Coalition of Black activists reviews the state of Seattle's defund movement ‘We are the experts in what will keep us safe, and what will make us whole.’ Paige Browning
An Ice Cream Truck Jingle's Racist History Has Caught Up To It Good Humor ice cream asked the Wu-Tang Clan's RZA to come up with a new jingle to replace "Turkey in the Straw," a ubiquitous ice-cream truck song with a racist past. Natalie Escobar
'Of Course Black Lives Matter,' Dolly Parton Tells Billboard "Do we think our little white asses are the only ones that matter? No!" the singer, songwriter, philanthropist and businesswoman told the music magazine. Camila Domonoske
DOJ: Yale Discriminates Against Asian American and White Applicants In Admissions The Justice Department said its two-year investigation found that race is "the determinative factor in hundreds of admissions decisions each year." Yale categorically denies the allegation. Rachel Treisman
DOJ Investigation Finds Yale Discriminating Against Applicants On The Basis Of Race NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Melissa Korn of The Wall Street Journal about a Justice Department investigation that found Yale University is discriminating against Asian American and white applicants.
Trump Questions Harris' Eligibility To Be The Vice Presidential Candidate President Trump appeared to raise questions about whether Kamala Harris was eligible to be the vice presidential candidate following an op-ed that incorrectly raised doubts about her eligibility. Mara Liasson
COVID-19 Death Rate For Black Americans Twice That For Whites, New Report Says Three times as many Black Americans as whites have also become infected with the coronavirus, according to the National Urban League report, based partly on data from Johns Hopkins University. Scott Neuman
As Harris Launches Pioneering Candidacy, Conservative Pundits Aim At Her Heritage Kamala Harris is making history as the first Black woman and first Asian American to be nominated on a national ticket. Her identity is now being picked apart by many conservative commentators. David Folkenflik
Report: 59 Confederate Symbols Removed Since George Floyd's Death America's reckoning with racism has brought down statues, one state flag and one police emblem, according to the Southern Poverty Law Center — and led to the renaming of schools and other sites. Camila Domonoske
Riots That Followed Anti-Racism Protests Come At Great Cost To Black-Owned Businesses The Black Lives Matter demonstrations have brought huge protests against racism. But alongside the protests came riots — at a great cost to some Black-owned businesses. Stacey Vanek Smith
