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The former candidate for governor, rumored as a possible vice presidential pick for Joe Biden, told NPR: "I speak for anyone who looks like me, wants to become more, and will find themselves blocked."

Bubba Wallace is the only black driver to race full time in NASCAR's top series. He tells All Things Considered that banning the Confederate flag will bring in people who felt uncomfortable before.

The car's driver says it honors first responders. Last week, NASCAR banned the Confederate battle flag from its events. A black driver recently unveiled a Black Lives Matter paint scheme.

In the midst of nationwide protests, activists have been covering a statute to Gen. Robert E. Lee with graffiti and posing for photos.

The president had faced fierce criticism for scheduling the event on the holiday commemorating the effective end of slavery, in a city that was home to a horrific incident of racial violence in 1921.

The two parties differ in the basic ways they perceive and frame myriad aspects of practicing democracy, especially when it comes to voting.

Omaha, Neb., community organizer Morgann Freeman believes this year's election is still the best place to affect change.

The Trump campaign is defending its decision to hold a "Make America Great Again" rally in Tulsa, Okla., a city that experienced one of the country's most horrific episodes of racial violence in 1921.

The NFL is giving all employees the day off on June 19th. That day - known as Juneteenth - commemorates the effective end of slavery. It's the third major race-related directive by the NFL in a week.

Chinese immigrants came to the Mississippi Delta as agricultural laborers. Many moved on to become grocers in African-American neighborhoods. Some stores remain, but many folks have moved on and away.