How did 'DEI' become part of a larger political agenda -- and a slur? Georgetown professor Ella Washington and Harvard professor Frank Dobbin discuss the beneficiaries and misperceptions of DEI, and who will be hurt as it's dismantled across public and private sectors. Tonya Mosley
Black Gospel Archive fills gaps in gospel music history The Black Gospel Archive at Baylor University is the world's largest digital collection of gospel music. Now it wants to collect oral histories around its rare recordings. Molly-Jo Tilton
Long ignored, Black modernist architects get recognition Black architects who helped shape the modern architecture movement have often been overlooked. One effort preserves the structures they designed and tells their stories. Buffy Gorrilla
'Last Seen': After slavery, family members placed ads looking for loved ones Formerly enslaved people would placed ads in newspapers hoping to find lost children, parents, spouses and siblings. Historian Judith Giesberg tells the stories of some of those families in a new book. Maureen Corrigan
Rollback of diversity efforts leaves teachers wondering about effects on Black History Month The Education Department's efforts to keep racial diversity out of schools has left educators wondering how and when to teach students about Black history, especially during Black History Month. Kassidy Arena
Malcolm X's daughter Ilyasah Shabazz reflects on the legacy of the civil rights leader Friday, February 21st marked the 60th anniversary of the death of civil rights leader Malcolm X. NPR's Ayesha Rascoe reflects on his legacy with his daughter, Ilyasah Shabazz. Ayesha Rascoe
First known cookbook by a Black American woman gets new edition 160 years later Malinda Russell's A Domestic Cookbook was first published in 1866. It contains least a hundred recipes for sweets, plus recipes for shampoo and cologne – and remedies for toothaches. Neda Ulaby
Video appears to show ICE agents targeting Latinos in Washington state, but are mass deportations coming? Rumors had been rampant on social media about increased immigration action and arrests in Washington state. Much of those fears have been stoked by the Trump administration. Gustavo Sagrero Álvarez
The revolution will be screenshot (hopefully) Code Switch's B.A. Parker takes a look at the many ways our digital world is being erased. B.A. Parker
Fired by Trump, EEOC official fears what the anti-discrimination agency will become Jocelyn Samuels was Trump's pick in 2020 to fill a Democratic seat on the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. She was fired in January, accused of embracing "radical" ideology. Andrea Hsu