National
The South is red. It’s also Black. By Zachary B. Wolf / CNN
Harris Rises To Top of Biden’s VP List After Klobuchar’s Strategic Exit. By Adrian Carrasquillo / Newsweek
Top State Department official resigns in protest of Trump’s response to racial tensions in the country. By Seung Min Kim / Wash Post
Black Americans, crucial workers in crises, emerge worse off – not better. By Calvin Schermerhorn / The Conversation
Racial violence and a pandemic: How the Red Summer of 1919 relates to 2020. By Erik Ortiz / NBC News
Aunt Jemima and Uncle Ben deserve retirement. They’re racist myths of happy Black servitude. By Michael Twitty / NBC News
As colleges grapple with racist legacies, a monument at Ole Miss will finally go. By Susan Svrluga / Wash Post
One of America’s worst acts of racial violence was in Tulsa. Now, it’s the site of Trump’s first rally in months. By Emily Stewart / Vox
Over 2,000 Black People Were Lynched From 1865 to 1877, Study Finds. By Campbell Robertson / NYT
Police Killings Prompt Reassessment of Laws Allowing Deadly Force. By Rick Rojas and Richard Fausset / NYT
5 years after Charleston was rocked by the Mother Emanuel church shooting, the pain lingers. By Marco della Cava / USA Today
University of California votes to restore affirmative action nearly 24 years after it was outlawed. By Alaa Elassar / CNN
Reed Hastings, the founder of Netflix, is giving $120 million to black colleges like Spelman and Morehouse. By Theodore Schleifer / Vox
DA criticizes Atlanta police killing of Rayshard Brooks and says charges could come this week. By Eric Levenson, Christina Maxouris and Joe Sutton / CNN
Sick of the ‘blue code of silence,’ director Ava DuVernay starts an initiative to spotlight police brutality. By Geoff Edgers / Wash Post
Boston Mayor Declares Racism A Public Health Crisis. By Quincy Walters / NPR
‘Homage To Hate’: Pelosi Calls For Confederate Statues Removed From U.S. Capitol. By Alana Wise / NPR
As D.C. protests continue, preparations begin for massive march on Washington in August. By Marissa J. Lang and Emily Davies / Wash Post
Biden running mate search zeroes in on group that includes at least four black women. By Sean Sullivan / Wash Post
Voter turnout soared in Georgia despite massive primary day problems. By Dareh Gregorian / NBC News
America’s Long Overdue Awakening on Systemic Racism. By Justin Worland / Time
George Floyd’s legacy illustrates the burden borne by families of slain black Americans. By Janell Ross / NBC News
Georgia Betrays Its Voters Again. By Charles Bethea / The New Yorker
Chicago Tackles COVID-19 Disparities In Hard Hit Black And Latino Neighborhoods. By Cheryl Corley / NPR
The Stark Racial Inequity of Personal Finances in America. Economic equality is crucial to racial equality. By Ron Lieber and Tara Siegel Bernard / NYT
The Army Is Finally Taking the Names of Traitors Off of Its Bases. By Ed Kilgore / New York Mag
Senate confirms general to lead Air Force, clearing way for first black service chief in U.S. history. By Dan Lamothe / Wash Post
Progressive Charles Booker Unveils First Big Ad Buy In Race To Oust Mitch McConnell. By Tara Golshan / HuffPost
Smithsonian gets $25 million grant for program on race. By Peggy McGlone / Wash Post
What the Face of Emmett Till Says About Every Brutalized Black Body—Then and Now. By W. Ralph Eubanks / Vanity Fair
