National News
Reed Hastings, the founder of Netflix, is giving $120 million to black colleges like Spelman and Morehouse. By Theodore Schleifer / Vox
DA criticizes Atlanta police killing of Rayshard Brooks and says charges could come this week. By Eric Levenson, Christina Maxouris and Joe Sutton / CNN
Sick of the ‘blue code of silence,’ director Ava DuVernay starts an initiative to spotlight police brutality. By Geoff Edgers / Wash Post
Boston Mayor Declares Racism A Public Health Crisis. By Quincy Walters / NPR
‘Homage To Hate’: Pelosi Calls For Confederate Statues Removed From U.S. Capitol. By Alana Wise / NPR
As D.C. protests continue, preparations begin for massive march on Washington in August. By Marissa J. Lang and Emily Davies / Wash Post
Biden running mate search zeroes in on group that includes at least four black women. By Sean Sullivan / Wash Post
Voter turnout soared in Georgia despite massive primary day problems. By Dareh Gregorian / NBC News
America’s Long Overdue Awakening on Systemic Racism. By Justin Worland / Time
George Floyd’s legacy illustrates the burden borne by families of slain black Americans. By Janell Ross / NBC News
Georgia Betrays Its Voters Again. By Charles Bethea / The New Yorker
Chicago Tackles COVID-19 Disparities In Hard Hit Black And Latino Neighborhoods. By Cheryl Corley / NPR
The Stark Racial Inequity of Personal Finances in America. Economic equality is crucial to racial equality. By Ron Lieber and Tara Siegel Bernard / NYT
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
