The Declaration Of Independence Brings Mixed Feelings For Native Americans Rachel Martin speaks with author David Treuer about how Native Americans interpret the Declaration of Independence.
The Justice Department Is Pausing Federal Executions After They Resumed Under Trump Attorney General Merrick Garland cited the impact of federal executions on inmates of color and the recent exonerations of people on death row. The department will its review policies and procedures. Alana Wise
UNC-Chapel Hill Trustees To Vote On Nikole Hannah-Jones' Tenure UNC-Chapel Hill's board of trustees will vote on the tenure of writer and professor Nikole Hannah-Jones. Her work on the 1619 Project stirred opposition, like the donor after whom the school is named. David Folkenflik
Radio Diaries: Harry Pace And The Rise And Fall Of Black Swan Records Decades before there was Motown, there was Black Swan Records. Radio Diaries brings us a two-part story about the world's first major Black-owned record label and the mystery of the man behind it.
The House Votes To Remove Confederate Statues In The U.S. Capitol The legislation also calls for the removal of a bust of former Chief Justice Roger Taney, author of the infamous Dred Scott decision that declared Black Americans weren't U.S. citizens. Barbara Sprunt
Johnson County, Iowa, Renames Itself After A Different Johnson The county was first named after a slave-owning former vice president who had no connection to Iowa. Now it will be named for Lulu Merle Johnson: the first Black woman to earn a Ph.D. in the state. James Doubek
What's Happened In The 13 Months Since George Floyd's Death Former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin will be sentenced Friday for killing George Floyd last year in May. A jury found Chauvin guilty on three counts in April.
Energized By Chauvin Case, Minneapolis Activists Eye Police Accountability Work Ahead The Minneapolis community reacts to the sentencing of former officer Derek Chauvin for the murder of George Floyd. Adrian Florido
Derek Chauvin Sentenced To 22 1/2 Years For Murder Of George Floyd Derek Chauvin has been sentenced after being convicted of murdering George Floyd and has now begun serving his 22.5-year sentence. Cheryl Corley
Minnesota AG Keith Ellison Calls Chauvin Sentence A Moment Of Real Accountability Ellison said the 270-month sentence was one of the longest prison terms ever issued to a former police officer for the unlawful use of deadly force. Joe Hernandez