The Uyghurs are a Muslim minority in China, living in Xinjiang province at a crossroads of culture and empire. Today it's estimated that more than 1 million Uyghur people have been detained in camps, camps where they have been subjected to torture, forced labor, religious restrictions, even forced sterilization.

 

View this email online by Korva Coleman and Jill Hudson First Up TPN/Getty Images Here's what we're following today. Naomi Osaka, the No. 2 women's tennis player, pulled out of the French Open after refusing to attend press conferences. The move came after an unexpected clash with tennis officials, who fined her $15,000 for not speaking to the media after winning her win first round match on Sunday. The four-time Grand Slam tournament winner says she suffers from depression and anxiety.  Texas Gov. Greg Abbott is threatening to to block the pay of lawmakers who left the state House chamber rather than vote on a bill they say would make it harder to vote. Read more here.  Brazil says it hasn’t made a final decision on hosting Copa America, the soccer tournament that begins in two weeks and is scrambling for a venue.  Newsletter continues after sponsor message Today's Listens     Guang Nui/Getty Images The Uyghurs are a Muslim minority in China, living in Xinjiang province at a crossroads of culture and empire. Today it's estimated that more than 1 million Uyghur people have been detained in camps, camps where they have been subjected to torture, forced labor, religious restrictions, even forced sterilization. The hosts of NPR's history podcast Throughline bring us the story of why the Uyghur people have become the target of what many are calling a genocide. Listen here.    GHI/Universal History Archive/Universal Images Group via Getty Images Artist Paul Rucker's multimedia work tackles mass incarceration, lynching, police brutality and the ways America has been shaped by slavery. His latest marks the 100th anniversary of the Tulsa Race Massacre. Hear the details or read our story. Visit the three Black Wall Streets website.    AP The 1970s are starting to trend – for all the wrong reasons. Today, prices for everything from gasoline to groceries are surging as the economy roars back from the pandemic recession. And that's raising concerns in some quarters about whether the U.S. is headed back to the awful economic days of the 1970s, when the country was gripped by double-digit inflation. Listen here or read the story. Recently, a single hack let people sneak inside the computer networks of some of the biggest corporations in the world — and deep inside the U.S. government itself. It was something called a supply chain hack, which seems to be becoming more common. Hear the report. Introducing: Where Are We From? Michael Zamora/NPR Where are you really from? It's a question that immigrant communities of color across generations are often asked. In our new series, we answer that question on our own terms, one conversation at a time. Follow the ongoing series here.  NPR Short Wave host and reporter Emily Kwong is a third generation Chinese American, but she's never spoken her family's language. Until now. At age 30, she's trying to learn the language for the first time, and unpacking why she never learned it in the first place. Watch the video here.  Before You Go Debra Miller/NPS The National Park Service expects a busy summer as the country begins to emerge from the pandemic. Here are a few suggestions for planning a trip. Forecasters say the Atlantic hurricane season, which begins today, is likely to be busier than usual. The new season is also bringing a new threat: carbon monoxide poisoning.  Listen to your local NPR station. Visit NPR.org to hear live radio from Illinois Public Media - WILL (edit station). Enjoying this newsletter? Forward to a friend! They can sign up here. Looking for more great content? Check out all of our newsletter offerings — including Music, Politics, Health and more!