1 The 30-Day Justice Plan

As the reset of America is underway, understanding the role you can play in a system of change can be difficult, but we encourage you to listen, learn and be active. To start, instead of, say, a juice cleanse, feed your brain and move yourself with this practical plan over the next month. Here’s our guide of what to read, watch, listen to and do in order to be part of the solution.

2 How to Reflect and Heal Right Now

The pandemic, the resulting economic crisis and the national unrest surrounding police brutality have made 2020 emotionally and physically exhausting for a lot of Americans. It’s worse for Black people who already face additional mental health access hurdles. Luckily, therapists and healing practitioners are stepping up.

3 The Most Colorblind Prisons … Are in the South?

The Deep South probably isn’t the first place you think of as a poster child for equal treatment and equitable prison populations across racial lines. Yet, four of the five U.S. states with the lowest racial disparities in prison populations are in the South. So is it time to celebrate progress below the sweet tea line? Not just yet.

4 Not Just America: The Pandemic Is Deepening a Racial Divide in India Too

It was 9 p.m., and the streets were mostly empty. A 25-year-old woman from the northeast Indian state of Manipur was on her way to her rented room in New Delhi after buying groceries with her friend, through an alley she knew well. A middle-aged man driving toward them from the opposite direction suddenly slowed down and spat in her face, “like I was a pile of garbage or a roadside drain,” recalls the woman, who has requested anonymity.

Before speeding away, the man shouted “corona” at her. 

5 The Man Who Started the War on Drugs

The roots of the mass incarceration helping fuel today’s street protests can be found in the pages of Reader’s Digest in 1937. That’s where the nation’s first drug czar, Harry Anslinger, ascribed murderous effects to marijuana and hashish — and set off a decadeslong racist crusade.

6 When What Happened to Rodney King Changed Everything

You can fool some of the people some of the time, but on April 29, 1992, when four cops accused of beating Rodney King were acquitted, the foolery stopped.

7 How One ‘Uncommonly Silly’ Law Led to Abortion Rights

In episode six of Flashback, OZY’s chart-topping history podcast, we learn how the U.S. Supreme Court’s efforts to address an antiquated contraception ban from the 19th century unexpectedly resulted in an expansive new bundle of rights for Americans, including the controversial right to an abortion. Dig deeper into the story with these Lecture Notes.

8 We Need to Talk: Race in America

Inspired by reader responses to a letter from OZY co-founder and Editor-in-Chief Carlos Watson about our next steps, OZY and the History Channel have joined forces for a special prime-time town hall discussion featuring thought leaders from the NAACP, popular culture and beyond — as well as several of you, OZY subscribers — on Monday, June 8. Be sure to tune in!

9 23 Father’s Day Gift Ideas for All the Dads in Your Life

Let’s face it: Dad is hard to shop for. We’ve got you covered, from work-from-home essentials to outdoor gear to a cheese subscription. Yes, a cheese subscription.