Georgia Betrays Its Voters Again

Plus: Democrats wearing kente-cloth stoles; James Baldwin in San Francisco; and the future of American labor. View in browser | Update your preferences News Desk Georgia Betrays Its Voters Again In predominantly black, working-class neighborhoods, people trying to cast their ballots accused the state of continued voter suppression. By Charles Bethea News Desk Minnesota’s Decades-Long Failure to Confront Police Abuse Charges of systemic racism have been dismissed in a state now grappling with the aftermath of George Floyd’s murder. By Ricardo Lopez On and Off the Avenue The Embarrassment of Democrats Wearing Kente-Cloth Stoles The theatrics from Democratic lawmakers on Monday felt not just misguided but like an outright mockery. By Doreen St. Félix Daily Comment Tom Cotton’s Times Op-Ed and the Tired “Snowflake” Defense In a republic on the brink of a legitimacy crisis, state violence is not an academic abstraction but a constantly looming menace. By Andrew Marantz News Desk The Secret Project That Led to Black Lives Matter Murals How a team of artists and ad-hoc volunteers created a mural that has since landed on front pages across the world and been photographed from space. By Robin Wright PAID POST "A BURNING won’t let you go, and you won’t want it to end."—Tommy Orange An extraordinary debut novel about class, fate, corruption, justice, and striving for more in a country spinning toward extremism. "The interplay of choice and circumstance has always been the playing field of great fiction, and on this terrain, a powerful new writer stakes her claim." –Parul Sehgal, New York Times Culture and More The Front Row James Baldwin’s Tour of Black San Francisco in “Take This Hammer” In Richard O. Moore’s documentary, Baldwin finds the city’s young black people keenly aware of the exclusion and violence that they face. By Richard Brody Under Review Jane McAlevey’s Vision for the Future of American Labor The author and activist is both a coach of today’s union movement and a chronicler of its key plays. By Eleni Schirmer Humor from The New Yorker Daily Shouts To the Lady Who Shared Thirteen Pictures Of black babies and white babies holding hands on my Facebook wall. By Ariel Felton Daily Cartoon Wednesday, June 10th By Tim Hamilton This e-mail was sent to you by The New Yorker. To insure delivery, we recommend adding newyorker@newsletters.newyorker.com, to your contacts, while noting that it is a no-reply address. Please send all newsletter feedback to tnyinbox@newyorker.com. For more from The New Yorker, sign up for our newsletters, shop the store, and sign in to newyorker.com, where subscribers always have unlimited access. Contact us with questions. View our Privacy Policy Unsubscribe Copyright © Condé Nast 2020. One World Trade Center, New York, NY 10007. All rights reserved.