Politics Morning News Brief Juneteenth has been signed into law as a federal holiday. As U.S. prepares to pull troops out of Afghanistan, allies are left behind in danger. And, Iranians elect a new president.
Sports A Columnist's Reaction To England Men's Soccer Team Taking A Knee NPR's Audie Cornish speaks with writer Nels Abbey about his recent column surrounding fans booing the English men's national soccer team for taking a knee in honor of Black Lives Matter. Audie Cornish Justine Kenin Gus Contreras
National With The Eviction Moratorium's End Looming, Black Renters Likely To Be Hit Hard Black renters face eviction at twice the rate of white renters in the U.S. and there's evidence the pandemic hit Black renters harder. A federal moratorium on evictions is expiring at the end of June. Chris Arnold
National Juneteenth Is Now A Federal Holiday June 19 is a commemoration of the end of slavery in the United States, marking the day enslaved people in Texas were finally freed — more than two years after the Emancipation Proclamation. Alana Wise
Race & Identity Slavery Didn't End On Juneteenth. Here's What You Should Know About This Important Day June 19, 1865, marked a huge turning point for black people in America. Sharon Pruitt-Young
National House Passes A Bill To Commemorate Juneteenth As A Federal Holiday The yes vote comes a day after the Senate unanimously moved to recognize June 19 as a commemoration of the end of slavery in the United States. Alana Wise
Movies The Dark-Skinned Afro-Latinx Erasure In 'In The Heights' NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with The Root producer Felice León about colorism and the lack of dark-skinned Afro-Latinx representation in the film In the Heights. Ari Shapiro Justine Kenin Mia Venkat
National Big Companies Are Finding Out They Need Help With Diversity Messaging NPR's Audie Cornish speaks with DEI consultant Lily Zheng about how the diversity, equity and inclusion industry has changed after 2020's racial injustice protests and how companies are responding.
National Companies Giving Juneteenth Off As A Holiday Say It's The Right Thing To Do Companies are responding to a social movement fueled by the killing of George Floyd, a 47-year-old Black man who died on May 25, 2020, in Minneapolis while in police custody. Marisa Peñaloza
National An Immigrant Family Moves Through Generational Trauma Colette Baptiste-Mombo and her family moved to an all-white suburb at the height of the civil rights era. She shares how racist attacks changed her life, and how she deals with generational trauma. Michael Zamora Anjuli Sastry Diba Mohtasham Julia Furlan