Photos: Americans Celebrate Juneteenth After It Becomes A National Holiday Juneteenth events are happening across the country, honoring the 156th anniversary of what is often considered the end of slavery in the United States. Elena Moore
Juneteenth Is A Federal Holiday Now, But What That Means For Workers Varies Widely Day off? Extra pay? Or business as usual? Federal workers usually get holidays off, but the short notice on Juneteenth has created some exceptions. And companies aren't required to observe holidays. Camila Domonoske
'Know The History': A Texas Chef's Thoughts On Food And Juneteenth Chef Chris Williams from the Houston restaurant Lucille's talks about how he started the restaurant, the nonprofit that grew from it, and his mixed feelings about Juneteenth. Karen Grigsby Bates
Recent Polling Data Shows Why Nearly 2/3 Of Americans Oppose Cash Reparations NPR's Audie Cornish talks with Tatishe Nteta of University of Massachusetts, Amherst about his poll showing that nearly 2/3 of Americans oppose cash reparations for the descendants of enslaved people. Lee Hale
In 'On Juneteenth' Annette Gordon-Reed chronicles hardship and joy on the path to Black freedom ‘Origin stories matter, for individuals, groups of people, and for nations. They inform our sense of self, telling us what kind of people we believe we are, what kind of nation we believe we live in.’ John O'Brien
Museum Head: Baseball's Embrace Of Negro Leagues Is An Atonement, Not A Validation Baseball's box scores instantly turn human accomplishments into history. But for decades, Negro League players' statistics were kept segregated from other major leagues. Bill Chappell
New York City Honors Important Black Americans With New Parks Just in time for the new federal holiday Juneteenth, New York City is naming 16 parks for prominent Black Americans.
Morning News Brief Juneteenth has been signed into law as a federal holiday. As U.S. prepares to pull troops out of Afghanistan, allies are left behind in danger. And, Iranians elect a new president.
A Columnist's Reaction To England Men's Soccer Team Taking A Knee NPR's Audie Cornish speaks with writer Nels Abbey about his recent column surrounding fans booing the English men's national soccer team for taking a knee in honor of Black Lives Matter. Justine Kenin
With The Eviction Moratorium's End Looming, Black Renters Likely To Be Hit Hard Black renters face eviction at twice the rate of white renters in the U.S. and there's evidence the pandemic hit Black renters harder. A federal moratorium on evictions is expiring at the end of June. Chris Arnold