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In documents up for auction, we're learning about Newton's experiment. First, hang a toad upside down for three days and collect its vomit. Then grind it all up and apply the mixture topically.

NPR's Rachel Martin talks to Democratic Rep. Karen Bass of California about legislation to install wide-ranging changes for the nation's police departments. She chairs the Congressional Black Caucus.

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear about the pledge he made Monday to provide free health care for all black Kentuckians who need it.

One of the early shocks of the COVID-19 pandemic was the news that frontline workers did not have enough protective gear. Hospitals and other health…

White Fragility author Robin DiAngelo says that the status quo in the United States is racism, and for white people, that's comfortable. "We've got to start making it uncomfortable," she says.

With the coronavirus surging in Brazil, President Jair Bolsonaro attempted, unsuccessfully, to suppress information about the spread of COVID-19.

This week we're hearing from frontline workers and others, offering messages to the class of 2020. An Amazon worker in Boston shares a quote from Albert Einstein that has stayed with him.

Jacob Frey acknowledges a need to shift a culture that has "failed black and brown people" for years. But he says calling for the dismantling of police without an alternative in place is "not a plan."

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Jeff Gluck of The Athletic about NASCAR's decision to ban the Confederate battle flag at all of its events and properties.

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks to former New Orleans Mayor Marc Morial about Wednesday hearing on police reforms and accountability.