'Printing Hate' project explores U.S. newspapers' role in promoting lynchings
NPR's Michel Martin speaks with journalist and professor DeNeen Brown about her new project, Printing Hate.
History
New biography seeks to prove Stephen Crane's place in the U.S. literary canon
November 1 marks the 150th anniversary of the birth Stephen Crane, author of "The Red Badge of Courage." A new biography seeks to place him among America's most celebrated writers.
Pat was an early radical abortion rights activist. Her positions are now common
Pat Maginnis helped women obtain abortions when it was illegal — and courted arrest to challenge that legal status. She was 93 when she died earlier this year.
U.S. presidents have met with the pope since 1919. It all started with Woodrow Wilson
President Biden's meeting with the pope is a fairly recent tradition for U.S. presidents. His meeting will mark the 31st time a U.S. president has met with the leader of the Catholic Church.
Encore: Ahmaud Arbery muralist turns to Brunswick history
Marvin Weeks memorialized Ahmaud Arbery, a 25-year-old Black man who was killed in Georgia last year, in a mural. Weeks' latest work delves into the history of race relations in Brunswick, Ga.
'Sellout' explores how anti-establishment views in punk puts bands in a tough spot
In his new book Sellout, Dan Ozzi explores the punk phenomenon where anti-establishment clout is currency and while it's hard to pay your bills on principles, selling out often led to buyer's remorse.
Montgomery, Ala., drops Confederate street name to honor famed civil rights attorney
Despite a threat from Alabama's attorney general, Jefferson Davis Avenue in Montgomery will be no more. The street once named for the Confederate figure will now honor civil rights attorney Fred Gray.
10 years after the end of Basque separatist violence, some wounds are still open
NPR's Sarah McCammon talks with Spanish writer Edurne Portela and Tamara Muruetagoiena about the 10 year anniversary of peace in the Basque Country and coming to terms with a history of the conflict.
Decades after polio, Martha is among the last to still rely on an iron lung to breathe
Martha Lillard had just turned 5 years old when polio incapacitated her. She still uses a form of the ventilator that saved her life as a child — though now she worries about replacement parts.
Where We Come From: What's in a name?
Author Luvvie Ajayi Jones and Tiffany Aliche talk about changing their given Nigerian names to more American ones in order to assimilate, and what their given versus chosen names mean to them today.