Nikole Hannah-Jones' Tenure Rejection Rocks UNC Campus
The decision highlights the divisions between her view of the mission of journalism and Arkansas newspaper publisher whose name adorns the school.
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The Couple Who Waved Guns At BLM Protesters Plead Guilty To Misdemeanors
The wealthy duo's defense lawyer told NPR they "understand that what they did is a violation of Missouri law" but if faced with a similar situation, Mark McCloskey would do it again.
Juneteenth Is Now A Federal Holiday
June 19 is a commemoration of the end of chattel slavery in the United States, marking the day enslaved people in Texas were finally freed — more than two years after the Emancipation Proclamation.
Juneteenth Is Now A Federal Holiday, Commemorating Slavery's End
President Biden signed a law Thursday making June 19 a federal holiday. Juneteenth, as the day is known, commemorates the end of slavery in the United States.
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.
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.
One Woman's Decades-Long Fight To Make Juneteenth A U.S. Holiday
"We can all finally celebrate. The whole country together," says Opal Lee, 94, who has been working for years to make Juneteenth a federal holiday.
Some Bittersweet Code Switch News
We are thrilled (and, frankly, devastated) to announce that Code Switch host and senior producer Shereen Marisol Meraji will be leaving Code Switch in August for a couple of new opportunities.
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.
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.