For Black homeowners in LA, the City National settlement is just a start NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with realtor Mark Alston about the DOJ's record-breaking settlement with City National Bank after it was accused of redlining and racially discriminatory mortgage practices. Lauren Hodges
New MLK statue in Boston is greeted with a mix of open arms, consternation and laughs A new public art monument dedicated to Martin Luther King Jr. and Coretta Scott King was unveiled Friday. It immediately drew consternation and jeers as well as plaudits. Anastasia Tsioulcas
Martin Luther King Jr. Day: Where the U.S. and schools stand with segregation King and Segregation: We take a look at King and the famous "I have a dream" speech and the call for an end to segregation — and how schools are a key example of how intransigent segregation remains. Alana Wise
Girl Guides of Canada renames its Brownies after members share experiences of racism The new name, Embers, was approved overwhelmingly by members and is meant to be more inclusive. Past and present Girl Guides said the old name caused harm and even prevented or delayed their joining. Kaitlyn Radde
Kashana Cauley writes about the unexplored perspective of Black survivalists NPR's Juana Summers speaks with author Kashana Cauley about her debut novel The Survivalists and putting her comedy background to work in writing about the unexplored perspective of Black survivalism. Juana Summers
A bill that would have impacted racial disparity in cocaine crimes died in the Senate The Senate failed to advance a bipartisan bill that would have reduced one of the most persistent racial disparities in criminal justice: the punishment for crack cocaine. Carrie Johnson
Why South Asians are the most politically liberal of all Asian Americans South Asians are one of the fastest growing ethnic groups in the U.S., especially in battleground states. And out of all Asian Americans groups, they are the most politically liberal. Sandhya Dirks
Maryland artist chosen to create U.S. Capitol statute of teen who fought segregation Steven Weitzman will sculpt the bronze statue of Barbara Rose Johns, a 16-year-old who led protests against school segregation in Virginia. It will replace a statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee. Ashley Ahn
Hakeem Jeffries is the first Black lawmaker nominated for Speaker of the House Democratic Congressman Hakeem Jeffries became the first Black lawmaker nominated for Speaker of the House. He also became the first Democrat since 2007 to earn unanimous support from their caucus. Elena Burnett
The Black family who won the return of Bruce's Beach will sell it back to LA County The return of the property was hailed as a step toward righting the wrongs inflicted by systemic racism. Now, the parties say, the $20 million sale will help restore some of the wealth stripped away. Bill Chappell