The Creation Of An Emmett Till Archive
A historical collection of civil rights movement material — stemming from the brutal murder of a teenager in Mississippi in 1955 — finds a home in Florida.
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With 100th Episode, Larry Wilmore's 'Nightly Show' Has Found Its Voice
The self-deprecating host of Comedy Central's The Nightly Show says it took a few months to get comfortable in his new role. "People are holding your feet to the fire immediately," he says.
Tony Gleaton: Photographing The African Story Across The Americas
Tony Gleaton left a budding career in fashion photography to travel across continents, taking pictures of landscapes and people of the Americas that had special meaning for the African diaspora.
Tracing The Shifting Meaning Of 'Alien'
Many immigration rights activists cringe at the term "alien." But decades ago, that word was embraced as a humane alternative to terms like "undesirable" and even "wetback."
Reporting Post-Ferguson: A Journey To 'Very Dark Places'
MSNBC's Trymaine Lee was one of several African-American journalists who shared their stories of reporting on racially-charged violence with Code Switch's Gene Demby.
With Its 100th Episode, Larry Wilmore's 'Nightly Show' Has Found Its Voice
The self-deprecating host of Comedy Central's The Nightly Show says it took a few months to get comfortable in his new role. "People are holding your feet to the fire immediately," he says.
'Rosenwald' Celebrates 'The Greatest Philanthropist You've Never Heard Of'
NPR's Robert Siegel interviews Aviva Kempner about her latest documentary on Julius Rosenwald, the successful businessman who helped advance the cause of educating African-Americans in the South.
Black Men Who Are Crime Victims Have Few Places To Turn
Advocates for survivors of violent crime say there are too few credible programs to help black men — and they're trying to change that.
3 Things You Should Know About Birthright Citizenship
As it happens every few years, the U.S. tradition of jus soli is back in the spotlight. Some Republican presidential candidates want to end the practice, which would take a constitutional amendment.
Early Recording Found Of King's 'I Have A Dream' Speech
Renee Montagne talks to Jason Miller, a North Carolina State University professor, who discovered the recording, and Herbert Tillman, who attended that speech as a high school student in 1962.