Plus, a look at the incalculable toll of highways and other infrastructure projects on Black communities and low-income communities throughout history. 

Has our year of collective consciousness affected how we define, create, and consume personal beauty? 

Ethiopia’s government has declared an immediate ceasefire in the Tigray region, where a conflict has been raging since last November. 

This month, many Black TikTok creators have staged a strike to call attention to the frequent appropriation of Black-created dances by white users on the app. 

Gen. Mark Milley, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, set off a firestorm last week after he endorsed the use of critical race theory, saying he wants to understand “white rage.” 

Interior Secretary Deb Haaland will be launching an initiative investigating “the loss of human life and the lasting consequences” of former Native American boarding schools.

Guest host Melissa Harris-Perry on the love of Black mothers in light of the Chauvin sentencing.

The novel Luster follows the story of Edie, a woman in her twenties living in Brooklyn who is flailing in her personal and professional life.

Plus, how community organizers are leading the charge with culturally relevant outreach.