MAGNOLIAS, BEER CANS AND FOOTBALL: MISSISSIPPI IS DESIGNING A NEW STATE FLAG. After Mississippi lawmakers voted in June to remove the Confederate battle emblem from the state’s flag, they… Read more “NPR”
New York Times
JOE BIDEN PICKS KAMALA HARRIS IS BIDEN’S CHOICE TO BE HIS RUNNING MATE. Ms. Harris, 55, is the first Black woman and the first person of Indian… Read more “New York Times”
Forbes
SAY HER NAME: BREONNA TAYLOR AND AMERICA’S DEADLY CASE OF RACIAL AMNESIA. On March 13th, plainclothes policemen in Louisville, Kentucky killed Breonna Taylor, an unarmed 26-year old… Read more “Forbes”
The Guardian
UNSAID STORIES REVIEW – A BEGINNER’S GUIDE TO RACIAL INEQUALITY. Inspired by the Black Lives Matter movement, Unsaid Stories (ITV) is a collection of four timely short… Read more “The Guardian”
Washington Post
ASK AMY: FORMER STUDENT REACTS TO RACE-BASED GAME. In elementary school, we played a game in gym. It was an obstacle course on floor scooters, and we… Read more “Washington Post”
BBC
BBC APOLOGIZES OVER RACIAL SLUR USED IN NEWS REPORT. BBC director general Tony Hall has apologised and said a mistake was made after a news report containing… Read more “BBC”
Boston Globe
HOW MANY INSULTS ARE BLACK VOTERS SUPPOSED TO TAKE FROM JOE BIDEN? Last week, at a convention for Black and Hispanic journalists, a Black reporter asked Joe Biden whether… Read more “Boston Globe”
Time
#DON’TCALLMEMURZYN: BLACK WOMEN IN POLAND ARE POWERING THE CAMPAIGN AGAINST A RACIAL SLUR. Like many Polish people of African descent, Sara Alexandre still remembers when she first… Read more “Time”
Politico
CORONAVIRUS RELIEF FAVORS WHITE HOUSEHOLDS, LEAVING MANY PEOPLE OF COLOR AT RISK OF BEING EVICTED. Federal housing aid during the coronavirus pandemic disproportionately benefits white households over… Read more “Politico”
BET
BLACK ALABAMA CHEERLEADER QUITS SQUAD AFTER WHITE TEAMMATES WEAR CONFEDERATE FLAG T-SHIRTS. A group of Alabama cheerleaders are receiving backlash after they posed holding a T-shirt featuring… Read more “BET”
Quartz
AMERICA’S HIGHEST-PAYING JOBS HAVE THE WORST BLACK-WHITE SALARY GAPS. Structural racism is evident everywhere in America, but especially in the makeup of the country’s highest-paying professions. From law to… Read more “Quartz”
C|Net
HBO’S LOVECRAFT COUNTRY REVIEW: RACIAL COMMENTARY MEETS WITCHES AND VAMPIRES. Lovecraft Country is tough to categorize. The new HBO drama, which debuts Aug. 16, is set in… Read more “C|Net”