Juneteenth, the newest federal holiday, is gaining awareness Monday marks the Juneteenth holiday — a date commemorating the fall of slavery in the United States. While it's a new federal holiday, it's been celebrated since the 1860s. Alana Wise
He saw the ghost of his racist grandfather. It helped lead to meaningful healing John Blake's story is about growing up as a Black kid in West Baltimore in the 1980s, learning painful secrets about his white mother and, as he recalls, a ghost. Rachel Martin
The U.S. Army renames a base in honor of Sgt. William Henry Johnson, a Black WWI hero Louisiana's Fort Polk became Fort Johnson, the latest Army base to replace its Confederate name. It now honors a soldier who earned a Medal of Honor a century after the night that made him a hero. Rachel Treisman
Civil rights advocates say laws need to catch up with AI technology Law enforcement is increasingly using artificial intelligence to investigate crimes, but some civil rights advocates want limits on the technology. Geoff Brumfiel
60 years ago, Medgar Evers became a martyr of the Civil Rights Movement On June 12, 1963, Evers was assassinated at his home in Jackson, Miss., by a Ku Klux Klan member. While other leaders pushed for equality across the U.S., Evers focused on his native Mississippi. Julian Ring
Many teens don't know how to swim. A grassroots organization is trying to change that First Strokes, a nonprofit based in New York City, is helping students learn water safety skills and how to swim. They offer free swimming lessons for teens — taught by other teens. Anastasia Tsioulcas
A woman remembers visiting her grandmother, a member of the Shoshone Nation in Utah In this week's StoryCorps, a member of the Shoshone Nation remembers her beloved grandmother.
Federal Indian boarding schools still exist, but what's inside may be surprising The schools were tools of the U.S. government's attempts to erase tribal culture. But the few that remain have become places Native families want their children to attend. Sequoia Carrillo
Black immigrants are growing in numbers, but in the U.S. many often feel invisible One in five Black Americans are either immigrants or the children of immigrants. But feeling embraced or understood by the U.S. can seem daunting for some, and impossible for others. Leah Donnella
The character and fitness evaluation to practice law is discriminatory, advocates say To practice law, many states require a character and fitness evaluation, which digs into encounters with law enforcement and mental health. In New York, there's a push to ban the inquiry. Jasmine Garsd
