Why airlines aim to train more women and people of color to become pilots Commercial airline pilots are overwhelmingly white and male. Amid a need for pilots, the industry is stepping up efforts to recruit more women and people of color to become pilots. David Schaper
Why does Black History Month matter? There is an ongoing debate as to whether U.S. history segregates Black history in February or whether Black History Month brings forward necessary untold stories. Sandhya Dirks
The U.S. looks to replace a derogatory name used hundreds of times on federal lands The Department of the Interior wants the public to comment on name replacements for the more than 660 geographic features that contain a racial slur referring to Native Americans. Rina Torchinsky
Black history is more than one month, but February matters Black history is more than a month — and it's more than just the sanitized story of the same handful of heroes told over and over. Sandhya Dirks
Ahmad Arbery's 3 killers found guilty of federal hate crimes A jury in Brunswick, Ga., has reached a verdict in the case of three white men facing hate crimes charges in the 2020 murder of Ahmaud Arbery. Debbie Elliott
A picture of U.S. democracy in action: Black people at work, rest, and play A mantra for the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture is to explore American history through an African American lens. Walter Ray Watson
Photo of entertainer Josephine Baker is one to appreciate at the Smithsonian Curator Aaron Bryant recently spoke to NPR about some favorite Black photographic subjects in the Smithsonian's collection. He remembers a photo of Josephine Baker in France from the 1920s.
1 in 10 Black people in the U.S. are migrants. Here's what's driving that shift The breadth of what it means to be a Black American is widening, according to new analysis of the latest migration statistics. Justine Kenin
'Critical race theory' bans frustrate teachers during Black History Month In the past year, more than 35 states have introduced over 150 bills limiting what schools can teach about race. For many educators in those states, it's made teaching Black History Month fraught. Anya Steinberg
'Segregated Skies' tells the story of the first Black pilot for a commercial airline When American Airlines hired David Harris in 1964, he became the first African American pilot to fly for a commercial airline. Pulitzer Prize winner Michael Cottman's Segregated Skies tells his story. Elizabeth Blair
