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Plus: celebrating Juneteenth, and new fiction from Cynthia Ozick. View in browser | Update your preferences Saturday, June 19, 2021 Annals of Education What Is Going On at Yale Law School? The prestigious institution has tied itself in knots over a dispute involving one of its most popular—and controversial—professors, Amy Chua. By Lizzie Widdicombe The New Yorker Radio Hour The Newspaperman Who Championed Black Tulsa A. J. Smitherman documented Greenwood at its height, and tried to prevent its destruction in the Tulsa Massacre. Plus, what a new Prime Minister will mean for Israel. With David Remnick Culture and More Fiction “The Coast of New Zealand” “According to the Pact, its adherents were obliged to disperse immediately after the completion of the proceedings of the reunion.” By Cynthia Ozick This Week in Fiction Cynthia Ozick on Never-Never Lands The author discusses “The Coast of New Zealand,” her story from the latest issue of the magazine. By Deborah Treisman Sketchbook A Coney Island Father’s Day Memory Recalling an outing with Dad, the most anxious person I’ve ever known. By Roz Chast Celebrating Juneteenth Personal History Growing Up with Juneteenth How a Texan holiday became a national tradition. By Annette Gordon-Reed Culture Desk Revisiting Ralph Ellison’s “Juneteenth” The book features an extraordinary passage that shows how to regard the holiday as a holy day. By Troy Patterson Books The Long War Against Slavery A book by the historian Vincent Brown argues that many seemingly isolated rebellions are better understood as a single protracted struggle. By Casey Cep Comment Juneteenth and the Meaning of Freedom Emancipation is a marker of progress for white Americans, not Black ones. By Jelani Cobb Daily Comment A Memory of Solidarity Day, on Juneteenth, 1968 The public outcry over racism since George Floyd’s murder feels like a long-postponed renewal of the reckoning that shook the nation more than half a century ago. By Jon Lee Anderson Humor and Puzzles Daily Shouts DAD: Frequently Asked Questions Q: “Why are you yelling?” A: “DAD is not yelling.” By Nikki Palumbo Crossword The Weekend Puzzle Record label founded by Berry Gordy, Jr.: six letters. By Caitlin Reid You’re receiving this e-mail because you signed up for The Daily from The New Yorker. Was this e-mail forwarded to you? Sign up. Unsubscribe | Manage your e-mail preferences | Send newsletter feedback | View our Privacy Policy Copyright © Condé Nast 2021. One World Trade Center, New York, NY 10007. All rights reserved.