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
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