Environment Communities of color face disproportionate exposure to pollution Ayesha Rascoe speaks with Michael S. Regan, the Environmental Protection Agency Administrator, about the Biden administration's approach to environmental justice. Ayesha Rascoe
National Nevada's governor apologizes for the state's past role in Indigenous schools Gov. Steve Sisolak apologized on behalf of his state and promised to cooperate with an investigation of the federal government's past policies and oversight of Native American boarding schools. The Associated Press
Education Loretta J. Ross: What if we called people in, rather than calling them out? How can we have more productive conversations with people we vehemently disagree with? Civil rights activist Loretta J. Ross gives us the tools to call people in—instead of calling them out. Manoush Zomorodi james delahoussaye Sanaz Meshkinpour
Movies What three films and their Black characters reveal about America's ideas on race A new book Colorization: One Hundred Years of Black Films in a White World unpacks the lens through which Black characters have been seen. Will Haygood, the author, explores this using three movies. Mallory Yu
National Her mother went missing 22 years ago. Now, she finds comfort in the past and future The disappearance of Carolyn DeFord's mother is among countless cases of missing Indigenous women. Without closure, DeFord continues to grieve. But a special memory and a new grandson give her hope. Jo Corona Emma Bowman
Sports Lee Elder, the 1st Black golfer to play at the Masters, has died at age 87 Former PGA Tour player Lee Elder has died at age 87. He was the first Black man to play at the Masters Tournament and meant a lot to the community of Langston Golf Course in Washington, D.C. Gus Contreras Courtney Dorning
National A breakdown of the felony murder rule, a doctrine invoked in Arbery convictions Three men were convicted of felony murder last week in the shooting death of Ahmaud Arbery. NPR's David Folkenflik explains what this means with attorney Shobha Mahadev.
National Brunswick pastor discusses the guilty verdicts in the murder of Ahmaud Arbery What do the guilty verdicts of three men for killing Ahmaud Arbery mean for Brunswick, Georgia? NPR's Steve Inskeep asks Dr. John Perry, senior pastor of Mt. Sinai Missionary Baptist Church.
National Three white men found guilty of murdering Ahmaud Arbery in Georgia A Georgia jury convicted three white men of murdering Ahmaud Arbery. The 25-year-old Black jogger was shot and killed as he ran through a residential neighborhood. Debbie Elliott
Race & Identity What we should take away from the verdicts in Ahmaud Arbery killing NPR's Rachel Martin talks with Eddie S. Glaude Jr. of Princeton University about the guilty verdicts in the killing of Ahmaud Arbery in this moment of reckoning on racial justice in America.