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Redlining means 45 million Americans are breathing dirtier air, 50 years after it ended; 2020 Census missed 18.8 million people, bureau estimates; The hidden billion-dollar cost of repeated police misconduct; Photographs that speak to one another, all from a female perspective; Russia's war on Ukraine has some Christians wondering: Is this the end of the world?; A bar of their own: Portland's Sports Bra will only show women's sports; Florida wants gay tourists. A bill restricting LGBTQ topics in schools sends the wrong message, critics say.; 'Black Panther' director Ryan Coogler detained after being mistaken for bank robber at Bank of America branch; Race in America: Rise in Anti-Asian Violence with Amanda Nguyen; Why Ali Wong's ultrasexual comedy is profound amid fear among Asian American women; American journalism's 'racial reckoning' still has lots of reckoning to do; The only all-Black women's unit sent to Europe during WWII is awarded a congressional medal; My gender is 'nope' ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌

Sign up for this newsletter Read online Candid conversations about identity in 21st-century America.       By Rachel Hatzipanagos  Email In the third year of the pandemic, as many return to work, one group has not yet moved on: funeral directors. With Black Americans dying of covid-19 at 1.7 times the rate of White Americans, Black funeral directors have felt the brunt of the pandemic's deaths. At least 41 Black funeral directors have died since March 2020. And while funeral directors had to protect themselves from the virus, they also dealt with 12-hour shifts and the overwhelming grief of their clients. My Washington Post colleague Rachel Chason talks with a Baltimore-area funeral director who asks: "Who eases the burden-holder?" Also in this edition, the long-term environmental impact of redlining. Thanks for reading!  (Marvin Joseph/The Washington Post) Even on his birthday, a Black funeral director can't escape covid deaths As the pandemic enters its third year, there's no return to normal for Hari Close and other Black funeral directors. By Rachel Chason ●  Read more »   Redlining means 45 million Americans are breathing dirtier air, 50 years after it ended By Darryl Fears ●  Read more »   2020 Census missed 18.8 million people, bureau estimates By Tara Bahrampour ●  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   The hidden billion-dollar cost of repeated police misconduct By Keith L. Alexander, Steven Rich and Hannah Thacker ●  Read more »     Snapshot (Mary Ellen Mark/Howard Greenberg Gallery, New York ) Photographs that speak to one another, all from a female perspective A new exhibition, "A Female Gaze," at the Howard Greenberg Gallery in New York, explores the work of 12 female street photographers over seven decades. Their piercing perspective uses the city as a canvas to explore everything including geometric shapes and personal relationships. Perspective ●  By Natalia Jiménez-Stuard ●  Read more »     More from The Post Russia's war on Ukraine has some Christians wondering: Is this the end of the world? By Sarah Pulliam Bailey ●  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   A bar of their own: Portland's Sports Bra will only show women's sports By Anne Branigin ●  Read more »   Florida wants gay tourists. A bill restricting LGBTQ topics in schools sends the wrong message, critics say. By Hannah Sampson ●  Read more »   'Black Panther' director Ryan Coogler detained after being mistaken for bank robber at Bank of America branch By Timothy Bella and Michael Cavna ●  Read more »   Race in America: Rise in Anti-Asian Violence with Amanda Nguyen One year ago, a gunman killed eight people including six Asian women in Atlanta. The attack was one of a record number of anti-Asian hate crimes around the country since the coronavirus pandemic began. On Wednesday, March 16 at 3:00 p.m. Eastern time, join Washington Post Live for a conversation with Amanda Nguyen, CEO of the nonprofit civil rights organization Rise, about the impact of these attacks, her organization's work and the role of education in raising greater awareness about the history of Asian American Pacific Islander communities. By Washington Post Live ●  Read more »     What we're reading Why Ali Wong's ultrasexual comedy is profound amid fear among Asian American women By Kimmy Yam | NBC News ●  Read more »   American journalism's 'racial reckoning' still has lots of reckoning to do By Hanaa' Tameez | Nieman Lab  ●  Read more »   The only all-Black women's unit sent to Europe during WWII is awarded a congressional medal By Mariel Padilla | The 19th ●  Read more »   My gender is 'nope' By Lyra D. Monteiro | Intersectionist ●  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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