The oldest park ranger, who told the stories of Black women in WWII, retires at 100 "What gets remembered is a function of who's in the room doing the remembering," Betty Reid Soskin has said. She shaped World War II history exhibits to highlight the segregation Black people faced. Bill Chappell
New NFL hiring rules aim to bring in more women and people of color The National Football League has a diversity problem, which it acknowledged this week. Team owners announced new hiring rules to increase numbers of women and people of color in their organizations. Tom Bowman
Jada Pinkett Smith calls for healing after hair joke, Oscars slap The "Red Table Talk" host broke her silence on Tuesday, calling for healing after an insensitive hair joke saw her husband slap a Chris Rock onstage at the Oscars on Sunday night. Alana Wise
Chris Rock, Will Smith, and the long history of Black hair in America Will Smith smacked Chris Rock over an insensitive joke about Jada Pinkett Smith's hair. Alana Wise
The problem with the book category: Asian fantasy Asian fantasy novels have been growing in popularity over the past few years but is that really the right term for this subgenre? (Story originally aired on All Things Considered on May 30, 2021.) Kalyani Saxena
The TV network Black News Channel goes off the air after 2 years When the TV network Black News Channel launched two years ago, its journalists hoped to cover stories in a new way. NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with reporter Rodney Ho about why it's shutting down. Michael Levitt
To help everyone, help the most marginalized first, says new congressional report NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks with Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman about "Black Women Best," an economic framework challenging leaders to enact reform centered on improving the lives of Black women. Ayesha Rascoe
New Orleans rescinds a long-ignored rule prohibiting jazz and dancing in schools A 100-year-old ban on jazz music and dancing in New Orleans' public schools has finally been lifted — though it was never really enforced. Aubri Juhasz
Law students praise Ketanji Brown Jackson's poise at the Senate hearings Ketanji Brown Jackson's posture at the U.S. Senate hearings drew praise from Black law students. Alana Wise
Black law students react to Judge Jackson navigating GOP senators questions Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson is the first Black woman in the nation's history to be nominated to the Supreme Court. For many Black future attorneys, her nomination has given them hope. Alana Wise