READ: The Derek Chauvin Sentencing Decision Chauvin "treated Mr. Floyd without respect and denied him the dignity owed to all human beings," wrote Judge Peter Cahill, adding an additional 10 years to Chauvin's presumptive sentence. Laurel Wamsley
A Black-White Housing Gap Persists, But One D.C. Woman Persevered And Won The housing gap between Black and white homeowners has been consistent for decades, and so far it continues to widen. Pam Fessler
Activists Head To D.C. To Protect Voting Rights In Modern Freedom Ride Black voting rights activists are pushing back against efforts by states to restrict voting. And they're looking to the past as a blueprint for strategy. Debbie Elliott
Derek Chauvin To Be Sentenced For George Floyd's Murder Derek Chauvin, the former Minneapolis police officer who was convicted two months ago for murdering George Floyd by kneeling on his neck during an arrest last spring, will be sentenced Friday. Adrian Florido
Lawmakers Reach A Bipartisan Agreement On Police Reform Despite the agreement, the lawmakers said "there is still more work to be done on the final bill." Alana Wise
Black UW police officers file claims against the university, alleging a racist work environment "In some ways, they feel like it's worse here in Seattle than it is in places like the South where they've been before." Kim Malcolm
Top General Defends Studying Critical Race Theory In The Military Joint Chiefs Chairman Mark Milley also said he wanted to understand "white rage" in a tense exchange Florida Rep. Matt Gaetz had with him and Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin. Danielle Kurtzleben
Michael Paul Williams On His Pulitzer Commentary On Monument Avenue In Richmond, Va. NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with Pulitzer Prize winner Michael Paul Williams from the Richmond Times-Dispatch about his columns on the confederate statues on Monument Avenue in Richmond, Va.
UNC Journalism School Tried To Give Nikole Hannah-Jones Tenure. A Top Donor Objected The star New York Times reporter's bid for a tenured professorship has run aground on racial politics and an approach to journalism that runs counter to the donor whose name adorns the school. David Folkenflik
Understanding The Republican Opposition To Critical Race Theory NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro and Barbara Sprunt break down the Republican led efforts in the U.S. to discourage educators from teaching critical race theory in grade-level schools. Barbara Sprunt
