U.K. Government Report Draws Criticism Over 'Historic Denial' Of Race Issues "To have published it any time in the last 20 years would have been seen as a whitewash," one commentator wrote. Now, he said, it's "almost criminally negligent." Frank Langfitt
Native Americans Living In Urban Areas Search For COVID-19 Vaccines Vaccination rates on Indian reservations far outpace the U.S. in general, but Native Americans in cities appear to be falling through the cracks. Savannah Maher
Gift Boxes Featuring Black-Made Products Are Soaring In Popularity Gift boxes are having a moment due to quarantine, and boxes featuring Black-made products are soaring in popularity as consumers patronize Black businesses as a way of supporting racial justice. Maayan Silver
Suspect Arrested On Hate Crime Charges Over Attack On Asian Woman In Manhattan Brandon Elliot, 38, was arrested Wednesday and faces charges including assault as a hate crime. Elliot is a lifetime parolee who was convicted of fatally stabbing his mother in 2002, when he was 19. Rachel Treisman
Poetry Challenge: Create A List Poem That Grapples With Rise Of Anti-Asian Racism Attacks against Asian Americans have increased since the coronavirus pandemic began. Tell us how you cope with this anti-Asian violence and discrimination in the form of a list poem. Casey Noenickx
Firefighter Testifies: 'I Was Desperate To Help ... And This Human Was Denied That' Video footage played in court on Tuesday shows Genevieve Hansen pleading with officers on top of George Floyd for a chance to help him. She asked them to check his pulse. Vanessa Romo
'It's Simon, not Tran.' Bullied by a high school teacher, this Vietnamese writer found his voice After years of struggling to embrace his culture and hiding his sexual orientation, Simon Tran finally found self-acceptance and the Asian ally he needed. Simon Tran
What Marijuana Legalization Means For Those Who Have Been Hurt By The War On Drugs More states including New York and Virginia are on the brink of legalizing marijuana. What does that mean for people of color who faced high rates of arrest for marijuana possession? Brian Mann
Democrats Say The Fight To Abolish The Filibuster Is About Protecting Civil Rights Democrats say voter protections, police reform, climate change — virtually the entire Biden agenda — will be abandoned if the Senate does not abolish the filibuster. Kelsey Snell
The Trauma Of George Floyd's Killing Has Been Renewed With Start Of Chauvin Trial NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with BraVada Garrett-Akinsanya, a clinical psychologist in Minneapolis, about how the Chauvin trial has forced some locals to revisit the trauma of George Floyd's killing.