Remembering writer Gail Lumet Buckley The daughter of singer Lena Horne, Buckley who chronicled her family's history from enslavement to becoming a part of the Black bourgeoisie. She died July 18. Originally broadcast in 1986. Terry Gross
Remembering Freedom Singer Bernice Johnson Reagon Reagon, who died July 16, was one of the powerful singers who helped galvanize the civil rights movement in the 1960s as a member of the Freedom Singers quartet. Originally broadcast in 1988. Terry Gross
Celebrating James Baldwin, on what would have been his 100th birthday One of the most influential writers to emerge during the civil rights era, Baldwin, who died in 1987, spoke to Terry Gross in 1986 about growing up in Harlem and his decision to move to France. Terry Gross
Trump says he 'didn't know' Harris was Black at NABJ convention Former President Donald J. Trump did a question and answer session at the 2024 National Association of Black Journalists conference this week. Tinbete Ermyas
Some plant names can be racist. Scientists are looking to rename them An international group of researchers has voted to modify the scientific names of more than 200 plant species whose names carry a derogatory word. Ari Daniel
Trump's planned address to Black journalists convention sparks backlash Former President Donald Trump will address journalists at the NABJ convention in Chicago. Many, however, have questioned the decision to offer a platform to the Republican nominee. Alana Wise
Interior Dept. concludes 3-year probe of Indian boarding schools The investigation into abuse and mistreatment of Native children at the boarding schools for more than a century proposes $23 billion in funding aimed at healing. Sequoia Carrillo
Looking back on the 1965 race debate between James Baldwin and William F. Buckley On the centennial year of the birth of writer and orator James Baldwin, we listen to sections of the legendary 1965 televised debate between Baldwin and conservative William F. Buckley. Steve Inskeep
Desegregation pioneer Leona Tate preserves civil rights history in New Orleans One of the first Black students to attend an all-white school in the Deep South is preserving the Lower 9th Ward elementary school she helped integrate in 1960 as a civil rights center. Debbie Elliott
From Obama to Harris, a look at what's changed As Kamala Harris nears the Democratic party’s nomination, the mood around her candidacy seems less breathless than in 2008. Code Switch digs into what a Black president would mean this time. Leah Donnella