JUDGES SCRUTINIZE SUIT’S CLAIMS IN HARVARD RACIAL BIAS CASE. A panel of appeals court judges on Wednesday repeatedly challenged the legal claims of a group that accuses… Read more “Associated Press”
Washington Post
SUPERMARKETS ARE POWERFUL FLASH POINTS IN RACIAL POLITICS. In recent months, grocery stores have become sites of clashes over mask-wearing. In some cases, videos of customers (nearly… Read more “Washington Post”
New York Times
ANOTHER BIG INVESTMENT IN RACIAL JUSTICE. Square’s $100 million plan to invest in Black communities. Jack Dorsey’s financial company — known for its credit-card readers, Cash payments… Read more “New York Times”
Associated Press
SUPPORT FOR RACIAL INJUSTICE PROTESTS DECLINES. As the decision in Kentucky to bring charges against only one of three police officers involved in the raid that killed… Read more “Associated Press”
Dealbreaker
WELLS FARGO SEES EVEN FEWER QUALIFIED BLACK PEOPLE THAN IT SAW WOMEN QUALIFIED FOR HIS JOB. Affirmative inaction beneficiary Charlie Scharf doesn’t understand why he only wants… Read more “Dealbreaker”
Pew Trusts
RACIAL JUSTICE PUSH CREATES MOMENTUM TO PROTECT BLACK-OWNED LAND. In May, three sisters in Chicago got a surprise phone call: They owned 35 acres in Mississippi with… Read more “Pew Trusts”
Washington Post
‘RACE AND VIOLENCE IN OUR CITIES’? A TOPIC FOR THE FIRST PRESIDENTIAL DEBATE DRAWS CRITICISM. The topics for the first presidential debate focus on issues that have… Read more “Washington Post”
CNBC
CITI TO DEDICATE MORE THAN $1 BILLION TO INITIATIVE FOR CLOSING THE RACIAL WEALTH GAP. Citi and the Citi Foundation announced Wednesday that they are investing more… Read more “CNBC”
GQ
THE RISE OF THE WOKEFLUENCER. A summer of protest has forced influencers, once so reliant on beautiful backdrops, to find new ways to post. The results are… Read more “GQ”
CNN
KENTUCKY ATTORNEY GENERAL TO ANNOUNCE GRAND JURY DECISION IN BRIONNA TAYLOR CASE. The long-awaited findings of a grand jury probe into the fatal police shooting of Breonna… Read more “CNN”
NPR
UNCLE BEN’S CHANGING NAME TO BEN’S ORIGINAL AFTER CRITICISM OF RACIAL STEREOTYPING. Uncle Ben’s will now be known as Ben’s Original. Food giant Mars, Incorporated said Wednesday that it… Read more “NPR”
Jezebel
UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA JUNIOR ASKS GREEK ORGS TO SOCIALLY DISTANCE, FRAT RESPONDS WITH RACIST COMMENTS ABOUT HER GENITALS. The putrid young gentleman of the University of Georgia’s fraternity Lambda… Read more “Jezebel”