News
Zaila Avant-garde Makes History With National Spelling Bee Win. By Ben Nuckols / AP and HuffPost
Thaddeus Stevens and the Original Dreamers. By Charles M. Blow / NYT
Charlottesville Removes Robert E. Lee Statue That Sparked A Deadly Rally. By Ben Paviour / NPR
Haiti’s fate is intertwined with the U.S. By Ishan Tharoor / Wash Post
Meet The Medical Pioneer Who Founded America’s First Black-Owned Hospital. By Leah Rosenbaum / Forbes
Redlining, Race, and the Color of Money. By Garrett Dash Nelson / Dissent
Young Asian American Buddhists are reclaiming narrative after decades of white dominance. By Caitlin Yoshiko Kandil / NBC News
A documentary look at comedian Dick Gregory’s activism, on and off the stage. By Michael O’Sullivan / Wash Post
Oscar Micheaux Finally Premieres at Cannes, 70 Years After His Death. By Eric Kohn / IndieWire
Whitney Houston, American girl. By Constance Grady / Vox
Broadway’s Fall Season Filled With New Works By Black Playwrights. By Josie Fischels / NPR
Naomi Osaka opens up about French Open withdrawal, mental health. By Scott Gleeson / USA Today
Nigeria Wins Historic Upset Over Team U.S.A. in Olympic Exhibition. By Jonathan Abrams / NYT
Simone Biles opens up about depression she suffered after being sexually abused. By Stephen Iervolino / GMA
At the All-Star Game, a Dimmer Stage for Black Players. By Tyler Kepner / NYT
Rachel Nichols is back on the air, but the fallout at ESPN is just beginning. By Ben Strauss / Wash Post
How the White Press Wrote Off Black America. By Brent Staples / NYT
Race Inquiry Digest (Jul 15) – Important Current Stories On Race In America
Featured Could genocide really happen here? Leading scholar says America is on “high alert.” By David Masciotra / Salon