Montpelier's fight with descendants of the enslaved brings employee firings Problems at Montpelier, years in the making, reached a boiling point this week when a number of employees who had supported descendants of the enslaved were fired. Alana Wise
Black wrestlers are having their moment Ayesha Rascoe speaks to wrestling columnist Alfred Konuwa about the surge in Black professional wrestlers. Ayesha Rascoe
Demonstrators call for the arrest of cop who killed an unarmed Black man in Michigan More demonstrations are planned in Grand Rapids, Mich., after the city released video of a white police officer shooting and killing a Black resident during a struggle after a traffic stop. Dustin Dwyer, Michigan Radio
Sara Jones: What stories are missing from the the transracial adoption narrative? What information is missing from our family narratives? For transracial adoptee Sara Jones, her Korean cultural roots were hidden until she sought answers on her own. Manoush Zomorodi
DEI ’R’ US: Setbacks and progress on the road to belonging at work ‘It’s not going to happen in my lifetime. We are working to a future that we will not live to see. That’s what this work is about, and the healing is knowing that we’re doing it together.’ John O'Brien
The aftermath of Will Smith's slap illuminates the links of Black Hollywood What does it mean for the elite circle of Black actors, directors and producers in Hollywood when moments like Will Smith's slap at the Oscars happens? Eric Deggans
The oldest park ranger, who told the stories of Black women in WWII, retires at 100 "What gets remembered is a function of who's in the room doing the remembering," Betty Reid Soskin has said. She shaped World War II history exhibits to highlight the segregation Black people faced. Bill Chappell
New NFL hiring rules aim to bring in more women and people of color The National Football League has a diversity problem, which it acknowledged this week. Team owners announced new hiring rules to increase numbers of women and people of color in their organizations. Tom Bowman
Jada Pinkett Smith calls for healing after hair joke, Oscars slap The "Red Table Talk" host broke her silence on Tuesday, calling for healing after an insensitive hair joke saw her husband slap a Chris Rock onstage at the Oscars on Sunday night. Alana Wise
Chris Rock, Will Smith, and the long history of Black hair in America Will Smith smacked Chris Rock over an insensitive joke about Jada Pinkett Smith's hair. Alana Wise