National Michael Paul Williams On His Pulitzer Commentary On Monument Avenue In Richmond, Va. NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with Pulitzer Prize winner Michael Paul Williams from the Richmond Times-Dispatch about his columns on the confederate statues on Monument Avenue in Richmond, Va.
Business UNC Journalism School Tried To Give Nikole Hannah-Jones Tenure. A Top Donor Objected The star New York Times reporter's bid for a tenured professorship has run aground on racial politics and an approach to journalism that runs counter to the donor whose name adorns the school. David Folkenflik
Politics Understanding The Republican Opposition To Critical Race Theory NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro and Barbara Sprunt break down the Republican led efforts in the U.S. to discourage educators from teaching critical race theory in grade-level schools. Barbara Sprunt
National Photos: Americans Celebrate Juneteenth After It Becomes A National Holiday Juneteenth events are happening across the country, honoring the 156th anniversary of what is often considered the end of slavery in the United States. Elena Moore
Business Juneteenth Is A Federal Holiday Now, But What That Means For Workers Varies Widely Day off? Extra pay? Or business as usual? Federal workers usually get holidays off, but the short notice on Juneteenth has created some exceptions. And companies aren't required to observe holidays. Camila Domonoske
Food 'Know The History': A Texas Chef's Thoughts On Food And Juneteenth Chef Chris Williams from the Houston restaurant Lucille's talks about how he started the restaurant, the nonprofit that grew from it, and his mixed feelings about Juneteenth. Karen Grigsby Bates
National Recent Polling Data Shows Why Nearly 2/3 Of Americans Oppose Cash Reparations NPR's Audie Cornish talks with Tatishe Nteta of University of Massachusetts, Amherst about his poll showing that nearly 2/3 of Americans oppose cash reparations for the descendants of enslaved people. Audie Cornish Jonaki Mehta Lee Hale
Race & Identity In 'On Juneteenth' Annette Gordon-Reed chronicles hardship and joy on the path to Black freedom ‘Origin stories matter, for individuals, groups of people, and for nations. They inform our sense of self, telling us what kind of people we believe we are, what kind of nation we believe we live in.’ John O'Brien
National Museum Head: Baseball's Embrace Of Negro Leagues Is An Atonement, Not A Validation Baseball's box scores instantly turn human accomplishments into history. But for decades, Negro League players' statistics were kept segregated from other major leagues. Bill Chappell
Race & Identity New York City Honors Important Black Americans With New Parks Just in time for the new federal holiday Juneteenth, New York City is naming 16 parks for prominent Black Americans.
