National News
Jay- Z launches Monogram, his own cannabis line. By Chevaz Clarke / CBS
He fought for Black voting rights after the Civil War. He was almost killed for it. By Jess McHugh / Wash Post
“A Fire That Has Spread Across the Country”: Jelani Cobb on Voter Suppression in the 2020 Election. By Amy Goodman / Democracy Now
Women of color are running for Congress in record numbers. Will Republican and Democratic women change the face of Congress? By Katie Kindelan / ABC News
“We Shall Overcome”: Raphael Warnock’s (Not-So-Long-Shot) Bid to Be Georgia’s First Black Senator. By Becca Andrews / Mother Jones
Juror in Breonna Taylor case said grand jury didn’t agree fatal shooting was justified. By David K. Li and Tim Stelloh / NBC News
COVID deaths of Native Americans linked to underfunded health care. By Dennis Wagner and Wyatte Grantham-Phillips / USA Today
The unique problems facing Native American youths in the criminal justice system. By Calah Schlabach, Jose-Ignacio Castaneda Perez, Matthew Hendley and Layne Dowdall / Slate
Alicia Garza on the origin of Black Lives Matter. By Mark Whitaker / CBS News
At VMI, Black cadets endure lynching threats, Klan memories and Confederacy veneration. By Ian Shapiro / Wash Post
Universities Rethink Building Names In The Wake Of Racial Justice Protests. By Lauren Bavis / NPR
Tulsa begins search for ‘Original 18’ Black people killed in 1921 race massacre. By DeNeen L. Brown / Wash Post
Book Review: The Dead Are Arising,’ by Les Payne and Tamara Payne. By Michael P. Jeffries
Elijah Cummings has a message for voters ‘from beyond the grave.’ By Nicole Goodkind / Fortune
Economy, racial injustice: Young Ohioans are turning out the vote. By Ivette Feliciano / PBS News Hour
The bogus U.S. census numbers showing slavery’s ‘wonderful influence’ on the enslaved. By Peter Whoriskey / Wash Post
People of color face disproportionate pandemic-related financial stress. By Michael Fox / CNBC
Not enough or double the prejudice: On being Black and Asian American in 2020. By Sakshi Venkatraman and P.R. Lockhart / NBC News
Black Products. Black Shoppers. Black Workers. But Who Owns the Store? By Michael Corkey / NYT
Black man serving life sentence for stealing hedge clippers granted parole. By Minyvonne Burke / The Associated Press / NBC News
Prosecutors say Amy Cooper lied about a Black man assaulting her. By Nicole Chavez / CNN
Segregated from opportunity. By Tracy Jan and Arelis R. Hernandez / Wash Post
Schools often fail to identify gifted and talented students – especially if they are Black, Latino or Native American. By Marcia Gentry / The Conversation
With days left, Black voters face orchestrated efforts to discourage voting. By April Glaser / NBC News
Biden leads Trump by 17 points as election race enters final stage. By David Smith / The Guardian
Barrett On George Floyd: Obvious That ‘Racism Persists In Our Country.’ By Samantha Raphelson / NPR
