A confederacy of dunces.

A second wave of COVID-19 cases is occurring in parts of the US, as the confirmed total number of infections tops two million. But the White House remains silent on the coronavirus. 1/25

Though their coronavirus cases are still rising, India, Mexico, Russia, Iran, and Pakistan are ending lockdowns in order to restart their economies. 2/25

Trump's campaign demands CNN retract and apologize for a poll showing him trailing Biden by a considerable margin. 3/25

Trump will hold his first rally since lockdown in Tulsa—on Juneteenth. 4/25

As Trump says he would "not even consider" renaming US military bases named after Confederate generals, Pelosi calls for the removal of Confederate statues from the Capitol. 5/25

NASCAR finally bans Confederate flags from its events, two days after its only black driver called for change. 6/25

In Georgia, Republicans today have the same problems Democrats had 20 years ago: complacency. 7/25

In two weeks, American voters' support for Black Lives Matter increased almost as much as it had in the last two years. 8/25

Why many public health experts support the protests: The goal of the protests is to save lives. 9/25

A global map of the (as of yet) 2,858 cities or towns that have hosted Black Lives Matter protests since May 25th. 10/25

"America is undergoing a national reckoning over racism, forcing changes in the name of racial equality across the public and private sectors just as the #MeToo movement did in the name of gender equality." A good roundup of some of the fallout after George Floyd's murder. 11/25

Evidence suggests that struggles build upon one another and "are not just recycled events from the past." 12/25

"By Way of Revolution," by interdisciplinary artist Helina Metaferia. 13/25

A (helpful) primer for the next time someone (in your family, maybe) asks you (angrily, probably) to explain "defund the police." 14/25

Since Ferguson, the Pentagon's "1033" program has given police departments hundreds of millions of dollars in military equipment. 15/25

Amazon announces it won't let police use its facial-recognition software—though only for one year, passing the buck to Congress to implement appropriate rules. 16/25

A philanthropy expert offers suggestions for people who want to support the highest-impact groups working on criminal justice. 17/25

On whether or not black mayors are adequately "future-proofing" their cities for black citizens. 18/25

Bookstores and libraries say they're seeing a surge in demand for antiracist literature. 19/25

Antiracist reading lists will fail some of the people who want them most—who are predisposed to read black art "zoologically." 20/25

Photographs from the lives of a family of island shepherds in a remote corner of Maine. 21/25

Test your awareness of the differences between black and white Americans' views on racism. 22/25

Former employees and customers confirm that Anthropologie tracks black shoppers in its stores with a codename ("Nick"). 23/25

After rescheduling to October, Coachella has now cancelled its 2020 festival, as well as its Stagecoach festival, over concerns the coronavirus will worsen in the fall. 24/25

"It allows certain white people to use it against us." Music labels are reconsidering the use of "urban" as a genre for black artists. 25/25

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