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Across the world, bakers are selling treats to profit charities that support Black lives. Home baker Liz Rosado created these cookies as part of an announcement that she was participating in the event.

Bakers Against Racism Aims To Fight Injustice With The Power Of Food

Thousands of professional and home bakers around the world are participating in virtual bake sales to benefit charities that support the lives of Black people.

Eve Ewing is an assistant professor at the School of Social Service Administration at the University of Chicago.

Fresh Air Weekend: Poet Eve Ewing; Parenting Blogger Kristen Howerton

Ewing connects 1919 Chicago to today's racial unrest. Critic Kevin Whitehead reflects on jazz biopic films. Howerton talks about faith, adoption and white privilege.

Protesters in Raleigh pulled down statues from a Confederate monument Friday night after marching in celebration of Juneteenth. The monument was dedicated in 1895.

Protesters In Raleigh Tear Down Statues From Confederate Monument

Protesters in Raleigh pulled down parts of a Confederate monument Friday night after marching in celebration of Juneteenth.

A copy of John Bolton's new book, <em>The Room Where It Happened</em>, stands in the White House briefing room. On Saturday, a federal judge declined the Trump administration's request to block the publication of the former national security adviser's book.

Judge Allows Bolton Memoir To Proceed, Despite Trump Administration Objection

The request for an injunction to block publication says the book compromises national security. But after a federal court order Saturday, the tell-all remains on track for a Tuesday release.

Mecklenburg sheriff's deputies remove people from the jail support station Thursday.

Sheriff: Confrontation, Arrests Outside Charlotte Jail Were 'A Catastrophe'

Mecklenburg Sheriff Garry McFadden said Friday that Thursday’s confrontation between his deputies and demonstrators outside the jail, which resulted in...

COVID-19 NC: Missing Data, Face Coverings & Foster Care

Every Friday, BPR's Helen Chickering reviews the week’s coronavirus news with NC Health News founding editor Rose Hoban. This week they discuss the latest…

President Trump holds his campaign rally Saturday in Tulsa, Okla. His new executive order will halt immigration and many types of work visas through the end of the year.

Trump Freezes Green Cards, Many Work Visas Until End Of Year

The White House says pausing immigration and a variety of temporary work visas will help respond to job losses caused by the coronavirus pandemic.

Attorney General Barr In Standoff With Manhattan U.S. Attorney Geoffrey Berman

Last night, Attorney General Bill Barr and the head of New York's Southern District got into a tussle about whether or not he would be resigning. NPR talks to Elie Honig, a former SDNY prosecutor.

A crowd of supporters wait for a Trump campaign rally on Saturday. This is the first political rally since the start of the coronavirus pandemic.

6 Trump Staffers Test Positive For COVID-19 Ahead Of Tulsa Rally

The event is moving ahead as scheduled. None of the staffers who tested positive for the virus or anyone who was in immediate contact with them will attend.

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., holds a bottle of hydroxychloroquine while raising concerns about its use.

NIH Halts Hydroxychloroquine Study; Says 'Unlikely' To Help COVID-19 Patients

The NIH said that while the anti-malarial drug did not cause harm to patients in the study, testing showed little evidence that it would benefit patients hospitalized with COVID-19.

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