Woman Who Called Police On Black Bird-Watcher In Central Park To Be Charged The Manhattan District Attorney's Office says it is initiating a prosecution of Amy Cooper over false reporting of an incident. In a cellphone video, she claimed a Black man was threatening her. Brakkton Booker
The tale of Black birders and ruffled feathers on Facebook As protests for racial justice continue, some birding communities on Facebook are finding themselves under pressure to give space to more diverse voices. Deborah Wang
How Transportation Racism Shaped America NPR's Scott Detrow speaks to urban planning professor Robert Bullard about hhow U.S. highways divided black neighborhoods.
Opinion: Outplaying Segregation, National Negro League hits 100 Year Milestone NPR's Scott Simon reflects on the 100th anniversary of National Negro League as a response to segregation in Major League Baseball. Scott Simon
Black Americans On Celebrating July 4th Amid National Unrest Over Racial Injustice Independence Day celebrates freedom for most Americans, but how are Black Americans thinking about celebrating the day at a time of nationwide protests for racial equality.
Washington NFL Team Announces It Will Review Its Name NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Kevin Blackistone, a sports commentator and a professor at the University of Maryland, about the Washington NFL team announcing Friday that it will review its name.
What Happened When Police Brutality Protests And Pride Month Converged Imara Jones, the founder of TransLash Media, talks about Black trans issues in the wake of LGBTQ Pride intersecting with protests against police violence. Jonaki Mehta
Reformed Neo-Nazi Discusses President Trump's Controversial Shared Tweet NPR's Noel King speaks with Christian Picciolini, a reformed neo-Nazi skinhead, about what extremists may have heard when the president retweeted a video of a supporter yelling "white power." Christianna Silva
Push To Remove Confederate Monuments Opens Debate On Other Honored Historical Figures Statues have been taken down. Names are being scrubbed from institutions. The national reckoning over race has led to closer scrutiny of which figures from history we honor, and how. Melissa Block
How A Black Repairman's Conversation With His White Client Touched The Nation South Carolina repairman Ernest Skelton talked to Caroline Brock about racism at an appointment. Their video went viral. NPR's David Greene spoke with Skelton, who is Black, and Brock, who is white.