This page features brief excerpts of stories published by the mainstream
media and, less frequently, blogs, alternative media, and even obviously
biased sources. The excerpts are taken directly from the websites cited in
each source note. Quotation marks are not used.
Source: WHYY
6/7/2020
The nonprofit organization Mural Arts Philadelphia plans to replace it with "a new mural project that can reflect the fabric of S. 9th Street."
Source: The Charlotte Observer
6/7/2020
In South Carolina, 2020 is markedly different from 1968. Here's how.
Source: WCRB
6/8/2020
Daily images of police pushing back protesters with excessive force have also resulted in a surge of traumatic memories for some members of the Little Rock Nine.
Source: Council on Foreign Relations
6/5/2020
The U.S. government’s response to anti-racism protests risks causing lasting damage to American credibility and influence in protecting minorities and oppressed groups worldwide.
Source: ProPublica
6/5/2020
Merritt Corrigan, USAID’s new deputy White House liaison, has condemned the “tyrannical LGBT agenda” and celebrated Hungary’s right-wing prime minister as “the shining champion of Western civilization.”
Source: MediaVillage
6/9/2020
The New Deal era Negro Theater Project brought the story of the black experience to its audiences. Modern media industry leaders should use that framework when addressing racial injustice.
Source: Wall Street Journal
6/7/2020
"For too long the U.S. has looked the other way as the Chinese Communist Party has waged a new cold war against the American order," writes Republican Congressman Mike Gallagher.
Source: NBC News
6/7/2020
Historians who uncovered a message from "Queen Elizabeth" believe its misinterpretation helped persuade the shah not to flee Iran at a pivotal moment.
Source: Minnesota Monthly
6/8/2020
On June 15, 1920, three black men were lynched in Duluth; now, the Minnesota Historical Society is making sure this crime is not forgotten.
Source: WBUR
6/8/2020
One Harvard student says that these faculty members "help us grow as people, as thinkers, as learners" and are "integral" to their education.
Source: Newsweek
6/8/2020
The technology used in this project could "revolutionize" archaeological studies of ancient urban sites.
Source: The New York Times
6/8/2020
When demonstrators dumped the monument to a slave trader into Bristol Harbor, they galvanized a debate that echoes conversations happening in the American South about statues of Confederate generals.
Source: Los Angeles Times
6/7/2020
The breadth and inclusivity of protests against police abuses is unlike prior waves of activism and experts suggest it may secure change where others have failed.
Source: ProPublica
6/9/2020
by Wendi C. Thomas
Wendi C. Thomas is a black journalist who has covered police in Memphis. One officer admitted to spying on her. She’s on a long list of prominent black journalists and activists who have been subjected to police surveillance over decades.
Source: Reuters
6/8/2020
Protesters took direct action to remove a monument to slave trader Edward Colston after officially sanctioned discussions failed to yield action.
Source: WAMU
6/6/2020
Protests over George Floyd's murder have given a new urgency to demands to remove public tributes to officers of the Confederate States of America.
Source: NPR
6/9/2020
The dire economic inequalities between black and white Americans documented by the Kerner Commission's report have not vanished.
Source: Washington Post
6/8/2020
The Washington Post editors have compiled a reading list from the paper's archives: stories that report the history of racial inequality in America and the ongoing presence of the past.
Source: NBC News
6/3/2020
Amid a backdrop of national protests, Birmingham isn't the only city faced with how to deal with what some consider outdated and racist relics of the past.
Source: The Dispatch
6/4/2020
The iconic DC restaurant "became a safe and neutral space for people to meet when things were really hot elsewhere in the city,” says co-founder Virginia Ali.
