National News
Black Deaths Matter: The Centuries-Old Struggle To Memorialize Slaves And Victims Of Racism. By Vicki Daniel / The Conversation
CBS, once broadcast’s whitest network, sets an ambitious goal for inclusive hiring. By Melanie McFarland / Salon
A new generation challenges the heartland. By Tim Craig and Aaron Williams / Wash Post
Racism in care leads to health disparities, doctors and other experts say as they push for change. By Tonya Russell / Wash Post
The Hidden Racism of Vaccine Testing. By Laura Stark / New Republic
In-depth look at the lack of diversity in mental health professionals. By Kate Snow / NBC News
The Supreme Court’s big Native American rights case, McGirt v. Oklahoma, explained. By Ian Millhiser / Vox
A racial reckoning arrived at West Point, where being black is a ‘beautifully painful experience.’ By Alex Horton / Wash Post
Joy Reid Takes Nightly Anchor Slot at MSNBC. By Michael M. Grynbaum / NYT
Nine out of 10 Americans say racism and police brutality are problems, poll finds. By David Smith / The Guardian
Lindsey Graham’s Democratic Opponent Is Raking in an Absurd Amount of Campaign Cash. By Kara Voght / Mother Jones
Civil rights leaders are still fed up with Facebook over hate speech. By Shirin Ghaffary / Vox
University Of California Will Have Its First Black President. By Sarah Ruiz-Grossman / HuffPost
Biden and Trump deliver very different messages on July 4th. By Daniel Politi / Slate
To the World, We’re Now America the Racist and Pitiful. By Robin Wright / The New Yorker
Black Lives Matter May Be the Largest Movement in U.S. History. By Larry Buchanan, Quoctrung Bui and Jugal K. Patel / NYT
Image of Thomas Jefferson alongside Black descendant holds ‘a mirror’ to America. By Sharmar Walters and Maia Davis / NBC News
Racist, brutal past or Hispanic history? Latinos clash over Spanish colonial statues. By Gwen Aviles / NBC News
New doc “John Lewis: Good Trouble” gives nuance to a relentless freedom fighter. By Pricilla Ward / Salon
Crisis in the Navajo Nation: Voter suppression, racism and a deadly pandemic. By David Daley / Salon
How the Trump Campaign Is Drawing Obama Out of Retirement. By Glenn Thrush and Elaina Plott / NYT
Camden Didn’t Defund Its Police Department—It Just Handed It Off. By Hank Kalet / The Progressive
Reparations bill gains steam following death of George Floyd. By Mike Lillis / The Hill
Census shows white decline, nonwhite majority among youngest Americans. By The Associated Press / NBC News
For Biden VP, Black Democrats are torn between Harris and Warren. By Sahil Kapur / NBC News
Yes, the Freedmen’s Memorial uses racist imagery. But don’t tear it down. By David W. Blight / Wash Post
