'I Didn't Want To Be A Hashtag,' Says Black Man Who Feared Being Lynched In Indiana
"I hear a woman in the crowd yell out, 'Don't kill him.' And in that second, I realize that she's talking about me," Vauhxx Booker tells NPR.
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Family Autopsy Finds Andres Guardado Was Shot 5 Times In The Back
The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department has put a hold on the medical examiner's official autopsy report while it investigates the deputy-involved shooting. The family wants that report released.
Effective Anti-Racist Education Requires More Diverse Teachers, More Training
Travis Bristol, an assistant professor of education at the University of California at Berkeley, explains how teacher training and the presence of Black teachers can help reshape education.
United Airlines Tells 36,000 Employees They Might Lose Their Jobs
With bookings down and cancellations on the rise amid a surge in new COVID-19 cases, United's furloughs will be a "gut punch" to employees when federal coronavirus relief funding runs out.
Top Pediatrician Says States Shouldn't Force Schools To Reopen If Virus Is Surging
The American Academy of Pediatrics says children are better off in school but that the decision to reopen cannot ignore spiking infection rates.
In Alabama, A City Debates How To Depict Its Past In The Present
When the city of Mobile, Ala., took down a statue of a Confederate naval officer it sparked a conversation about what the statue meant, and how the city's Confederate history should be portrayed.
Trump Acknowledges GOP Convention May Adapt As Florida Coronavirus Tally Rises
Trump's campaign has long wanted a sports arena packed to the rafters, but the president concedes in an interview that the worsening Florida outbreak may force those plans to shift.
The Coronavirus Disrupts Resumed High School Baseball And Softball Seasons In Iowa
Iowa became the first state to resume high school sports, allowing baseball and softball players to start competing on June 1. The coronavirus has already disrupted seasons for more than 40 teams.
History Professors Find Letter Showing Frederick Douglass' Opinion On Lincoln Statue
A debate over the statue of Lincoln and a freed slave in Washington, D.C., led two history professors to discover Frederick Douglass' letter, which could sway some opinions on the matter.
Black Man Speaks On Being Attacked, Threatened With A Noose In Bloomington, Ind.
NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Vauhxx Booker, a Black activist in Bloomington, Ind., about experiencing what he describes as an attempted lynching and authorities' response to the incident.