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This week, two black men were shot by police and their deaths were witnessed by those on social media. NPR's Lynn Neary talks with Gene Demby of NPR's Codeswitch blog about the role of social media.

Police officer Montrell Jackson was buried today. He was one of three law enforcement officers killed over a week ago in Baton Rouge, La.

A federal appeals court struck down North Carolina's voter ID law. Law professor Rick Hasen explains why and what impact it will have.

Looking ahead to the general election, with both the Democratic and Republican conventions in the rear view, David Greene talks with NPR commentator and columnist Cokie Roberts and Jonah Goldberg of the National Review.

Renee Montagne interviews departing NYPD Commissioner William Bratton. Bratton is resigning effective Sept. 1 after a tumultuous second term as head of the nation's largest police force.

"He was acquitted of the crime he was guilty of and convicted of a crime he's innocent of," says legal analyst Jeffrey Toobin. He and director Ezra Edelman discuss O.J.: Made in America.

A Justice Department study indicates the effect — a breakdown in trust between minority communities and police — may play a role in the rising murder rate in many urban areas.

Jacksonville’s Stage Aurora Theatrical Company is getting a new home at downtown’s Ritz Theatre & Museum.Stage Aurora started 16 years ago to feature the…

A 12-year-old Jacksonville girl is setting her sights on space.Taylor Richardson hopes to be the first African American woman to set foot on…

The Obama administration's controversial proposal to revise human research rules is flawed and should be scrapped, says a report from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine.