10 years after the killing of Michael Brown, mayor says Ferguson still has work to do Residents of Ferguson, Mo., reflect on how the city has changed since a white police officer killed a black teenager in 2014. The death of Michael Brown sparked huge demonstrations. Andrea Henderson
10 years after Michael Brown’s death, we went to Ferguson to ask: What’s changed? Morning Edition traveled to Ferguson and spoke to residents and leaders who have continued pushing for change in the city that was thrust into the national spotlight after the killing of an unarmed 18-year-old. Michel Martin
3 Black women create an Olympic first in gymnastics Emotions were running high for Rebeca Andrade, Simone Biles and Jordan Chiles — but mostly for different reasons — after they prevailed in the final gymnastics event at the Paris Olympics. Bill Chappell
Deb Haaland’s push to protect Indigenous people disappoints some Native leaders As a member of Congress, she passed a bill to hold the executive branch accountable for persistent violent crime in Native communities. Now she's a Cabinet secretary, but she's saying little about it. Emily Schwing
The racial income gap has narrowed for Black Americans, new research shows NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks with Harvard economics professor Raj Chetty about new research showing increased economic mobility among Black adults who grew up poor. Ayesha Rascoe
Scholars on the 'divide and conquer' strategy behind Trump's false claim that Harris ‘turned Black’ Scholars say Trump’s false claim that Harris “turned Black” isn't a new racial conspiracy theory. Sandhya Dirks
Remembering writer Gail Lumet Buckley The daughter of singer Lena Horne, Buckley who chronicled her family's history from enslavement to becoming a part of the Black bourgeoisie. She died July 18. Originally broadcast in 1986. Terry Gross
Remembering Freedom Singer Bernice Johnson Reagon Reagon, who died July 16, was one of the powerful singers who helped galvanize the civil rights movement in the 1960s as a member of the Freedom Singers quartet. Originally broadcast in 1988. Terry Gross
Celebrating James Baldwin, on what would have been his 100th birthday One of the most influential writers to emerge during the civil rights era, Baldwin, who died in 1987, spoke to Terry Gross in 1986 about growing up in Harlem and his decision to move to France. Terry Gross
Trump says he 'didn't know' Harris was Black at NABJ convention Former President Donald J. Trump did a question and answer session at the 2024 National Association of Black Journalists conference this week. Ailsa Chang