Black Santas are helping to change holiday icons and add more representation
African American communities say they appreciate a growing trend of Black Santa Claus representations at Christmas
History
The Flying Tigers: How a group of Americans ended up fighting for China in WW II
In 1941, Japan was on the offensive against China. So China hired a group of Americans to fight back in the skies. Eighty years ago this week, they fought in their first battle.
Haitian soup joumou awarded protected cultural heritage status by UNESCO
A famed Haitian soup has been awarded "protected cultural heritage status" by UNESCO. Scott Simon talks to Dominique Dupuy, Haitian ambassador to UNESCO about joumou.
Piñatas: A staple in Christmas traditions
Piñatas are a common element in parties across different countries and especially in Mexico around Christmas time. The story of their origin combines cultures, traditions and religions.
Encore: Defining T. Rex album came out the same year NPR debuted original programming
NPR celebrates its 50th anniversary remembering other events in 1971. The band T. Rex overhauled their musical style and released Electric Warrior, an album that became the cornerstone of glam rock.
'Throughline': 2 decades later have we caught up to Radiohead's prophetic vision?
The team of the NPR history podcast Throughline talks to singer Thom Yorke and art designer Stanley Donwood about two Radiohead albums that captured the anxieties and dread of the early 2000s.
In Kashmir, closed mosque raises questions about India's religious freedom
For Kashmiri Muslims the Jamia Masjid is a sacred venue, but it's been closed most Fridays for the past two years. The government has said those who manage it couldn't stop anti-India protests there.
The Archives has released nearly 1,500 new documents on JFK's assassination
They contain memos from meetings with informants, mostly of interest to historians and researchers. No evidence is expected that would put in doubt that Lee Harvey Oswald was the lone gunman.
NYC granted noncitizens the right to vote in local elections. The idea isn't so new
Following New York City's move to allow noncitizens to vote in local elections, NPR's Adrian Florido speaks with professor Hiroshi Motomura about the history of immigrant voting rights in the U.S.
Excavation of Utah internment camp monument upsets descendants trying to heal
Descendents of Japanese Americans held in a WWII internment camp in Utah are protesting the excavation of a monument to a man killed by guards there.