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Protesters nationwide are demanding police reform. Calls to defund the police mean different things to different people, and there's no clear answer to what that might look like in reality.

Her allies see the first-term California senator and former prosecutor as bringing needed demographic balance to the Democratic ticket.

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Octavia Smith, board president of the Minnesota Freedom Fund, a bail fund that's raised more than $30 million since protests against police violence began.

NPR's Scott Simon talks with former NPR host Michele Norris, whose grandma worked as a traveling Aunt Jemima, about the retirement of the character.

In parts of the country, more people in their 20s and 30s are testing positive for the coronavirus. Experts say this is likely due to more testing and less adherence to distancing and mask guidelines.

Quinton Lucas says marijuana is often a pretext for police stops that disproportionately affect Black people. While pushing for local reforms, he doubts the possibility of larger, lasting change.

Bail funds across the country have seen a flood of donations and attention amid protests over police brutality and racial injustice. The First State now…

Giddens' Freedom Highway is an exploration of African American experiences, accompanied by an instrument with its own uniquely African American story: the banjo. Originally broadcast May 11, 2017.

COVID-19 closed schools all over the world. But students are still taking the lead in the Black Lives Matter protests. So we ask student activists how they're organizing during the pandemic.

More than 200 technology companies have issued statements supporting the advancement of racial justice, but Black tech workers say internal policies and tech culture needs an overhaul first.