Arts & Life 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
Arts & Life '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 Play AudioListen 8 mins
Politics 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 Play AudioListen 4 mins
Race & Identity 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 Play AudioListen 8 mins
Food 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 Play AudioListen 3 mins
Race & Identity 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 Play AudioListen 5 mins
Race & Identity 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
Politics 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 Play AudioListen 4 mins
Politics Exclusive: GM, Pepsi, Disney, others scrub some DEI references from investor reports Some companies have announced diversity rollbacks — but many more are deleting or softening language from their investor disclosures, an NPR analysis finds. Maria Aspan Play AudioListen 4 mins
Politics How corporate America got DEI wrong President Trump is accelerating the attacks on diversity-in-business programs. But DEI experts say this may be the wakeup call big companies need. Maria Aspan Play AudioListen 5 mins
