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. Patrick Jarenwattananon
Tennessee state Rep. Justin J. Pearson on Tyre Nichols killing NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Tennessee state Rep. Justin J. Pearson about the fatal police beating of Tyre Nichols in Memphis.
Florida says AP class teaches critical race theory. Here's what's really in the course Florida rejected an Advancement Placement course on African American studies, saying it's "filled with" critical race theory. But scholars who helped create the course say it's not in lesson plans. Juliana Kim
Understanding the rise of people of color in Republican Party ranks NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks to Brakkton Booker, a national political correspondent for Politico, about the recent rise of people of color in Republican Party ranks and the reasons behind it. Ayesha Rascoe
A group of Black residents in Portland is suing the city for displacement from their homes A group of Black residents in Portland, Ore., is suing the city and a hospital for displacing them more than 50 years ago. They say an urban renewal plan amounted to confiscation of their homes. Katia Riddle