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On Route 66, a family is restoring the only gas station built for Black travelers. By Kristi Eaton / Fast Company
New documentary highlights plight of missing Black women and why their cases go ignored. By Amna Nawaz and Talesha Reynolds / PBS
Republicans, once hesitant to back Herschel Walker, rally to support football star and Senate candidate. By Eugene Scott / Wash Post
Kyle Rittenhouse and the New Era of Political Violence. By Charles Homans / NYT Magazine
Charlottesville ‘Unite the Right’ trial set to begin four years after rally. By Ben Kesslen / NBC News
Emily’s List Selects Laphonza Butler, First Woman Of Color, To Lead Organization. By Deepa Shivram / NPR
Queen Elizabeth supports Black Lives Matter movement, says aide. By Jack Guy / CNN
The legacy of Joe Louis’ loss to Max Schmeling on Juneteenth. By Ben Wyatt / The Guardian
Trump’s COVID response was deadly — but decades of dreadful, racist policy set up the catastrophe. By Igor Derysh / Salon
Extremists Emboldened by Capitol Attack Pose Rising Threat, Homeland Security Says. By Zolan Kanno-Youngs and David E. Sanger / NYT
Dak Prescott is embracing his platform to encourage change. By Jean-Jacques Taylor / The Undefeated
Georgia Democrats Nominate Nikema Williams To Succeed John Lewis. By Tara Golshan and Daniel Marans / HuffPost
Mineola, Texas, removes a fence separating historically segregated cemeteries. By Alisha Ebrahimji / CNN
Donald Trump is the 21st-century Jefferson Davis: History will judge him — and us. By Chauncey DeVega / Salon
Virginia’s new voting rights laws are an example for the country. By Susan Swecker, Creigh Deeds and Joe Lindsey / Wash Post
So much for the “liberal media”: Chattering-class hypocrisy is supporting Trump’s rule. By Chauncey DeVega / Salon
The Ongoing Struggle of John Lewis. By David Remnick / The New Yorker
There’s still a ban on federal funds for school busing. By Zachary B. Wolf / CNN
Michelle Obama’s Trump bump: Is nostalgia key to the historic sales of ‘Becoming’? By Jessica M. Goldstein / ThinkProgress
The ‘Loyal Slave’ Photo That Explains the Northam Scandal. By Kevin M. Levin / The Atlantic
It Is Time to Examine the Words and the Origins of Our National Anthem, Another Neo-Confederate Symbol – Jefferson Morley / AlterNet
The Police Department Cheering On Trump’s Call for Excessive Force Is Already Under Federal Oversight for Discrimination – Brandon Ellington Patterson / Mother Jones
Race Inquiry Will Return On July 31.
Clarence Thomas Joins Liberals, Shocks World – Mark Joseph Stern / Slate
Race Inquiry will return on March 20.
Special Saturday Edition – Race Inquiry
This week’s news has been dominated by Trump, Orlando, and guns. Although we have provided compelling content concerning those issues, we have not posted other important stories which emerged…
