CNN Politics | John Lewis’ final crossing provides a new chapter in the history of the Edmund Pettus Bridge

Washington, DC (CNN) – The late US Rep. John Robert Lewis made his final journey on Sunday across the famous bridge in Selma, Alabama, where the towering civil rights figure helped lead a march for voting rights in 1965 that came to be a key part of his legacy.

Following a short ceremony outside of Brown Chapel AME Church on Sunday, Lewis’ body traveled on a horse-drawn caisson through several blocks of downtown Selma to the Edmund Pettus Bridge, where Lewis’ flag-draped casket crossed. It was on that bridge that a 25-year-old Lewis and other marchers were met by heavily armed state and local police who attacked them with clubs, fracturing Lewis’ skull.  —more—

CNN Business | Home sales jumped nearly 21% in June

After several months of plummeting sales caused by the coronavirus pandemic, the housing market came back to life in June, according to the National Association of Realtors.

Sales of previously owned homes jumped a record 20.7% from May, the largest month-over-month increase since NAR began tracking in 1968.

“Record low mortgage rates are no doubt helping to bring buyers to the market,” said Lawrence Yun, NAR’s chief economist. “But the inventory levels are shrinking, which could create a bottleneck for sales gains going forward.”  —more—

CNN style | The ancient art of painting on water

Garip Ay’s paintings come to life in the most extraordinary way. The Turkish artist uses an ancient technique called ebru, or marbling. He drops and flicks dyes onto water treated with a wetting agent that keeps the pigment from sinking. —more—

Mercedes-AMG’s Lewis Hamilton wins the FORMULA 1 HUNGARIAN GRAND PRIX 2020, this is his eighth time winning in Hungary.  Hamilton started on Pole for the 90th time.  Before the race started the Red Bull Racing Honda team had to do an emergency repair on Max Verstappen’s car that received damage after Verstappen left the track and hit a wall during warm up laps damaging his front left suspension.  The Red Bull pit crew did their magic with only seconds to spare before the start of the race, their efforts paid off in a big way with Verstappen finishing 2nd, in front of Mercedes-AMG’s Valtteri Bottas who finished 3rd after starting on the front row.  As the race started, Bottas had an indicator light go off on his dashboard that distracted and he did not get off to a good start.  Sebastian Vettel for Ferrari finished in the points while his teammate Charles Leclerc did not.  Due to track conditions, at the start of the race none of the drivers started on slicks, 18 of the drivers were on Intermediates (green) and 2 drivers started on Full Wets (blue).  By Lap 4 the track conditions had changed enough that all drivers that had not already done so came in for an early tire change to put on slicks.

2020 Hungarian Grand Prix: Race Highlights

CNN Sports | Formula One drivers divided as several choose not to kneel in support of Black Lives Matter movement

(CNN)  The Formula One grid was divided ahead of the sport’s return as several drivers, including Charles Leclerc and Max Verstappen, chose not to kneel in support of the Black Lives Matter movement.

All 20 drivers congregated on the start line before the Austrian Grand Prix, the first race of the season following the three-month delay due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Lewis Hamilton, who has been using his sizable platform to speak out against racial and social injustice, knelt on the front line wearing a Black Lives Matter T-shirt, while the rest of the drivers had “End Racism” written on theirs.  —more—

CNN Business | Netflix is investing $100 million in Black-owned banks

New York (CNN Business) – Netflix (NFLX) on Tuesday said it would invest in Black-owned banks in an effort to help close the wealth gap between Black and White America.

The streaming service announced plans to deposit 2% of its cash, or an estimated $100 million, into Black-owned financial institutions and community development organizations, which have a better track record of lending to minority borrowers than mainstream consumer banks.

Minority-owned banks and credit unions represent just 1% of America’s total commercial banking assets.  —more—