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A verdict has been reached in the murder trial of Derek Chauvin. The former Minneapolis police officer was found guilty of second-degree murder, third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter.

"We know that true justice is about much more than a single verdict in a single trial," the nation's first Black president and the former first lady said in a statement.

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Michelle Zauner, a musician who performs under the name Japanese Breakfast, about her memoir, Crying in H Mart. It's an exploration of grief, food and identity.

"It was a murder in the full light of day, and it ripped the blinders off for the whole world to see [systemic racism]," the president said after the guilty verdict against Derek Chauvin.

The implications from the trial of Derek Chauvin could impact the policing system.

Police in the Ohio city, responding to calls about a domestic disturbance, shot and killed a Black teenage girl. Body camera footage appears to show she may have had a knife.

On Tuesday, a Columbus police officer shot and killed 16-year-old Ma'Khia Bryant, whose aunt says called the police for help. The body camera video has been released as the community grieves.

The U.S. Department of Justice announced that it will investigate the Minneapolis Police Department for possible patterns of excessive use of force and discriminatory practices.

Every family has that story it tells a million times. For NPR's student Podcast Challenge winner Miriam Colvin, that story is of a family friend boxing against an unknown up-and-comer: Cassius Clay.

In celebrating the milestone, the president also announced the administration would begin offering tax credits to employers who give workers time off to get vaccinated.