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“Whitening of the Media”: As Pandemic Cuts Ravage Newsrooms, Diversity Is “First Thing That Goes.” By Amy Goodman and Juan Gonzalez / Democracy Now
After only 12% of minority-owned businesses received relief loans, many plan to close down: survey. By Igor Derysh / Salon
HBCUs doubly hurt by campus shutdowns in coronavirus pandemic. By Annie Grayer, Layra Jarett and Yon Pomrenze / CNN
Obama Rips The Trump Administration’s Failed Pandemic Response In College Address. By Sebastian Murdock / HuffPost
36 Million People Are Unemployed and the Trump Administration Is Still Trying to Cut Food Stamps. By Nathalie Baptiste / Mother Jones
New York Churches Open COVID-19 Testing Sites In Push To Reach Minority Communities. By Carol Kuruvilla / HuffPost
Civil Rights Commission agrees to Senate Democrats’ call for action against anti-Asian racism. By Kimmy Yam / NBC News
The West is relevant to our long history of anti-blackness, not just the South. By Walter Johnson / Wash Post
Inside America’s Horrifying Modern-Day Eugenics Movement. By Cassie Da Costa / Mother Jones
‘Us Vs. Them’ In A Pandemic: Researchers Warn Divisions Could Get Dangerous. By Hannah Allam / NPR
Family of Louisville woman killed by police in her apartment hires lawyer from Ahmaud Arbery case. By Tessa Duvall and Darcy Costello / USA Today
More And More States Are Finally Confronting Unconscious Racism In Jury Selection. By Beth Schwartzapfel / Mother Jones
The 1918 pandemic was linked to a rise in Nazi support. Will this pandemic be similar? By Igor Derysh / Salon
New PBS Series Puts Asian Americans At The Center Of Their Own Stories. By Marina Fang / HuffPost
Navajo Nation Now Has More Known COVID-19 Cases Per Capita Than Any State. By Hayley Miller / HuffPost
Princeton names its first black valedictorian in the university’s history. By Alaa Elassar / CNN
White People Are Demanding Their Lives Back In States Where Black People Are Losing Theirs. By Edwin Rios And Sinduja Rangarajan / Mother Jones
Armed black citizens escort Michigan lawmaker to capitol after volatile rightwing protest. By Lois Beckett / The Guardian
Historic layoffs take biggest toll on Blacks, Latinos, women and the young. By Charisse Jones / USA Today
US coronavirus response a ‘chaotic disaster,’ Obama tells former staffers in call. By Joel Shannon / USA Today
Asian American eligible voter population has ballooned 139 percent in 20 years: report. By Kimmy Yam / NBC News
Sioux tribe rejects South Dakota governor request to remove Covid-19 checkpoints By Chris Boyette and Deanna Hackney / CNN
Black communities account for disproportionate number of Covid-19 deaths in the US, study finds. By Shelby Lin Erdman / CNN
People of color, women shoulder front-line work during pandemic. By Associated Press / NBC News
We Asked 30,000 Black Americans What They Need to Survive. Here’s What They Said. By Alicia Garza / Time
When Maternity Wards in Black Neighborhoods Disappear. By Kelly Glass / NYT
Navajo Nation Suffers Third-Highest COVID-19 Infection Rate in U.S. with Limited Healthcare & Water. By Amy Goodman / Democracy Now
Hate crimes and history: Asian American leaders discuss racism during the pandemic. By Julian Shen-Berro / NBC News
Ida B. Wells Awarded Posthumous Pulitzer Prize For Lynching Investigations. By Sanjana Karanth / HuffPost
Smallest caseload to biggest death toll: Coronavirus decimates D.C.’s poorest ward. By Paul Schwartzman / Wash Post
