In Response To Anti-Asian Hate Incidents, Groups Step Up Trainings For Bystanders A surge in anti-Asian harassment over the past year has shed light on the role of the bystander. Two groups have teamed up to offer training on tactics you can deploy if you witness an incident. Andrea Hsu
Biden's New Infrastructure Might Begin To Dismantle Racist Urban Planning NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with UCLA historian Eric Avila about the impact of Biden's infrastructure plan on racist urban planning.
Morning News Brief The Chauvin trial closes its first week. A train crash in Taiwan has killed more than 30 people. And, college enrollment plummets during the pandemic.
Illinois City's First-In-The-Nation Reparations Program Draws Complicated Reactions Evanston, Ill., will make reparations available to Black residents in what's believed to be the first program of its kind in the U.S. They could get up to $25,000 for down payments or home repairs. Araceli Gomez-Aldana
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