Trump Tells Agencies To End Trainings On 'White Privilege' And 'Critical Race Theory' The director of the Office of Management and Budget told agency heads on Friday that such trainings were "divisive" and "anti-American." Matthew S. Schwartz
How Black Women Athletes Paved The Way For The NBA Strike The wildcat strike was unprecedented for the NBA — but the world of professional basketball is no stranger to protesting for Black lives. Alyssa Jeong Perry
GWU Investigating Whether White Professor Invented Her Black Identity "You should absolutely cancel me, and I absolutely cancel myself," says a blog post signed Jessica A. Krug. That's also the name of a historian of the African Diaspora at George Washington University. Laurel Wamsley
Oklahoma Lawsuit Seeks Reparations In Connection To 1921 Tulsa Massacre As many as 300 African American residents were slaughtered when white mobs descended on Tulsa's Greenwood district nearly a century ago. The lead plaintiff is a 105-year-old survivor of the massacre. Brakkton Booker
Kenosha Protests, Violence Expose Racial Disparities Among The Worst In The Country Kenosha residents lament the violence and destruction that left swaths of their city damaged or destroyed, but many understand the anger over biased policing and wide racial inequities that led to it. Becky Sullivan
52 Black Former Franchisees Sue McDonald's Alleging Discrimination The lawsuit says Black franchisees were steered toward neighborhoods where sales are lower while costs are higher. The franchisees ended up with less money and faced harsher scrutiny, it says. Alina Selyukh
Trump Defends Kenosha Shooting Suspect The president on Monday painted the accused 17-year-old Kenosha shooter's actions as possible self-defense, saying, without evidence, that the teenager "probably would have been killed." Alana Wise
Seattle Now: Pete Carroll shows up Seahawks coach Pete Carroll has coached football for 50 years. On Saturday, he decided it was time to go fully on the record for the mostly Black athletes who've made his career. Trish talks it over with The Athletic's Michael-Shawn Dugar. Patricia Murphy
How Are Presidential Candidates Responding To Violent Protests? Now that the political conventions are over, the latest turn in the presidential race has centered on protests and some incidents of violence. The issue appears to be a big one heading into November. Mara Liasson
Looking Back On Chadwick Boseman's Culture Significance Actor Chadwick Boseman died after battling colon cancer at the age of 43. Film-goers comment on his pivotal role as a Black actor in films that depicted Black heroes and superheroes.
