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Marjorie Taylor Greene (right) poses with a supporter in Rome, Ga., late Tuesday. Greene, criticized for promoting bigoted videos and supporting the far-right QAnon conspiracy theory, won the GOP nomination for Georgia's 14th Congressional District.

QAnon Supporter Who Made Bigoted Videos Wins Ga. Primary, Likely Heading To Congress

4:36pm August 12, 2020

by Camila Domonoske

President Trump is congratulating Marjorie Taylor Greene, calling her a "future Republican Star." Greene has endorsed a theory that satanic pedophiles secretly run the world.

A man walks past a mural of Malcom X and Martin Luther King Jr. in London.

Books
Arts

Black Power Scholar Illustrates How MLK And Malcolm X Influenced Each Other

4:05pm August 12, 2020

by Terry Gross

Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X are frequently seen as opposing forces in the struggle for civil rights but Peniel Joseph, author of The Sword and the Shield, says the truth is more nuanced.

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Fani Willis is poised to become the next Fulton County District Attorney after winning a runoff election against her former boss on Tuesday. Willis is seen here in 2014 during the trial of 12 former Atlanta Public Schools educators accused in a conspiracy

Politics & Government

'We Made Herstory': Fani Willis Poised To Become First Woman DA in Georgia County

12:53pm August 12, 2020

by Brakkton Booker

Willis defeated six-term Fulton County District Attorney Paul Howard, and her former boss, in Tuesday's runoff. Howard has been dogged by scandal, including his handling of the Rayshard Brooks case.

Blood on the River: A Chronicle of Mutiny and Freedom on the Wild Coast, by Marjoleine Kars

In 'Blood On The River,' The Berbice Rebellion Foreshadows Later Insurgencies

7:59am August 12, 2020

by Martha Anne Toll

Marjoleine Kars recounts a tale of oppression, bloodshed, and some triumph in her previously untold account of the 1763-64 slave rebellion in Dutch Berbice, modern day Guyana.

Music & Culture

How Hip-Hop Brought A Young Hmong American And His Grandma Together

6:58am August 12, 2020

Tou Saik Lee is a Hmong American living in Minnesota. He felt disconnected from his culture. Then he discovered hip hop and the traditional songs of his grandmother. They began performing together.

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Rep. Jim Clyburn Comments On Biden's Decision To Pick Harris As His Running Mate

8:49pm August 11, 2020

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Rep. Jim Clyburn, D-S.C., about Joe Biden's decision to choose Sen. Kamala Harris as his running mate. Clyburn is the most senior African American in Congress.

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Elijah McClain's mother, Sheneen McClain (right), gets a hug from Colorado state Rep. Leslie Herod in June as they stand with protesters outside the Aurora, Colo., police headquarters. On Tuesday, Sheneen McClain and Lawayne Mosley filed a federal civil r

National

Parents Of Elijah McClain Sue City Of Aurora, Colo., And Police Over His Death

7:59pm August 11, 2020

by Laurel Wamsley

The federal civil rights lawsuit alleges the parties are responsible for McClain's death last year after police put the 23-year-old in two chokeholds and injected him with ketamine.

Kamala Harris Is 1st Woman Of Color On A Major Party Presidential Ticket

6:06pm August 11, 2020

by Juana Summers

Kamala Harris will make history as the first woman of color on a major party presidential ticket after a selection process in which Joe Biden faced pressure to choose a Black woman.

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The Importance Of Biden's Pick For Running Mate

6:00pm August 11, 2020

by Domenico Montanaro

Joe Biden has chosen Sen. Kamala Harris, D-Calif., as his 2020 running mate. NPR looks at why it was important for him to pick a Black woman as his running mate.

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National

Elijah McClain's Family Sues Police In Colorado Over His Death

4:40pm August 11, 2020

by Allison Sherry (CPR)

The family of Elijah McClain, an African American man who died in Aurora, Colo., police custody, has filed a civil rights lawsuit against the police department.