Race

The Invisible Ache, by Courtney B. Vance and Dr. Robin L. Smith

Healing the 'Invisible Ache' behind the suicide crisis among Black men and boys

1:29pm November 15, 2023

by Tonya Mosley

Rates of suicide among Black men and boys in the U.S. are increasing faster than among any other group. Actor Courtney B. Vance and Robin L. Smith (aka "Dr. Robin") address the crisis in a new book.

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HBCUs recruit international athletes for tennis. Some are calling it into question

1:12pm November 15, 2023

by Julien Virgin

When it come to tennis, many historically Black colleges and universities recruit international players, despite growth in the sport among African Americans

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Michigan's 2024 vote could be heavily impacted by Biden's Middle East policy

4:36pm November 14, 2023

by Don Gonyea

Michigan is poised to be a pivotal state in the 2024 presidential election

A photo of Dr. Roland Pattillo sits in the living room of Pat Pattillo.

Roland Pattillo helped keep Henrietta Lacks' story alive. It's key to his legacy

12:26pm November 14, 2023

by Walter Ray Watson

Lacks, a Black mother in Baltimore, died from cervical cancer in 1951. Her tumor cells, taken without her knowledge, became the first successful "immortal" cell line, and used for medical research.

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National

Native Americans are facing a crisis of abductions and murders

5:12am November 14, 2023

NPR's Leila Fadel talks to Tamra Truett Jerus of the Alaska Native Women's Resource Center, about ways to draw attention to the 4,200 unsolved cases of missing and murdered Indigenous people.

A doctor assesses a radio surgery treatment plan for a patient with lung cancer, using a 4D CAT scan. Lung cancer survival rates have increased lately.

Health & Safety

Lung cancer survival rates rise, but low screening rates leave many people at risk

5:12am November 14, 2023

A new survey finds more people are surviving lung cancer and racial disparities are shrinking. But unless it's caught early, lung cancer still has a low survival rate.

Remembering Dr. Roland Pattillo and his quest to honor the memory of Henrietta Lacks

4:36pm November 13, 2023

by Walter Ray Watson

For decades, Dr. Roland Pattillo pushed to get Henrietta Lacks' name in the public eye. Lacks was a Black cancer patient whose cells were harvested and used for medical research without her consent.

'Half American' explores how Black WWII servicemen were treated better abroad

1:20pm November 10, 2023

by Dave Davies

Though more than one million Black Americans contributed to the war effort, historian Matthew Delmont says a military uniform offered no protection from racism. Originally broadcast Nov. 8, 2022.

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How Latinos in Iowa respond to anti-immigrant rhetoric from GOP candidates

5:13am November 10, 2023

by A Martínez

Ninety percent of Iowa's residents identify as white. In Perry, Latinos represent more than a third of the population. How do they respond to anti-immigrant rhetoric from Republican candidates?

National

Acquitted former officer involved in Breonna Taylor trial now faces federal charges

4:55pm November 09, 2023

by Roberto Roldan

A federal trial of a former Louisville police detective who was part of the middle of the night raid that killed Breonna Taylor in 2020 is underway.