WaPo: “Between the 1910s and 1970s, approximately 6 million Black people fled the South, primarily from rural areas, seeking safety and jobs, mostly in the urban North and West. During this era, it was common for Black migrants to return to the rural South for visits, often in the summertime. That trip was at once a reunion,…

North State Journal: “No one knows the importance of selecting the right running mate better than Vice President Kamala Harris. With Harris now the leading candidate to succeed President Joe Biden as the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee, a look at the top contenders to be on the ticket. Andy Beshear The Kentucky governor secured his…

Politico: “In under 48 hours, the head of the staunchly conservative public-policy arm of the Southern Baptist Convention rankled fellow Baptists by applauding President Joe Biden’s “selfless act” of withdrawing his candidacy for reelection. Then, his agency reported he was fired — and now they have reaffirmed his leadership. The head-spinning series of events started…

NY Times: “Representative Sheila Jackson Lee, a Democrat from Texas who was a leading voice for racial justice and progressive causes during three decades in the House, died on Friday in Houston. She was 74. Her death was announced in a statement by her family that did not list a cause. She said in June that she…

The 19th: “For eight years, researchers have been quietly putting together the largest, most comprehensive study on programs that give people a monthly stream of cash — no strings attached. Over time, does that income transform people’s lives?  The data is now in. Put together by OpenResearch, the nonprofit lab founded by OpenAI CEO Sam Altman,…

AR Times: “What a mess. As readers of the Arkansas Blog know, last week was a whirlwind for the Arkansas Abortion Amendment, the ballot initiative seeking to reverse the state’s abortion ban.  On July 5, Arkansans for Limited Government, the group pushing the measure, celebrated meeting the threshold for signatures to qualify for the ballot in November — turning…

WKRN: “New developments and allegations of threats have come to light following a neo-Nazi demonstration that led to a fight in downtown Nashville last weekend. The Metro Nashville Police Department reported 29-year-old Ryan Scott McCann, of Ontario, Canada, was part of a group of neo-Nazi protesters carrying swastika flags and spreading white supremacist rhetoric at…

The Guardian: “A city nestled in the northern tip of Texas, which was at the heart of a major US supreme court case over abortion rights this year, has found itself at the forefront of the abortion wars once again. Come November, residents of Amarillo, Texas, will vote on an ordinance that would declare Amarillo a “sanctuary…

WaPo: “As President Biden convalesced from covid and battled the biggest political crisis of his presidency Thursday, Vice President Harris appeared before a roaring crowd of supporters in North Carolina in what amounted to an audition for the role of Democratic nominee for president. …Harris’s appearance also marked a return to normal campaigning. The Biden campaign resumed…

WaPo: “The Supreme Court on Tuesday granted a last-minute stay of execution to a Texas man who for more than a decade has requested DNA testing to prove his innocence in a 1998 killing. Ruben Gutierrez was convicted of capital murder and sentenced to death 25 years ago. He was scheduled to receive a lethal injection at…