Juana Summers
Stories
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Gospel singer CeCe Winans reflects on her legendary career
NPR's Juana Summers talks with CeCe Winans, the best-selling female gospel artist in history, about her Tiny Desk performance and Black Music Month.
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The strategy behind nonviolent protest movement in the U.S.
NPR's Juana Summers talks with Harvard Kennedy School of Government political scientist Erica Chenoweth about whether protests like those against President Trump change minds or policies.
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Per California Gov. Newsom, Trump order to send in Guard affects all states
NPR's Juana Summers talks with Gov. Gavin Newsom, D-Calif., about the protests in his state and the federal government's decision to send in the National Guard.
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Enlisting the national guard in deportation is a 'dangerous path' says former chief
NPR's Juana Summers talks with retired Major General Randy Manner, former Acting Vice Chief of the National Guard Bureau, about President Trump federalizing the guard for his deportation campaign.
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How a million dollar pitcher is shaping softball
Texas Tech and the University of Texas are facing off in the College World Series. We talk about it and the million dollar player.
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Trump wants to cut hundreds of millions of dollars for controlling HIV/AIDS
President Trump has sent Congress what's known as a rescission request. That's where the White House asks Congress to take back funding for programs it had previously approved.
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What makes the best kind of humor? Damon Young offers answers in new essay collection
NPR's Juana Summers talks with Damon Young about That's How They Get You, his new humor anthology featuring essays by Black writers.
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'The L Word' was groundbreaking. Its stars say nothing has filled its place since
NPR's Juana Summers talks with Leisha Hailey and Kate Moennig, authors of So Gay For You and stars of The L Word, about their decades-long friendship and the show's lasting impact on culture.
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Former DOGE engineer shares his experience working for the cost-cutting unit
NPR's Juana Summers talks with Sahil Lavingia, who worked for the Department of Government Efficiency as a software engineer assigned to the Department of Veterans Affairs, about his experience.
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Meet Hannah, the oldest living pigmy hippo in managed care
Hannah Shirley has became the oldest living pigmy hippo in managed care ever in the world. Before her posh life at the Ramona Wildlife Center in San Diego, she was living in a backyard in California.