Your weekend long reads🗞️
Good morning, friends of The Short List! It's John, with some great reads to get your weekend off on the right foot.
►The fast-flowing Ukraine crisis continues to dominate headlines with even the country's capital of Kyiv under attack by Russia now. As events unfold, here are some pieces that take a deeper look at what's going on and how we got here.
- What's next: What happens if Kyiv falls to Russia?
- Failed diplomacy: How the West failed to keep Russia out of Ukraine
- Post-Soviet Eastern Europe: Where is Ukraine? Where are NATO members?
- Putin's supporters: Who are Russia's allies in the Ukraine conflict?
►Student loan forgiveness: Hundreds of thousands of Americans may qualify for forgiveness and not know it, writes Paste BN's Chris Quintana. Are you one of them?💵
►The killing of Trayvon Martin was 10 years ago today. Wayne Washington of The Palm Beach Post looks back at how the teenager's death uncorked a wave of protests that led to the Black Lives Matter movement.
►As Black History Month draws to a close, here are a final few features tracing the history and experiences of African-Americans.
- In the birthplace of the KKK, a group pushes to memorialize its overlooked Black history
- Charleston wharf where 100,000 enslaved Africans were imprisoned to become a museum
- How Octavia Butler's legacy was born out of a bad science-fiction movie
►Watch what you eat: A serious reminder to check the date on those leftovers in the fridge.
There are more great reads below.👇 Have a great weekend!