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Members of the all-Black aviation squadron known as the Tuskegee Airmen line up Jan. 23, 1942. U.S. Army Signal Corps/Associated Press hide caption
'Half American' explores how Black WWII servicemen were treated better abroad
Jillian Hanesworth, the poet laureate of Buffalo. Alia Fredrick/Jillian Hanesworth hide caption
Columbia University professor John McWhorter argues that some anti-racism actions have gone too far. Penguin Random House hide caption
'Woke Racism': John McWhorter argues against what he calls a religion of anti-racism
A general view of the American Psychological Association headquarters in Washington, D.C., on April 23, 2020 amid the Coronavirus pandemic. Graeme Sloan/Sipa USA via Reuters hide caption
Timothy Dominique, 62, lives in a donated RV parked next door to the family home where he was staying when Hurricane Laura hit Lake Charles last year. He says he received nothing from FEMA because he does not own the home and didn't have a formal rental agreement. Ryan Kellman/NPR hide caption
James Baldwin poses while at home in Saint Paul de Vence, South of France during September of 1985. Ulf Andersen/Getty Images hide caption
a photo collage of anti- and pro-Trump voters, with an elephant in the middle Tanganyika Zinzani for NPR hide caption
Karla Monterroso says after going to Alameda Hospital in May with a very accelerated heart rate, very low blood pressure and cycling oxygen levels, her entire experience was one of being punished for being 'insubordinate.' Kenneth Eke/Code2040 hide caption
'All You Want Is To Be Believed': Sick With COVID-19 And Facing Racial Bias In The ER
Scott Hobgood and Jason Niupulusū grew up in Webster County, Ky., and joined NPR's David Greene for a roundtable discussion about race and social justice. Scott Hobgood, Jason Niupulusū hide caption
National Conversation About Race Brews In Rural Western Kentucky
Raphael Bostic, president and chief executive officer of the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta, says his organization has a big role to play in reducing racial economic inequities, which he says, is crucial to a stable economy. Christopher Dilts/Bloomberg via Getty Images hide caption
Racism Has An Economic Cost, Atlanta Fed President Warns
Stands remain empty as family members of United States Military Academy graduating cadets are restricted from attending commencement ceremonies on June 13 in West Point, N.Y John Minchillo/AP hide caption
West Point Graduates' Letter Calls For Academy To Address Racism
Dr. Danielle Hairston, a psychiatry residency director at Howard University in Washington, D.C., trains and mentors young black doctors. Quraishia Ford hide caption