Revisiting Louis Farrakhan's Influence Amid Celebrities' Anti-Semitic Comments NPR's Michel Martin speaks with professor Peniel Joseph about why some Black celebrities have recently praised Louis Farrakhan's philosophies — and why they've faced criticism as a result.
Some People 'Have The Sniffles': Trump Downplays The Coronavirus's Severity In a Fox News interview, the president weighed in controversially on the pandemic and issues of race. Domenico Montanaro
Pentagon Chief Effectively Bars Display Of Confederate Battle Flag By U.S. Military Defense Secretary Mark Esper did not actually ban the Confederate flag's display. He simply listed the flags that could be shown by the military, and the controversial banner was not on his list. David Welna
Lawmakers Leverage Defense Bill To Address Police Reform, Racial Injustice Congress will vote next week on the annual defense bill. After failing to pass police reform, some lawmakers see a chance to revive the debate about discrimination, but a presidential veto looms. Claudia Grisales
African American Cultural Heritage Fund Awards Grants To Preserve Black History NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Brent Leggs, executive director of the African American Cultural Heritage Fund, on the awarding of grants to 27 places across the U.S. to preserve Black history.
How Racial Inequality Manifests In The U.S. Banking System. Black-owned financial institutions are a shrinking part of the U.S. financial system. NPR's podcast The Indicator from Planet Money looks at what that means for America's racial disparities. Darius Rafieyan
Racism Has An Economic Cost, Atlanta Fed President Warns Raphael Bostic, president and CEO of the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta says his organization is committed to reducing racial economic inequities, which he says, is crucial to a stable economy. Emma Bowman
Thomas Jefferson Descendant Reflects On His Ancestor's Memorial and Legacy Shannon LaNier is the sixth great-grandson of Thomas Jefferson and Sally Hemings. He talks to NPR about the founding father's complicated history, and how that should be reflected in his memorial. Steve Inskeep
Doctors Without Borders Employees Sign Letter Calling For End To Institutional Racism More than 1,000 current and former staffers of Doctors Without Borders have signed a letter calling on the vaunted aid group to root out pervasive institutional racism within the organization. Nurith Aizenman
Peter Hardeman Burnett: California's 1st Governor And A Noted Racist NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Gregory Nokes, author of a biography of California's first governor, Peter Hardeman Burnett, about Burnett's life and racist legacy.
