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Howard Bryant, author of The Heritage, discusses the history of social protest among African American athletes, including Jackie Robinson and Muhammad Ali. Originally broadcast Jan. 13, 2018.

The pause comes just before Oregon's Multnomah County, the state's most populous county and home to Portland, was set to start its first phase of reopening.

New guidelines detail how film, television and commercial production can reopen in Los Angeles County.

Declaring Racism a public health crisis, Boston Mayor pledges to divert 3% of police funding to other services

The former candidate for governor, rumored as a possible vice presidential pick for Joe Biden, told NPR: "I speak for anyone who looks like me, wants to become more, and will find themselves blocked."

To prepare for logistical challenges brought on by the pandemic, the Census Bureau has moved up the start of in-person visits to households that haven't filled out their forms.

Statues and flags may not do physical harm to anyone or suppress anyone's vote. But they meant something to the people who put them up, and they have meaning for people who see them today.

African Americans are hard hit by COVID-19, but in some Texas cities, it's not easy to get a test in minority neighborhoods. An effort by local churches aims to fix this.

More than a half century after the civil rights movement of the 1950s and '60s, there remains little tradition of protest in East Texas, and scant experience with organizing.

California is paying to train a huge contingent of contact tracers by July. Many of the new recruits are librarians: they're curious, tech savvy, and great at talking to strangers.