National These Tribal Activists Want Biden To Stop A Planned Lithium Mine On Their Sacred Land In Nevada, tribal opposition to a proposed lithium mine is testing the White House's pledge to electrify America's transportation system and give more of a voice to indigenous people in federal lands. Kirk Siegler
Race & Identity Twitch Users Are Boycotting Over Attacks Targeting Black, Queer And Disabled People Organizers of the one-day protest say the video game streaming platform hasn't done enough to combat "hate raids," in which bots bombard streamers with racist, sexist or homophobic messages. Andrew Limbong
Race & Identity Harlem Hellfighters Will Receive A Congressional Gold Medal The all-Black infantry unit helped the U.S. win World War I. They fought with distinction in Europe, but were often met with racism. Both chambers of Congress approved the posthumous commendation.
Sports The Story Behind The MLB's First Starting Lineup Of All Black And Latino Players Fifty years ago on Sept. 1, the Pittsburgh Pirates fielded Major League Baseball's first and only all-Black and Latino starting lineup. Hear what that team meant for fans and for history.
National These 7 Black Men Were Executed For An Alleged Rape. Now, They Have Been Pardoned Gov. Ralph Northam said pardoning the "Martinsville Seven" was the state's way of acknowledging that the men were executed without due process. Jonathan Franklin
National The Census Has Revealed A More Multiracial U.S. One Reason? Cheaper DNA Tests Genetic ancestry tests, changes to how census responses were categorized and more children born to parents who identify with different racial groups led to a 276% jump in the multiracial population. Hansi Lo Wang
Sports Rachel Nichols' ESPN Show Is Canceled After Her Comments About Maria Taylor Nichols has been removed from NBA coverage and The Jump was canceled a few months after remarks she made became public suggesting that Maria Taylor was promoted because she is Black. Joe Hernandez Arielle Retting
National What Howard University's Upswing Means For Other Historically Black Colleges This week, classes begin at Howard University, which has gotten a boost with its hiring of Nikole Hannah Jones and swearing in of alum Kamala Harris. But the school has a history of ups and downs. Debbie Truong
Arts & Life Beyoncé Just Became The First Black Woman To Wear The Iconic Tiffany Diamond Beyoncé and Jay-Z's new Tiffany & Co. campaign marks several milestones: the couple's first joint campaign, a never-before-seen Basquiat painting and just the fourth woman to wear the Tiffany Diamond. Rachel Treisman
National This Is How The White Population Is Actually Changing Based On New Census Data The white population is still the largest racial group in the U.S. Whether it is declining depends on how you define "white." Narrow definitions, researchers warn, can be misleading and dangerous. Hansi Lo Wang Ruth Talbot