As Harris Launches Pioneering Candidacy, Conservative Pundits Aim At Her Heritage Kamala Harris is making history as the first Black woman and first Asian American to be nominated on a national ticket. Her identity is now being picked apart by many conservative commentators. David Folkenflik
Report: 59 Confederate Symbols Removed Since George Floyd's Death America's reckoning with racism has brought down statues, one state flag and one police emblem, according to the Southern Poverty Law Center — and led to the renaming of schools and other sites. Camila Domonoske
Riots That Followed Anti-Racism Protests Come At Great Cost To Black-Owned Businesses The Black Lives Matter demonstrations have brought huge protests against racism. But alongside the protests came riots — at a great cost to some Black-owned businesses. Stacey Vanek Smith
QAnon Supporter Who Made Bigoted Videos Wins Ga. Primary, Likely Heading To Congress President Trump is congratulating Marjorie Taylor Greene, calling her a "future Republican Star." Greene has endorsed a theory that Satanic pedophiles secretly run the world. Camila Domonoske
Rep. Jim Clyburn Comments On Biden's Decision To Pick Harris As His Running Mate NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Rep. Jim Clyburn, D-S.C., about Joe Biden's decision to choose Sen. Kamala Harris as his running mate. Clyburn is the most senior African American in Congress.
Kamala Harris Is 1st Woman Of Color On A Major Party Presidential Ticket Kamala Harris will make history as the first woman of color on a major party presidential ticket after a selection process in which Joe Biden faced pressure to choose a Black woman. Juana Summers
The Importance Of Biden's Pick For Running Mate Joe Biden has chosen Sen. Kamala Harris, D-Calif., as his 2020 running mate. NPR looks at why it was important for him to pick a Black woman as his running mate. Domenico Montanaro
'Hispanic,' 'Latino,' or 'Latinx'? Survey Says... New research shows "Latinx" hasn't really caught on among U.S. adults in that heritage group: While one in four have heard of the term, only 3% use it. Shereen Marisol Meraji
Oprah Winfrey Commissions 26 Billboards Demanding Arrests In Breonna Taylor's Killing The billboards will be placed across Louisville, Ky., where Taylor was shot and killed in her apartment by police. The signs' message urges the arrest of the officers involved. Alana Wise
Kelsey Leonard: What If Lakes And Rivers Had Legal Rights? Water is life. Yet in the eyes of the law, it remains largely unprotected. Legal scholar Kelsey Leonard says granting water bodies legal personhood can transform how we value this vital resource. NPR/TED Staff
