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A member of the Minnesota National Guard stands outside the Hennepin County Government Center during jury selection in the trial of former Minneapolis Police officer Derek Chauvin on March 11, 2021 in Minneapolis. Chauvin is facing murder charges in George Floyd's death. Among the twelve jurors and three alternates selected are three Black men, one Black woman, and two multiracial jurors.

Half Of The Jury In The Chauvin Trial Is Nonwhite. That's Only Part Of The Story

The fact that four of the jurors are Black and two are multiracial glosses over some important nuance.

From left, Raphael Wright, Ederique Goudia and Jermond Booze are the team behind Taste the Diaspora. The initiative celebrates and supports Black chefs and food makers in Detroit.

How Detroit Chefs Are Feeding Those In Need

Food insecurity was already high in Detroit before the pandemic; now it's increased. Ederique Goudia and Raphael Wright are among those trying to help.

As a candidate, Joe Biden spoke at a candidate forum hosted by the gun groups Giffords and March For Our Lives. He pledged to devote $900 million to community gun violence intervention efforts in cities with high rates of gun violence.

White House Causes Frustration In Private And Public Responses To Gun Violence

Gun violence prevention advocates were stunned when Biden said infrastructure would remain his next priority. Private White House efforts to avoid reactively dealing with guns also raised questions.

How To Make Job Interviews Less Horrible

A new book takes on an overlooked flaw in human judgment that can affect an organization's ability to make sound decisions about hiring and more.

Maxine Toler, who lives near Los Angeles, has been asking neighbors why they do or do not want the vaccine. But it's the health inequities of today, not the infamous "Tuskegee Study," that Toler hears about when she talks to Black friends and neighbors about the COVID-19 vaccine.

Stop Blaming Tuskegee, Critics Say. It's Not An 'Excuse' For Current Medical Racism

The Tuskegee syphilis study is often cited as a reason why Black Americans might hesitate on the COVID-19 vaccine. But many say it's current racism in health care and Tuskegee is used as an excuse.

Rev. Rodrick Burton has been discussing the importance of vaccines during Bible Study and Sunday Services at his predominantly Black church.

St. Louis Pastors Encourage Black Congregations To Get Vaccinated

St. Louis has asked Black clergy to encourage church members to get the COVID-19 vaccine. Pastors are preaching about it, talking it up at Bible study and even offering churches as vaccination sites.

Talks Turn Testy As Top U.S. And China Officials Meet In Alaska For 2nd Day

Top officials from China and the U.S. met face-to-face in Alaska today. So far the talks have been tense, with both sides exchanging heated words.

First lady Jill Biden speaks as she visits the Christa McAuliffe School in Concord, N.H., Wednesday, March 17, 2021, to pay tribute to the New Hampshire woman chosen 35 years ago to be America's "Teacher in Space" and to emphasize that the $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief plan signed into law by President Joe Biden last week will provide funding for the reopening of schools.

Team Biden's Relief Bill Victory Lap Traces Paths To Victory In 2022

The president, vice president and their spouses fanned out this week to tell Americans how the $1.9 trillion plan can help them. Their destinations revealed some top midterm election contests.

The city of Evanston, Illinois, just north of Chicago, is believed to be the first place in the United States to provide reparations to Black residents after its city council on Monday approved a plan to address racial discrimination in housing.

In Likely First, Chicago Suburb Of Evanston Approves Reparations For Black Residents

The new program, which aims to address harms suffered by Black residents due to the city's past discriminatory housing policies, is part of a larger reparations fund established in 2019.

Chef Yia Vang's restaurant in Minneapolis is getting ready to open amid a fierce debate within the restaurant industry about the minimum wage. The restaurant will ban tipping.

So How Should Your Favorite Restaurant Pay Its Servers? Well, It's Complicated

A fierce debate is taking shape within the restaurant industry as a push to raise the minimum wage threatens to upend the tipped wage structures for servers.

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