George Floyd & Black Lives Matter:
If you look closely at the past 6 months, the story of coronavirus and the story of the George Floyd protests are one and the same. (Columbia Journalism Review, ~25 min.)
The incredible story of the Black Lives Matter rally in Texas’ “most hate-filled town,” (Texas Monthly, ~6 min.)
Anti-racist reading lists are filling our social media feeds, but what exactly are they for? (Vulture, ~6 min.)
In America, to be black is to be threatening. Period. (Elle, ~6 min.)
American police unions are the No. 1 reason it’s so hard to change cop culture. (BuzzFeed News, ~10 min.)
To understand the protests, the looting, the national uprising, David Remnick reminds us: “The human capacity for patience and endurance, in the face of blatant injustice, is not without limits.” (New Yorker, ~10 min.)
On what would have been Breonna Taylor’s 27th birthday, her mom shares their story: “It’s hard to breathe without her.” (The Cut, ~6 min.)
Nobody captured the upheaval and trauma of this past week quite like Saeed Jones. Trust me. (GQ, ~5 min.)
Flo Ngala, GQ
The best of the rest:
Inside the dramatic fight to save the monarch butterfly from extinction. (The Atavist, ~42 min.)
It’s been a week since I read this deep dive into the messy life of Tara Reade, Joe Biden’s accuser. I’m still unsure how I feel about it. (New York Times, ~25 min.)
Tatiana Angulo had come to the U.S. legally, and was executing a careful plan to support her family back home in Colombia. Then the pandemic upended everything. (Washington Post, ~18 min.)
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