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
People of color helped Hollywood through another pandemic year, a new study says According to the Hollywood Diversity Report from UCLA, films with casts that were less than 11% minority did worse at the box office than their more diverse counterparts. Andrew Limbong
The history behind the Langston Hughes poem used in the Ketanji Brown Jackson hearing Sen. Cory Booker quoted the lines to support Supreme Court nominee Judge Kentaji Brown Jackson during her confirmation hearing. Hughes' poem is a searing look at race and class in America. Andrew Limbong
Florida Governor DeSantis wants to eliminate 2 proposed Black voting districts Florida Governor Ron DeSantis wants lawmakers to redraw two Congressional voting districts with majority Black populations. Observers say he is apparently courting a national audience. Greg Allen
Carlisle Indian Industrial School forced Native American children to assimilate As part of the Oneida Nation in Wisconsin, Kirby Metoxen had heard stories about his grandparents being sent to a boarding school in Pennsylvania, designed to strip Native children of their culture. Jey Born