In Mississippi, 2 years after ICE raids, Latin American immigrants are there to stay NPR's Sarah McCammon speaks with Latino USA host Maria Hinojosa and producer Reynaldo Leaños Jr. about their reporting on the aftermath of the largest single-state immigration raid in U.S. history. Amy Isackson
Black women's group makes history climbing Mount Kilimanjaro Diana Kinard and Dawn Frazier started a climbing group with other Black women called Shades of Favor. In August they became the first Black American women to ascend the almost 20,000 foot peak.
Black and Latino families are bearing the weight of the pandemic's economic toll Even with government assistance and other efforts, more than 55% of Black and Latino households reported serious financial problems, compared with 29% of white households. Laurel Wamsley
New York City will exile Thomas Jefferson's statue from a prominent spot in city hall "We're not being revisionist. We're not waging a war on history," council member Inez Barron said. "We're saying that we want to make sure that the total story is told." Bill Chappell
Jury selection has begun in the trial of the 3 men accused of murdering Ahmaud Arbery Travis McMichael, his father, Gregory McMichael, and their friend William "Roddie" Bryan have pleaded not guilty in the 2020 killing of Arbery as he jogged in a residential neighborhood in Georgia. Joe Hernandez
Anthology 'The Matter of Black Lives' reflects on America's past to guide its future NPR's Sarah McCammon talks with writer Jelani Cobb about a new collection of work from The New Yorker, "The Matter of Black Lives." Cobb co-edited it and wrote the introduction. Justine Kenin
Novelist Margaret Verble on history, family and identity NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with Margaret Verble, author of When Two Feathers Fell from the Sky, a story about a young Cherokee horse-diver who is finding her way in the Jim Crow South. Ayen Bior
This statue of Mary McLeod Bethune will soon make history at the U.S. Capitol The pioneering educator and civil rights activist will be the first Black person to have a state-commissioned statue in Statuary Hall. The statue was unveiled this week in her home state of Florida. Rachel Treisman
Moccasin maker Minnetonka has apologized for appropriating Native American culture The shoe company started in 1946 as one of many that sold Native-inspired moccasins to roadside gift shops. Its CEO apologized for profiting off Indigenous culture and outlined a plan for giving back. Rachel Treisman
Young, Black Native activists say it's time to appreciate Indigenous diversity Four young Black Indigenous activists talk about their pride, the narrow representations of Indigenous peoples and what the Indigenous Peoples' Day holiday means to them. Emma Bowman