National News
A mob lynching of 4 black sharecroppers in 1946 is focus of court battle over grand jury secrecy. By The Associated Press
Cities with more black residents rely more on traffic tickets and fines for revenue. By Akheil Singla / The Conversation
When James Baldwin Squared Off Against William F. Buckley Jr. By Thomas Meaney / NYT
Challengers To Florida ‘Poll Tax’ Law Targeting Ex-Felons Get Preliminary Win. By Tierney Sneed / Talingpointsmemo
Inside the “Most Incarcerated” Zip Code in the Country. By Caleb Gayle / The New Republic
A radical way to mobilize black voters in 2020: Work on issues, not voting. By Janell Ross / NBC News
Some minority workers are up to 20% more likely than white workers to report canceled shifts at work. By Nathaniel Meyersohn / CNN
Washington doesn’t have a Latino history museum. These people are hoping to change that. By Leah Asmelash / CNN
Fort Worth Officer Charged With Murder for Shooting Woman in Her Home. By Marina Trahan Martinez, Nicholas Bogel-Burroughs and Sarah Mervosh/ NYT
Here are the indigenous people Christopher Columbus and his men could not annihilate. By Gillian Brockell / Wash Post
Suicide Attempts Among Black Teens Are Increasing. By Catherine Pearson / HuffPost
Lifers: Stories of non-violent incarceration in federal prison. By USA Today
Cory Booker Asked About Struggles With Black Voters: ‘Let My Work Speak For Me.’ By Brakkton Booker / NPR
Actor Charged Racism Over Statue. N.Y. Politics Took It From There. By Jeffery C. Mays / NYT
What Back-to-School News Stories Hide About Charter Schools. By Peter Greene / The Progressive
The School Secession Movement Is Growing. That’s Bad News for Integration. By Sophie Kasakove / The New Republic
Steven Spielberg Battles White Supremacy in the Age of Trump. By Nick Schager / The Daily Beast
There were once 3 capitals of the Confederacy. All three cities now have black mayors. By Leah Asmelash / CNN
This Top Gifted and Talented School Is Integrated. Is It the Future? By Eliza Shapiro / NYT
This trail-blazing suburb has tried for 60 years to tackle race. What if trying isn’t enough? By Laura Meckler / Wash Post
A historically black college in Maryland is growing — by enrolling Hispanic, white and international students. By Talia Richman / Wash Post
A VC Fund Backed By Kevin Durant And Diddy Will Donate Its Profits to 11 Charities Improving Diversity In Tech. By Biz Carson / Forbes
Can the Rebirth of a Negro League Stadium Revive a Distressed City? By Kelly Whiteside / NYT
Puerto Rico, D.C., Hawaii and Alaska: The messy, racist fights around statehood. By Joshua Keating / Slate
Bronze Statue Honoring First Black Fighter Pilot Unveiled in Georgia. By Tanasia Kenney / Atlanta Black Star
How Italians Became ‘White.’ Vicious bigotry, reluctant acceptance: an American story. By Brent Staples / NYT
