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After reporters publicly rebelled, leaders at The New York Times and The Philadelphia Inquirer apologize for publishing controversial pieces on law enforcement and the protests over racial injustice.

Police have shot and killed 22-year-old Sean Monterrosa Tuesday while responding to an incident of looting in Vallejo, Calif. Police said he was kneeling with his hands above his waist at the time.

NPR's Sarah McCammon talks with Elisa Gould, a senior economist at the Economic Policy Institute, about the latest monthly jobs report published Friday.

NPR's Sarah McCammon talks with Virginia Governor Ralph Northam about his decision to order the removal of a Confederate monument honoring Gen. Robert E. Lee in Richmond, Va.

NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Chenjerai Kumanyika, an assistant professor at Rutgers University, about the historical role of police in preserving power and social order.

The protests that continue to rock the country in the wake of George Floyd’s death in police custody have also touched cities and towns throughout…

After the Civil War, the federal government promised former slaves equality and citizenship. Historian Eric Foner says the failed promises reverberate today. Originally broadcast Jan. 9, 2006.

The NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist survey found Americans see the nationwide protests as legitimate — a big shift from the 1960s — and almost half strongly disapprove of the job President Trump is doing.

As protests continue around the country in response to several high-profile deaths of African Americans in recent weeks, black people say they are frustrated, fearful and fatigued.

U.S. employers unexpectedly added jobs last month as the unemployment rate declined, signs that people are returning to work as states reopen their economies. President Trump celebrated the news.