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
George Takei got reparations. He says they 'strengthen the integrity of America' Eighty years ago, President Franklin Delano Roosevelt signed an executive order that sent thousands of Japanese-Americans to internment camps. Actor George Takei was among them. Neda Ulaby
Seattle Kraken broadcasting duo makes NHL history as first all-Black TV crew J.T. Brown and Everett Fitzhugh became the first all-Black broadcasting duo in NHL history when they called the Seattle Kraken's road game against the Winnipeg Jets on ROOT Sports Northwest.
A granddaughter passes on the legacy of 'Granny Hayden,' a midwife born into slavery "If somebody needed help — Granny was going. Black and whites alike, it made no difference to her," Mary Othella Burnette says of her late grandmother, a second-generation midwife in Black Appalachia. Emma Bowman
'Born on the Water' puts the '1619 Project' into kids' hands Nikole Hannah-Jones and Renée Watson discuss how their book, 1619 Project's Born on the Water, helps young Black children feel affirmed in where they come from.
Snowboarding was his passion. Making the sport more inclusive became his mission For nearly all its history, snowboarding has been a sport that is disproportionately white. Through his Hoods to Woods Foundation, Brian Paupaw is trying to change that. Dustin Jones
Sha'Carri Richardson sees a double standard in allowing Kamila Valieva to compete "The only difference I see is I'm a black young lady," U.S. sprinter Sha'Carri Richardson said, after the Russian figure skater is allowed to compete at the Olympics despite a failed drug test. Bill Chappell