Race & Identity In 2022, Black farmers were persistently left behind from the USDA's loan system An NPR data analysis shows Black farmers were accepted for USDA direct loans at a lower rate than other racial groups in 2022. Direct loans are supposed to be among the easiest for farmers to get. Ximena Bustillo
National 1 side owned slaves. The other side started Black History Month. How a family heals In the U.S., what does it mean when a white family and a Black family share a last name — and one of their ancestors is a pioneer of Black history? How Black and white Woodsons became one family. Sandhya Dirks
Race & Identity How the politics of race will play a key role in Nikki Haley's 2024 campaign Haley is a woman of color who led South Carolina in taking down the Confederate flag from its state capitol. That makes campaigning complex in the party of Trump. Danielle Kurtzleben
National Columbus residents are divided over Black History Month-themed police cruiser Police in Columbus, Ohio, rolled out a specially decorated cruiser for Black History Month. A backlash soon followed. Leticia Wiggins
Politics Biden speech acknowledges immigration and pathway to citizenship issues NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Yalidy Matos, assistant professor of at Rutgers University, who specializes in Latinx politics, about President Biden's State of the Union address.
Politics Nevada Rep. Horsford, chair of the Congressional Black Caucus, talks police reform NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Democratic Congressman of Nevada Steven Horsford about police reform. Kai McNamee Matt Ozug Mary Louise Kelly
Education Did the College Board cave to pressure to revise African American studies curriculum? NPR's Leila Fadel talks to Teresa Reed, dean of the University of Louisville's School of Music and a member of the committee that developed the College Board's AP African American studies class.
National Remembering Wendell Scott, first Black man to compete in NASCAR's highest category This week's StoryCorps tells the story of Wendell Scott, who drove during the Jim Crow era and was the first African American to win a race at NASCAR's elite major league level.
National The College Board revises new AP African American Studies class after criticism The official curriculum for the new Advanced Placement course released Wednesday downplays topics like Black Lives Matter that drew criticism from conservatives including Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis. The Associated Press
National It's Black History Month. Here are 3 things to know about the annual celebration The annual celebration started out in 1926 as Negro History Week and expanded to Black History Month in the 1970s. This year's theme is "Black Resistance." Scott Neuman