more »   A new face of American gun ownership By Agya K. Aning | The Trace ●  Read more »     Word on the street   We think you'll like this newsletter Check out Must Reads for a curated selection of our best journalism in your inbox every Saturday, plus a peek behind the scenes into how one story came together. Sign up »

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