'I Know That They're Cared For." Why One Mom Has Chosen To Foster Migrant Children Unaccompanied minors cross the border without family or support. "Any kid that's in my house is, at least while they're here, safe," says one foster mother, Christi. Sophia Alvarez Boyd
100 Year Later, Chicago Examines What The Red Summer Means To The City And Its People A hundred years ago this week, a bloody race riot erupted in Chicago — one of several that occurred in the U.S. after WWI. Historians and an eye witness discuss the deadly riot and what came from it. Karen Grigsby Bates
Emmett Till Memorial Sign To Be Replaced After Being Defaced This week a photo of three students posing with guns in front of a sign commemorating Emmett Till went viral. NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with journalist Jerry Mitchell, who reported on the photo.
2020 Democratic Presidential Contenders Address The NAACP Democratic presidential contenders who have been sparring over racial justice policies addressed the NAACP Wednesday, but opposition to the president largely overshadowed the candidates' differences. Asma Khalid
ProPublica Report: Black Americans Lose Big Under Longtime Property Provision NPR's Sarah McCammon speaks to ProPublica reporter Lizzie Presser about heirs property, a form of land ownership that has cost black Americans billions of dollars in land loss.
Opinion: Should Republicans Still Call Themselves The Party Of Lincoln? In defending the president's racist tweets, House Republican leader Kevin McCarthy declared, "We are the party of Lincoln." NPR's Scott Simon contends President Lincoln would object. Scott Simon
White House Spokesman Doesn't Back Away From Trump's Racist Tweets NPR's Noel King talks to NPR's Franco Ordonez and White House Deputy Director of Communications Adam Kennedy about the president's use of racist language directed at four Democratic female lawmakers.
News Media Wrestle With How To Describe Some Of Trump's Tweets President Trump's tweets regarding four Democratic congresswomen of color were condemned by fellow Democrats as racist. Most media struggled early on whether to call the tweets racist. David Folkenflik
Trump Continues Twitter Assault On 4 Minority Congresswomen A day after a series of tweets using racist language to describe the Democratic lawmakers, President Trump said the four members of Congress should apologize to him. Brian Naylor
In Tweet, Trump Tells Congresswomen To Go Back Where They Came From Tweets from President Trump on Sunday, telling Democratic female members of Congress to go back to their countries of origin, have led to new accusations of racism against him. Franco Ordoñez