The key to racial diversity in the outdoors: 'Making sure that people feel safe' Bird-watcher Joey Manson has made it his mission to make sure everyone — especially people of color — feels safe outdoors in Seattle. Eilís O'Neill
Who Was Ben Tillman, Whose Statues Appear All Over South Carolina? NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Stephen Kantrowitz, a history professor at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, about who Ben Tillman was and why his statues appear all over South Carolina.
Excavation Begins For Possible Mass Grave From 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre Tulsa officials began a test excavation to determine if land on in city-owned Oaklawn Cemetery is the site of a mass grave of victims of the race massacre. Most of the victims have never been found. Brakkton Booker
Why Racial Discrimination Allegations In France Can Be Hard To Prove Young men who look Black or Arab are 20 times more likely to be stopped by French police, according to the country's human rights ombudsman. A class action lawsuit is challenging police brutality. Eleanor Beardsley
An Activist Shares Her Reaction To Washington NFL Team Finally Retiring Its Name NPR's Sarah McCammon talks with Crystal Echo Hawk, an enrolled member of the Pawnee Nation of Oklahoma, about the Washington NFL team's announcement that it will retire its name and mascot.
Employees Send A Letter To CDC Director About Racism At The Workplace More than 1,000 employees at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have signed a letter to CDC Director Robert Redfield about a culture of racism at the agency. Selena Simmons-Duffin
Blog: Ongoing protests for racial justice in the Seattle area (July 13-26) Demonstrations and protests for racial justice continue in Western Washington. What to know. KUOW Staff
Thomas Chatterton Williams On Debate, Criticism And The Letter In 'Harper's Magazine' A letter on the importance of open debate was published by Harper's Magazine this week and was signed by more than 150 prominent writers and thinkers, fueling a controversy over debate and privilege. Christianna Silva
Who Was Juan De Oñate? A Look At The Conquistador's Violent Legacy In New Mexico When a crowd tried to pull down a statue of a conquistador in Albuquerque recently, someone got shot. We look at who this controversial figure from 400 years ago is and why he inspires violence. John Burnett
Denver School Principal On How Black Students Led Swift Changes To History Curriculum Kimberly Grayson took her high schoolers to the African American history museum in D.C. When students pressed their white teachers to take the same trip, a revised history curriculum quickly followed. Jonaki Mehta