Gayle Jessup White, a descendant of Thomas Jefferson and Sally Hemings, is author of "Reclamation: Sally Hemings, Thomas Jefferson and a Descendant's Search for Her Family's Lasting Legacy." A former journalist, she talks about research for the book, America's racial reckoning and her work at the Thomas Jefferson Foundation in Charlottesville, Virginia.

Saichelle McNeill talks about what she lost after going to prison as a white-collar criminal and her emergence as an entrepreneur upon re-entry. Part of a series produced with the Pulitzer Center on barriers faced by North Carolina's formerly incarcerated. More online at www.thecharlottepost.com.

Repaying debt to society often means a double cost: Time behind bars and discrimination upon release. In this episode, Michael Watkins talks about 32 years of struggle after serving six months of a prison sentence in Clinton, North Carolina. Part of a series supported by Pulitzer Center.

Mylon Patton, a fifth-generation resident of Charlotte's Cherry community, talks about the neighborhood's drive to buy the historic Morgan School property from Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools. Morgan School was built in 1925 for Black students and the 10-classroom campus has hosted specialty schools since the advent of busing for desegregation. Community leaders have launched a campaign to return Morgan to neighborhood use.

Mecklenburg County Health Director Gibbie Harris is the face of public health advocacy during the COVID-19 pandemic. She's kept residents abreast of data regarding infection and death rates and dispensed guidance to mitigate the coronavirus. Harris has also been an outspoken advocate for racial equity across the health spectrum as the pandemic has revealed deep gaps in access and treatment.

Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Chief Kerr Putney talks about the process of making body-worn camera video available to the public, police-involved shootings and building community trust. Host: Herbert L. White.