National News
NAACP says end to police violence overdue after Arkansas teen killed by deputy. By Mills Hayes / KATV
After Contentious Debate, UNC Grants Tenure To Nikole Hannah-Jones. By David Folkenflik / NPR
Native American women face an epidemic of violence. A legal loophole prevents prosecutions. By Graham Lee Brewer / NBC News
A federal ban on evictions is lifting this month. It’s a looming disaster for women of color. By Anne Branigin / The Lily
For me and the FAMU family, president Frederick Humphries was the epitome of excellence. By Ken Makin / The Undefeated
How Indian Americans Came to Love the Spelling Bee. By Anna P. Kambhampaty / NYT
California Supreme Court’s 1st gay justice left the NFL to pursue a law career. By Julie Compton / NBC News
Frederick Douglass’s 4th of July speech still burns with his spirit. By Javonte Anderson / USA Today
More than half of House Republicans stand with Confederate traitors in the U.S. Capitol. By Joan McCaster / Daily Kos
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
