What three films and their Black characters reveal about America's ideas on race A new book Colorization: One Hundred Years of Black Films in a White World unpacks the lens through which Black characters have been seen. Will Haygood, the author, explores this using three movies. Mallory Yu
Her mother went missing 22 years ago. Now, she finds comfort in the past and future The disappearance of Carolyn DeFord's mother is among countless cases of missing Indigenous women. Without closure, DeFord continues to grieve. But a special memory and a new grandson give her hope. Emma Bowman
Lee Elder, the 1st Black golfer to play at the Masters, has died at age 87 Former PGA Tour player Lee Elder has died at age 87. He was the first Black man to play at the Masters Tournament and meant a lot to the community of Langston Golf Course in Washington, D.C. Gus Contreras
A breakdown of the felony murder rule, a doctrine invoked in Arbery convictions Three men were convicted of felony murder last week in the shooting death of Ahmaud Arbery. NPR's David Folkenflik explains what this means with attorney Shobha Mahadev.
Brunswick pastor discusses the guilty verdicts in the murder of Ahmaud Arbery What do the guilty verdicts of three men for killing Ahmaud Arbery mean for Brunswick, Georgia? NPR's Steve Inskeep asks Dr. John Perry, senior pastor of Mt. Sinai Missionary Baptist Church.
Three white men found guilty of murdering Ahmaud Arbery in Georgia A Georgia jury convicted three white men of murdering Ahmaud Arbery. The 25-year-old Black jogger was shot and killed as he ran through a residential neighborhood. Debbie Elliott
What we should take away from the verdicts in Ahmaud Arbery killing NPR's Rachel Martin talks with Eddie S. Glaude Jr. of Princeton University about the guilty verdicts in the killing of Ahmaud Arbery in this moment of reckoning on racial justice in America.
Mashpee Wampanoag chief reflects on the meaning of Thanksgiving On the 400th anniversary of the first Thanksgiving, the 92 year old chief of the Mashpee Wampanoag tribe, whose ancestors were present with the pilgrims, talks about what the holiday means to him now. Neda Ulaby
HBO's 'Black and Missing' offers an antidote to Missing White Woman Syndrome The docuseries follows the work of the Black and Missing Foundation, which steps in to search for missing people of color when media and law enforcement fall short. Eric Deggans
Three current trials are putting a spotlight on race and justice Leila Fadel talks with law professor Paul Butler about trials in Wisconsin, Georgia and Virginia that have become lightning rods in the national debates over race and justice.