Race

John Lewis Honored In Renaming Of Virginia High School

5:00pm July 26, 2020

In Fairfax County, Va., a high school once bearing the name of a Confederate general has been renamed John R. Lewis High School. The move to change the name was less contentious than expected.

National

Utah City Puts Up New Public Symbols To Honor People Of Color

8:16am July 26, 2020

NPR's Sarah McCammon talks to Jeff Silvestrini, the mayor of Millcreek, Utah, about his city renaming a street after Samuel and Amanda Chambers, two Black Mormons born into slavery in Mississippi.

Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan arrives for a coronavirus briefing in front of the Maryland State House on April 17. Hogan's book Still Standing is out Tuesday.

Larry Hogan On The Parallels Of Fighting Cancer And Maryland's Coronavirus Outbreak

7:02pm July 25, 2020

by Christianna Silva

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan about his new book Still Standing: Surviving Cancer, Riots, a Global Pandemic, and the Toxic Politics That Divide America.

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Portland NAACP President On Protests As A 'White Spectacle'

5:16pm July 25, 2020

NPR's Michel Martin talks with Portland NAACP President E. D. Mondainé about ongoing protests taking place there — and the federal government's response to them.

National

Civil Rights Icon John Lewis Remembered In Ceremonies Across Alabama

4:51pm July 25, 2020

by Matthew S. Schwartz

The late Georgia congressman was celebrated Saturday morning at "The Boy From Troy" memorial service in his Alabama hometown. "It's up to us to keep his legacy alive," his great-nephew told mourners.

The Committee to Defend the President, a super PAC supporting President Trump's 2020 reelection bid, returned a donation from Earl Holt III, a white nationalist whose racist writings were linked to the perpetrator of the 2015 shooting of nine Black parish

Politics & Government

Pro-Trump Group Returns Donation From White Nationalist After Media Inquiry

9:55am July 25, 2020

by Tamara Keith

The Committee To Defend The President returned a $1,000 contribution to Earl Holt III, whose racist writings were cited by the white man who shot 9 Black parishioners in Charleston, S.C., in 2015.

National

Portland Protests Continue For 59th Consecutive Day

7:57am July 25, 2020

by Kirk Siegler

In Portland, a federal judge has denied a request by the state of Oregon to halt federal police activity. The decision comes as Trump is reportedly mulling sending more federal agents to other cities.

A statue of Robert E. Lee and busts of other Confederate leaders have been removed from the Virginia Capitol in Richmond, shown here in January.

Politics & Government

Confederate Figures Removed From Virginia Capitol In The Dead Of Night

6:07pm July 24, 2020

by David Welna

Seven busts along with a statue and a plaque — all honoring Confederate leaders — are quietly ousted from Virginia's Old House Chamber on orders from the state's House of Delegates speaker.

World News

African Students Share How Often They Experience Racism In Lebanon

4:36pm July 24, 2020

by Ruth Sherlock

Racial reckoning in the U.S. has sparked conversations about racism worldwide. African students at the American University of Beirut share their experience of dealing with discrimination in Lebanon.

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Erika James was named as Wharton School of Business at the University of Pennsylvania's 15th dean in February and officially started the job earlier this month. She is the first woman and person of color in the position.

New Wharton Business Dean Says Lack Of Diversity Stems From A Lack Of Prioritizing

11:44am July 24, 2020

by Ari Shapiro

Erika James is the first woman and the first Black person to serve as dean in Wharton's history. She explains the obstacles women and people of color face and the generational change coming.

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