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June 17, 2024
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Mark Sappenfield
Senior global correspondent

Each of today’s stories examines identity – that shifting line between how we change and how we hold fast that defines some sense of ourselves. From Los Angeles to Germany to Ukraine, people are wrestling with how their past informs their future. 

What’s going on in South Africa is maybe even bigger. Can elements of the white power structure that subjugated Black South Africans for generations be a part of the way forward? It’s a profound question not just for South Africa but for all communities struggling to replace injustice with prosperity. How South Africa answers it will hold lessons for us all.  


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Today’s stories

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Today’s news briefs

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South African President Cyril Ramaphosa reacts after being reelected as president during the first sitting of the National Assembly.
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Anthony "Toons One" Martin created this mural as part of a $100 million art-focused initiative in South Los Angeles called Destination Crenshaw, April 4, 2024. Plans include commissions for at least 100 artists.

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Wuni Bitrus (center) and some of his students sign “I love you” in Jos, Nigeria. “This is what I love doing,” Mr. Bitrus says of his work with the Deaf Technology Foundation, which he co-founded.

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South African President Cyril Ramaphosa (left) shakes hands with the newly elected Deputy Speaker of Parliament, Annelie Lotriet, while leader of the opposition Democratic Alliance, John Steenhuisen (center), looks on during the first sitting of the National Assembly on June 14 following the recent election.

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Gretchen Walsh swims during the women’s 100-meter butterfly semifinals heat June 15, 2024, at the U.S. Olympic Team Swimming Trials in Indianapolis. Ms. Walsh broke the world record on what was the opening night of the United States trials. NBC reported that it was the first time a world record had fallen at the U.S. Olympic trials since Olympian Michael Phelps set a new best in the 200-meter individual medley in 2008.
( The illustrations in today’s Monitor Daily are by Karen Norris. )

A look ahead

Thank you for joining us today. Please come back tomorrow when Colette Davidson looks at how the most recent European elections have thrown France into political upheaval. President Emmanuel Macron is ready to yield some power in an attempt to forestall the rise of the far right. Whether it will work is a huge question for the Continent. 

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