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Police said that Brett Hankison "displayed an extreme indifference to the value of human life" when he shot Taylor. He is one of three police officers involved in the shooting.

The former Pennsylvania governor tells NPR that he worries the president is hurting his own cause by talking down absentee voting because in many cases, it helps Republicans.

Celebrating Juneteenth. We talk about the push to observe and understand the deeper story of the holiday.

Republicans across Virginia will head to the polls Tuesday to select a candidate to go up against Senator Mark Warner. Michael Pope has this…

The Supreme Court ruled for LGBTQ workers and granted a lease on life to DACA recipients this week. In both opinions, Chief Justice John Roberts sided with the court's liberal justices.

President Trump has used culture wars to fire up his base since he first ran for the White House, but that strategy may be losing its value as social attitudes and policies on race and identity shift.

NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with poet and lawyer CeLillianne Green about the history behind Juneteenth and what it means at this moment.

NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with Jim Goodwin, the Oklahoma Eagle publisher, about the legacy of the Tulsa Race Massacre and the state of race relations today.

Juneteenth commemorates the effective end of slavery in the United States. Now, New York City will officially observe Juneteenth as an official city and school holiday starting next year.

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.