A Code Switch Playlist For Black History Month
Black History Month is here, and it's the perfect time to catch up on stories about the hidden heroes and buried history of black America.
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Museum Of Chinese In America Gets Good News About Artifacts Feared Destroyed In Fire
Many artifacts of the Museum of Chinese in America were feared to be destroyed in a recent fire. After searching through rubble, more may be salvageable than previously thought.
'Black Wave' Author Chronicles Cultural, Religious Upheaval In The Middle East
Kim Ghattas grew up in Lebanon during the civil war and covered the Mideast for the BBC for 20 years. She says events in the region in 1979 set off waves of extremism and violence that continue today.
'Throughline': The Origins Of Iran's Gen. Qassem Soleimani
The U.S.-Iran relationship has been shaped by a shadow branch of the Iranian military, led by a general that the U.S. killed earlier this month. The NPR podcast Throughline examine his legacy.
Author Susan Straight Takes Us 'In The Country Of Women'
In her new memoir, Straight tells the story of the women in her family—her Swiss-German blood relatives and her African American, Indigenous and Creole in-laws who crossed the U.S. to settle in Calif.
What The Museum of Chinese In America Lost In A Fire
Nancy Yao Maasbach, president of the Museum of Chinese in America, talks with NPR's Ari Shapiro about the many items in their permanent collection destroyed by a fire last week.
The Erie Canal As A Model Of How To Build Big Projects Again
The federal government said no. But New Yorkers rallied anyway and got the job done.
New Book Presents A 'Secret History' Of Nuclear War Planning In America
In The Bomb, journalist Fred Kaplan reveals how U.S. presidents, their advisers and generals have thought about, planned for — and sometimes narrowly avoided — nuclear war.
Politicians Are Quoting The Founding Fathers On Impeachment. Some Are Cherry-Picking
NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Joanne Freeman, a history professor at Yale University, about politicians quoting Alexander Hamilton and other founding fathers during the impeachment trial.
'Fresh Air' Marks The 75th Anniversary Of The Liberation Of Auschwitz
In 2005, journalist Laurence Rees described the inner workings of the Nazi death camp in his book, Auschwitz: A New History, and Elie Wiesel spoke in 1988 about his experience at Auschwitz.