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NPR's Sarah McCammon talks with Virginia Governor Ralph Northam about his decision to order the removal of a Confederate monument honoring Gen. Robert E. Lee in Richmond, Va.

Some 1,600 troops airlifted for possible deployment in the nation's capital are returning to their home bases, after President Trump failed to invoke the law required for using such forces.

Listen to our playlist of conversations from NPR podcasts about law enforcement, racial injustice, and the black American experience.

Kenosha County, Wis., voted for the president by less than 1%. Republicans and Democrats are horrified by George Floyd's killing, but the unity falters when Trump and Biden enter the conversation.

Chelsea Phaire is using her stay-at-home time during the pandemic to expand her charity and to send more art supplies to children in foster care. She shares what motivates her.

Protests are scheduled nationwide, including in Washington, D.C., where the Department of Defense announced it will send back 1,600 active duty soldiers who were on standby on bases near the capital.

We hear from longtime activist Jennifer Jones about her feelings on being an American during this turbulent time.

NPR's Scott Simon speaks with Lori Lightfoot, mayor of Chicago, about the recent protests around racial injustice in the United States.

NPR's Scott Simon talks with Sharon Kay, general manager of Fisk University's WFSK about serving its audience as protests continue in Nashville over police brutality.

Protesters against systemic racism and police brutality have been met with an arsenal of 'less than lethal' weapons which can still seriously injure, sicken, and sometimes kill.