Sunday Reads: Feb. 28

Distinctly Montana: Why I left Bozeman, or: who will make our soy lattes now?
The Washington Post: Human remains found at Williamsburg Black church site
The New York Times: How Negro History Week became Black History Month and why it matters now
Slate: The last city of the 20th Century
NPR: How goats (and perhaps people) make up their minds
FiveThirtyEight: Police misconduct costs cities millions every year. But that’s where the accountability ends.
Associated Press: How would COVID-19 vaccine makers adapt to variants?
Vice: The people the suburbs were built for are gone
The New York Times: Fauci expects Americans could still need to wear face masks in 2022
Vox: Sweatpants sales are booming, but the workers who make them are earning even less
NPR: When does COVID-19 become a disability? ‘Long-haulers’ push for answers and benefits
The Economist: When cities breathe out—how will they change in the post-pandemic world? (podcast)
CityLab: Cities are sinking under the weight of urban development
NPR: As cities grapple with climate change, gas utilities fight to stay in business
The New York Times: A bristling standoff rattles gun-friendly Vermont
The Washington Post: Henriette Wood sued for slavery reparations after the Civil War and won. Her descendants never knew.
The Associated Press: New or used? Either way, price hikes squeeze US auto buyers
The New York Times: How a ’70s photo foreshadowed a world-class figure skater’s future
NPR: Young people struggle to keep friends close as pandemic pulls them apart
The New York Times: She beat cancer at 10. Now she’s set to be the youngest American in space.
Vox: Figure skating lessons are declining. Can the 2022 Olympics save the sport?
NPR: States must resume annual tests in schools, Biden Administration says
NBC News: Covid vaccine set to trigger fastest retail sales growth in over two decades
NPR: Corporate lawyers who become judges less likely to side with workers, study says
The New York Times: A world of Black intimacy at the card table
The New York Times: University finds 18th-century schoolhouse where Black children learned to read