Descendants of Slaves Fight for Equality

Plus: the judicial system finally catches up to Jeffrey Epstein, and Mike Pompeo tries to redefine human rights. View in browser | Update your preferences Dispatch The Descendants of Slaves in Nigeria Fight for Equality Slavery existed among the Igbo long before colonization, and accelerated with the transatlantic trade. Today, slave descendants still retain the stigma of their ancestors. By Adaobi Tricia Nwaubani Daily Comment The Judicial System Finally Catches up to Jeffrey Epstein How was the multimillionaire hedge-fund manager able to carry on his lavish life style with impunity through the #MeToo movement and its fallout? By Margaret Talbot Our Columnists Boris Johnson Shows That He’s Trump’s Poodle In his failure to stand up for the now former British Ambassador to Washington, the presumptive future Prime Minister has looked woefully obsequious. By John Cassidy Our Columnists Mike Pompeo’s Faith-Based Redefinition of Human Rights In effect, the Trump Administration will contemplate who is and isn’t human, and who, therefore, possesses inalienable rights. By Masha Gessen Q. & A. How Detained Children Are Treated Around the World A senior counsel from Human Rights Watch discusses the attitudes of guards at facilities, and why the U.S. makes it so difficult for advocates to visit. By Isaac Chotiner PAID POST Charles Manson, the CIA, and the Secret History of the Sixties Carelessness from police. Misconduct by prosecutors. Surveillance by intelligence agents. What really happened in 1969? Journalist Tom O’Neill’s twenty-year fascination with the Manson murders has led to this riveting reassessment of a pivotal time in America. Culture and More Flash Fiction “Skylight” “Above the hall in that house with a skylight was another mysterious home, and through the glass you could see a family of feet, surrounded by haloes, like saints.” By Silvina Ocampo Cultural Comment The Essay to Read If You Even Think About Wearing Clothes Bernard Rudofsky’s “Are Clothes Modern?” ponders fads, luxury goods, body taboos, and the psychic satisfaction of a chic self-portrait. By Troy Patterson Books Rudyard Kipling in America What happened to the great defender of Empire when he settled in the States? By Charles McGrath Listen GoldLink’s Brilliant Tribute to the Sounds of the Diaspora On his fourth album, the rapper puts African, Caribbean, and hip-hop sounds in dialogue, with each tone representing some facet of blackness. By Briana Younger Humor from The New Yorker Daily Shouts From the Diary of Emma Lazarus “Today I died on a boat. I guess I only had two trips to Europe in me. Well, four boat rides to and from Europe.” By Fiona Landers Daily Cartoon Thursday, July 11th By Brendan Loper Sign up for more newsletters from The New Yorker. Visit The New Yorker shop. Question about your subscription? Contact Customer Care. New Yorker digital subscribers get unlimited access to everything on newyorker.com. Log in to your account here. We’d love your feedback on this newsletter. Please send your thoughts and suggestions to TNYinbox@newyorker.com. This e-mail was sent to you by The New Yorker. To ensure delivery to your inbox (not bulk or junk folders), please add our e-mail address, NewYorker@newsletters.newyorker.com, to your address book. View our Privacy Policy Unsubscribe Copyright © Condé Nast 2019. One World Trade Center, New York, NY 10007. All rights reserved.