How the politics of race will play a key role in Nikki Haley's 2024 campaign Haley is a woman of color who led South Carolina in taking down the Confederate flag from its state capitol. That makes campaigning complex in the party of Trump. Danielle Kurtzleben
Columbus residents are divided over Black History Month-themed police cruiser Police in Columbus, Ohio, rolled out a specially decorated cruiser for Black History Month. A backlash soon followed. Leticia Wiggins
Biden speech acknowledges immigration and pathway to citizenship issues NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Yalidy Matos, assistant professor of at Rutgers University, who specializes in Latinx politics, about President Biden's State of the Union address.
Nevada Rep. Horsford, chair of the Congressional Black Caucus, talks police reform NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Democratic Congressman of Nevada Steven Horsford about police reform. Kai McNamee
Did the College Board cave to pressure to revise African American studies curriculum? NPR's Leila Fadel talks to Teresa Reed, dean of the University of Louisville's School of Music and a member of the committee that developed the College Board's AP African American studies class.
Remembering Wendell Scott, first Black man to compete in NASCAR's highest category This week's StoryCorps tells the story of Wendell Scott, who drove during the Jim Crow era and was the first African American to win a race at NASCAR's elite major league level.
The College Board revises new AP African American Studies class after criticism The official curriculum for the new Advanced Placement course released Wednesday downplays topics like Black Lives Matter that drew criticism from conservatives including Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis. The Associated Press
It's Black History Month. Here are 3 things to know about the annual celebration The annual celebration started out in 1926 as Negro History Week and expanded to Black History Month in the 1970s. This year's theme is "Black Resistance." Scott Neuman
The story behind the man responsible for Black History Month The white and Black descendents of Carter G. Woodson, the father of Black History and founder of Black History Month, come together to heal their past.
Doug Williams talks this historic Super Bowl matchup of two Black quarterbacks NPR's Juana Summers talks with former NFL star Doug Williams, the first Black quarterback to start in the Super Bowl, about the first Super Bowl to feature two Black quarterbacks. Juana Summers