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At StoryCorps, the Rev. Farrell Duncombe remembered those who nurtured him — like Rosa Parks, his former Sunday school teacher, who joked once that as a kid, "I ain't think you was gonna be nothing."

At least 19 people have died since 2016 in tribal detention centers overseen by Indian Affairs, our investigation found. Several died after correctional officers failed to provide proper medical care.

In-person activities are coming back. In Allentown, Pa., that meant a return to free concerts in the park, where families gathered Tuesday for an evening of Latin music and even a little dancing.

After the recent Israel-Hamas fighting, many Black Lives Matter organizers have renewed their support for the Palestinians. A fissure among African American activists in 1967 links the two movements.

Utah uses a different method of ranked-choice voting than other states. Experts say Utah’s way of doing it helps out the majority party or political ideology. Tyler Jarvis, a math professor at Brigham Young University said, "If you want candidates that are identical to whatever the majority is, then you need the Utah system."

The latest headlines from Friday morning, May 28, 2021.

Police say involuntarily sedating people who are in a state of "excited delirium" is widespread nationwide. Colorado may become the first to ban it, following a death that's prompted ongoing protests.

About 10,000 households in the area of Spokane, Wash., are behind in rent. Some people finally returning to work face homelessness as the state and federal eviction ban is expected to end next month.

Fully vaccinated people in the D.C. area have been heading back out to bars and restaurants to enjoy the unmasked life.

Though much of it is unwatchable today — it contains blackface and other minstrelsy — Shuffle Along brought jazz to Broadway and was the first African American show to be a smash hit.