Butch Wheeler, a longtime golfer at Winston Lake Golf Course, recounts its history as the first all-Black golf course in the area. Tim Grant emphasizes the course's role in fostering fellowship and diversity, being inducted into the National Black Golf Hall of Fame. He says the course is challenging but rewarding. It's also known for its welcoming environment and community spirit, where older and younger players form lasting bonds.

Organizers of Juneteenth celebrations across the U.S. tell NPR how they're feeling this year. And NPR presents a reading of the Emancipation Proclamation.

Formerly enslaved tradesman Peter Oliver purchased his freedom from slavery on June 13, 1800. His remarkable life and legacy are being celebrated where he last lived and raised a family, in what was then the town of Salem. A public gathering place will be built in his honor on the land he once farmed.

Charleston, S.C., reflects on 10 years since a racially motivated attack on the historic Emanuel AME church. A white supremacist killed 9 Black worshippers in 2015 in hopes of starting a race war.

The NAACP says it will not invite President Donald Trump to its national convention next month in Charlotte, North Carolina. It's the first time the prominent civil rights organization has opted to exclude a sitting president in its 116-year history.

On June 13th, 1800, an enslaved man named Peter Oliver signed the documents for his freedom. Community leaders and Oliver descendants gathered at the site of his farm to mark the 225th anniversary of his emancipation. The celebration continues with daily events through Juneteenth.

A number of festivals and celebrations are taking place throughout the Piedmont Triad to celebrate Juneteenth in 2025.

Black parents tell their children about the dangers of racism with "the talk." What has it been like since George Floyd's murder? NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks with Ryan Ross and his son, Gavin.

Adolphus Hailstork's 2022 requiem cantata "A Knee on the Neck" pays tribute to George Floyd. NPR speaks with librettist Herbert Martin, who initiated the work, five years after police killed Floyd in Minneapolis.

Oscar-winning costume designer Ruth E. Carter calls it "a full circle moment" as she reclaims history at the 2025 Met Gala.