NPR Series: America Reckons With Racial Injustice https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=868567696 Everything you need to know about the fight for change en Copyright 2024 NPR - For Personal Use Only Story API Shim 1.2.24 Sat, 01 Aug 2026 22:46:56 -0400 https://media.npr.org/images/podcasts/primary/npr_generic_image_300.jpg?s=200 NPR Series: America Reckons With Racial Injustice https://www.npr.org/series/868567696/america-reckons-with-racial-injustice 3 men found guilty in Ahmaud Arbery's murder file appeals of hate crime convictions The 25-year-old Arbery was shot and killed after he was pursued by two of the men, who saw him running in their neighborhood in Brunswick, Ga., on Feb. 23, 2020. The third man filmed the encounter. Fri, 10 Mar 2023 17:51:04 -0500 https://www.npr.org/2023/03/10/1162669410/ahmaud-arbery-murder-hate-crime-file-appeals https://www.npr.org/2023/03/10/1162669410/ahmaud-arbery-murder-hate-crime-file-appeals The 25-year-old Arbery was shot and killed after he was pursued by two of the men, who saw him running in their neighborhood in Brunswick, Ga., on Feb. 23, 2020. The third man filmed the encounter.

]]> Jonathan Franklin Colorado police officers and paramedics plead not guilty in Elijah McClain death case The charges stem from the role they are accused of playing in the 2019 death of McClain, a 23-year-old Black man who was forcibly restrained and injected with a powerful sedative called ketamine. Fri, 20 Jan 2023 18:08:32 -0500 https://www.npr.org/2023/01/20/1150492596/elijah-mcclain-death-colorado-police-paramedics-plead-not-guilty https://www.npr.org/2023/01/20/1150492596/elijah-mcclain-death-colorado-police-paramedics-plead-not-guilty The charges stem from the role they are accused of playing in the 2019 death of McClain, a 23-year-old Black man who was forcibly restrained and injected with a powerful sedative called ketamine.

]]> The Associated Press Emmett Till and his mother honored with the Congressional Gold Medal The 14-year-old was killed by two white men in 1955 after a white woman accused him of flirting with her. The medal will be on display at the National Museum of African American History and Culture. Sat, 24 Dec 2022 11:54:42 -0500 https://www.npr.org/2022/12/24/1145430635/emmett-till-mother-congressional-gold-medal https://www.npr.org/2022/12/24/1145430635/emmett-till-mother-congressional-gold-medal

The 14-year-old was killed by two white men in 1955 after a white woman accused him of flirting with her. The medal will be on display at the National Museum of African American History and Culture.

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]]> Giulia Heyward West Point will remove Confederate symbols from its campus The storied military academy will take down likenesses of Robert E. Lee as part of a Department of Defense directive to do away with installations that "commemorate or memorialize the Confederacy." Thu, 22 Dec 2022 18:03:31 -0500 https://www.npr.org/2022/12/22/1145107950/west-point-confederate-symbols-robert-e-lee https://www.npr.org/2022/12/22/1145107950/west-point-confederate-symbols-robert-e-lee The storied military academy will take down likenesses of Robert E. Lee as part of a Department of Defense directive to do away with installations that "commemorate or memorialize the Confederacy."

]]> The Associated Press Congress votes to remove a bust of the Dred Scott decision's author from the Capitol The bill calls for replacing the bust of former Chief Justice Roger Taney, who wrote the decision upholding slavery, with one of Thurgood Marshall, the first Black person to serve on the high court. Thu, 15 Dec 2022 13:51:53 -0500 https://www.npr.org/2022/12/15/1143113389/capitol-remove-roger-taney-dred-scott-statue https://www.npr.org/2022/12/15/1143113389/capitol-remove-roger-taney-dred-scott-statue The bill calls for replacing the bust of former Chief Justice Roger Taney, who wrote the decision upholding slavery, with one of Thurgood Marshall, the first Black person to serve on the high court.

]]> Ashley Ahn 4 current and former officers federally charged in raid that killed Breonna Taylor The charges announced by Attorney General Merrit Garland on Thursday include civil rights violations, conspiracy, use of excessive force offenses and obstruction. Thu, 04 Aug 2022 19:18:00 -0400 https://www.npr.org/2022/08/04/1115659537/breonna-taylor-police-charges-ky https://www.npr.org/2022/08/04/1115659537/breonna-taylor-police-charges-ky The charges announced by Attorney General Merrit Garland on Thursday include civil rights violations, conspiracy, use of excessive force offenses and obstruction.

]]> Emma Bowman Two former police officers are sentenced for violating George Floyd's civil rights J. Alexander Kueng was sentenced to three years and Tou Thao got 3 1/2 years — penalties that a judge said reflected their level of culpability in a case that sparked worldwide protests. Wed, 27 Jul 2022 13:32:43 -0400 https://www.npr.org/2022/07/27/1113991207/george-floyd-civil-rights-police-sentenced https://www.npr.org/2022/07/27/1113991207/george-floyd-civil-rights-police-sentenced J. Alexander Kueng was sentenced to three years and Tou Thao got 3 1/2 years — penalties that a judge said reflected their level of culpability in a case that sparked worldwide protests.

]]> The Associated Press 'Requiem for the Enslaved' holds a major university's truths up to the light Georgetown University owes its survival to slavery. A new album by Carlos Simon, an assistant professor at the school, unflinchingly confronts that legacy. Fri, 17 Jun 2022 13:47:00 -0400 https://www.npr.org/sections/deceptivecadence/2022/06/17/1104175691/requiem-for-the-enslaved-holds-a-major-universitys-truths-up-to-the-light https://www.npr.org/sections/deceptivecadence/2022/06/17/1104175691/requiem-for-the-enslaved-holds-a-major-universitys-truths-up-to-the-light Requiem for the Enslaved, commissioned by Georgetown University, is a reckoning with the school's troubled history.'/>

Georgetown University owes its survival to slavery. A new album by Carlos Simon, an assistant professor at the school, unflinchingly confronts that legacy.

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]]> Tom Huizenga 9,000 digital art NFTs are being released to raise funds in George Floyd's memory In the fight to get justice for his brother's murder, Terrence Floyd has turned to the unlikeliest corners to do just that: NFTs — or non-fungible tokens. Fri, 15 Apr 2022 05:30:45 -0400 https://www.npr.org/2022/04/15/1091313995/9-000-digital-art-nfts-are-being-released-to-raise-funds-in-george-floyds-memory https://www.npr.org/2022/04/15/1091313995/9-000-digital-art-nfts-are-being-released-to-raise-funds-in-george-floyds-memory

In the fight to get justice for his brother's murder, Terrence Floyd has turned to the unlikeliest corners to do just that: NFTs — or non-fungible tokens.

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]]> Jonathan Franklin Mementos preserve Trayvon Martin's legacy, 10 years after his killing A small Black history museum in the city where Trayvon Martin was killed saved the tributes people brought to the roadside memorial that sprung up after his death. Sat, 26 Feb 2022 07:27:00 -0500 https://www.npr.org/2022/02/26/1083167052/trayvon-martin-10-years-memorial https://www.npr.org/2022/02/26/1083167052/trayvon-martin-10-years-memorial

A small Black history museum in the city where Trayvon Martin was killed saved the tributes people brought to the roadside memorial that sprung up after his death.

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