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. Gus Contreras
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
Juneteenth Is Now A Federal Holiday June 19 is a commemoration of the end of slavery in the United States, marking the day enslaved people in Texas were finally freed — more than two years after the Emancipation Proclamation. Alana Wise
Slavery Didn't End On Juneteenth. Here's What You Should Know About This Important Day June 19, 1865, marked a huge turning point for black people in America. Sharon Pruitt-Young
House Passes A Bill To Commemorate Juneteenth As A Federal Holiday The yes vote comes a day after the Senate unanimously moved to recognize June 19 as a commemoration of the end of slavery in the United States. Alana Wise
The Dark-Skinned Afro-Latinx Erasure In 'In The Heights' NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with The Root producer Felice León about colorism and the lack of dark-skinned Afro-Latinx representation in the film In the Heights. Ari Shapiro