Looking back on the music that accompanied the march on Washington 60 years ago
60 years ago, around a quarter million people marched on Washington for civil rights. We look back at the event, and its the music.
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Lahaina was expensive before the fire. Some worry rebuilding will price them out
Since the fire residents have gotten multiple calls from realtors offering to buy their land. Activists want a role in planning, to keep developers from pushing out those who call Lahaina home.
Presidential photographer says Trump Mugshot will be 'most published photograph ever'
NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with David Hume Kennerly, a Pulitzer Prize-winning photographer who has photographed 10 U.S. presidents, about former President Trump's mugshot.
NPR's 'Short Wave' catches us up on this week in science
Russia and India try to land spacecraft on the moon; recreating Pink Floyd via brain activity; and: Did human-caused wildfires drive sabretooth cats to extinction?
Welcome to 'El Petronio,' the biggest celebration of Afro-Colombian music and culture
The Petronio Alvarez Festival has been the biggest source of income for artists, cooks and vendors in the Pacific region. But some critics say they want the festival to return to its roots.
Debate over debates: Are the presidential debates still important?
NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to presidential historian Michael Beschloss about whether those political debates are still valuable — or if they've turned into a mere spectacles in recent years.
The book 'In the Upper Country' looks at the Underground Railroad's history in Canada
NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with author Kai Thomas about his debut novel In the Upper Country and exploring the Underground Railroad's little-known history in a community of free Black people in Canada.
Why are the Republican candidates meeting in Milwaukee? No, it's not for the beer
Milwaukee has often had visits from presidents of both parties who find it a convenient point of contact with voters proud to be part of either the middle class or the working class.
After six decades, blues legend Bobby Rush isn't slowing down
Blues legend Bobby Rush has been making music for more than six decades — now he's out with a new album, called All My Love For You.
An Oklahoma City woman remembers being a child activist
StoryCorps brings us memories of one of the first sit-ins of the Civil Rights Era, a protest at a drug store in Oklahoma City that was organized by children.