National News
Trump says Herschel Walker will run for Georgia Senate seat in 2022. By Brittany Gibson / Politico
Segregation Getting Worse In Most American Cities, Study Says. By Adam Mahoney / RolllingStone
Reparations needed to confront anti-Black racism, UN rights chief says. By AP and NBC News
How hate incidents led to a reckoning of casual racism against Asian Americans. By Kimmy Yam / NBC News
Rep. Cori Bush wants to transform policing and public safety with new bill. By Char Adams / NBC News
Bill Cosby freed from prison, his sex conviction overturned. By Maryclaire Dale / AP News
The race-based adjustment for kidney functioning that’s harming Black Americans. By Jennifer Tsai / Slate
What Jewish Students Need From University Leaders Right Now. By Matthew Bronfman / NYT
College applications pour in because of optional ACT, SAT test scores amid COVID-19. By Lindsay Schnell / USA Today
Fatal shooting of 2 Black people in Massachusetts investigated as hate crime, officials say. By Wilson Wong / NBC News
On July 4, recognize the Black and Indigenous soldiers who helped win the Revolutionary War. By Bonnie Watson Coleman / Wash Post
A Maryland attic hid a priceless trove of Black history. Historians and activists saved it from auction. By Michael E. Ruane / Wash Post
Case files from 1964 “Mississippi Burning” murders made public. CBS News
Pride means knowing LGBTQ history — including that of Indigenous Two-Spirit people. By Simon Moya-Smith / NBC News
Johnson County, Iowa, Renamed After Black Professor Instead Of Vice President. By James Doubek / NPR
DeSantis signs bill requiring Florida students, professors to register political views with state. By Brett Bachman / Salon
Merrick Garland announces DOJ lawsuit against Georgia over new election law targeting Black voters. By Igor Derysh / Salon
Biden executive order aims to further equity, inclusiveness in federal hiring. By Joe Davidson / Wash Post
Derek Chauvin Sentenced To 22.5 Years In Prison. By Hayley Miller and Sara Boboltz / HuffPost
White House Deputy Press Secretary Shares Thoughtful Coming-Out Message. By Sara Bobltz / HuffPost
Civil Rights Groups Hold First National Rally for DC Statehood. Ari Berman / Mother Jones
Modern-day segregation in hospitals is killing Black patients. By Ekow N. Yankah, Brahmajee K. Nallamothu and John M. Hollingsworth / Salon
The Ugly War Between a White Police Chief and a Black Mayor in the Deep South. By Andrew Boryga / The Daily Beast
Their ancestors were enslaved workers. Now they’re among the first to get cash reparations. By Faith Karimi / CNN
The Hidden History of Paul Robeson. By Paul Von Blum / The Progressive
Liberal states expand voting access, creating ‘stark’ partisan divide in voting rights. By Kerry Eleveld / Daily Kos
