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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
The unemployment rate improved in May, but left black workers behind. By Katelyn Burns / Vox
Colin Powell says he’s voting for Biden. Other top Republicans may soon follow. By Riley Beggin / Vox
A history lesson for Trump: Lafayette Square was once bordered by ‘slave pens.’ By DeNeen Brown / Wash Post
“Go Back to the Neighborhood Where You Belong. By Rebecca Onion / Slate
Officer who stood by as George Floyd died highlights complex Asian American, black relations. By Kimmy Yam / NBC News
Oprah Winfrey to Host ‘Where Do We Go From Here?’ Special With Black Thought Leaders. By Althea Legaspi / Rolling Stone
George Floyd Reverberates Globally: Thousands Protest In Germany, U.K., New Zealand. By Hannah Hageman / NPR
White instigators to blame for mayhem in some protests, local officials say. By Stanley-Baker / Wash Post
US racial inequality in 6 stark charts. By Tami Luhby / CNN
Trump and Sessions Released Cops From Federal Oversight. Now We See the Results. By Pema levy / Mother Jones
Obama urges young black people to ‘feel hopeful even as you may feel angry’ after George Floyd’s death. By MJ Lee and Dan Merica / CNN
Ella Jones Is Elected First Black Mayor of Ferguson. By Jennifer Medina / NYT
Anti-Trump Republican group attacks Trump on race in new ad. By Jim Acosta and Fredreka Schouten / CNN
Like Trump, JFK faced riots. Here’s what he did to stop the violence in Birmingham in 1963. By Steven Levingston / Wash Post
What Top Conservatives Are Saying About George Floyd and Police Brutality. By Michael M. Grynbaum and Jeremy W. Peters / NYT
Legal immunity for police misconduct, under attack from left and right, may get Supreme Court review. By Richard Wolf / USA Today
Congress Plans Hearings on Racial Violence and Use of Force by the Police. By Nicholas Fandos / NYT
Trump loyalist Lindsey Graham locked in dead heat with Democratic challenger in red South Carolina. By Roger Sollenberger / Salon
African-Americans Are Highly Visible in the Military, but Almost Invisible at the Top. By Helene Cooper / NYT
In Large Texas Cities, Access To Coronavirus Testing May Depend On Where You Live. By Stephanie Adeline / NPR
The federal government fiddles as covid-19 ravages Native Americans. By Elizabeth Warren and Deb Haaland / Wash Post
In Memphis, Journalism Can Still Bring Justice. By Margaret Renkl / NYT
Jennifer Carroll Foy Jumps Into Virginia Governor’s Race, Hoping To Make History. By Amanda Terkel / HuffPost
Florida breakthrough: Ex-felon voting rights restored; “modern day poll tax” ruled illegal. By Jessica Corbett / Salon
During World War II, the black press campaigned for a double victory – over tyranny abroad and segregation at home. By Dan C. Goldberg / The Undefeated
