Amid the whirlwind of the news, we hope that you’re staying grounded and rested. This week, our source is an expert on domestic and international and domestic truth commissions — bodies that investigate past wrongdoings and human rights abuses. She can contextualize the alleged war crimes of the Russian government.

Kelebogile Zvobgo is an assistant professor of government at William & Mary, where she is also a faculty affiliate at the Global Research Institute and the founder and director of the International Justice Lab. Her research explores issues of human rights, transitional justice, and international law and courts. 
 
As the director of the International Justice Lab, Zvobgo leads a group of researchers who study the legitimacy and authority of international courts and how they hold countries accountable for human rights violations. They look at transitional justice — the ways that political and judicial reforms can prevent prior human rights abuses from repeating. Zvobgo has analyzed datasets from truth commissions across the world as the lead investigator for the Varieties of Truth Commissions Project, and for other projects. 

Other sources of interest this week.

A Missouri state legislator seeks to further restrict abortion access by making it illegal for residents to seek services outside the state. 
 
Khiara M. Bridges is a professor of law at the University of California, Berkeley's School of Law and an anthropologist specializing in the intersectionality of race, class, reproductive justice and law. She studies how reproductive rights law and biomedical ethics reinforce racial inequalities in the U.S. 

Sources of the Week on the news

Read:

• Erika Andiola released a statement through RAICES in support of Ukrainian refugees. 
• Reuters and NPR asked Fatima Goss Graves about the significance of having a Black woman on the Supreme Court as part of Biden’s commitment to addressing racism.
• On How I Built This, Tristan Walker talked about starting his subscription shaving company.  
• Michael Wahid Hanna wrote a joint opinion in Foreign Policy about ending the war in Yemen.
• Jessica Ware spoke to The New York Times about the spongy moth, which previously had a derogatory name.

Watch:

• Margaret Russell spoke to PBS Newshour on the significance of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson’s nomination to the Supreme Court.
• CBS Baltimore highlighted Freeman Hrabowski’s legacy as the president of the University of Maryland. 
• Mutale Nkonde testified before Congress on protecting online users and holding Big Tech accountable.
  
• Less than 1% of FDIC-insured banks are Black-owned. Mehrsa Baradaran explained to CNBC why this is a problem for building wealth in Black communities.

Listen:

• Oliver Wang recounted the musical genius of Betty Davis on The New York Times’ Popcast.
• KCRW invited Mo Elleithee to speak on the political turmoil between Russia and the United States. 
• On NPR, Paul Butler reflected on the 10-year anniversary of Trayvon Martin’s death. 
• Listen to Andra Gillespie on Georgia Public Radio discuss President Biden’s nominee to the Supreme Court and the GOP focus on "divisive" curriculum in schools.
• On the Health Podyssey, Aletha Maybank talked about the history of racism in medicine and research.
  
• A rocket part hit the moon and Moriba Jah explained to All Things Considered the literal impact of space junk.