Business Patrice Gordon and Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic: How can we become more competent leaders? Organizational psychologist Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic says we often associate leadership with the wrong traits. That's why Patrice Gordon was so surprised by an unusual opportunity: to mentor her CEO. Fiona Geiran Manoush Zomorodi james delahoussaye Katie Simon
National Jessica Watkins to be the 1st Black woman to serve at the International Space Station On Wednesday, SpaceX launches the next NASA astronauts to the International Space Station — including Jessica Watkins, who is to become the first Black woman on a long-duration mission. Brendan Byrne
Arts & Life Encore: Yup'ik and Iñupiaq spelling bees keep native Alaskan languages alive In Alaska, a seventh grader has won the Yup'ik spelling bee and a fifth grader has won the Iñupiat spelling bee. Katie Anastas
Food A community of seed savers has a recipe to revive rare varieties of collard greens Collards were once as diverse as the Southern families they fed, but countless varieties have vanished. The race is on to preserve and propagate. That's where the Heirloom Collard Project comes in. Daniel Wood
Race & Identity Actress Wunmi Mosaku discusses 'We Own This City' and police corruption in Baltimore NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks to Wunmi Mosaku about her new role in the HBO's miniseries "We Own This City," about police corruption in Baltimore.
World Clashes between Israeli police and Palestinians continue at the Al-Aqsa mosque Repeated clashes between Israeli police and Palestinians have taken place this week at the most sensitive site in Jerusalem: the Al-Aqsa mosque compound.
Politics Black Californians discuss the possibility of reparations in their state California's Reparations Task Force voted to exclude some Black residents from eligibility. NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks to some Black Californians on how they view the possibility of reparations. Ailsa Chang Brianna Scott Ayen Bior
National Montpelier's fight with descendants of the enslaved brings employee firings Problems at Montpelier, years in the making, reached a boiling point this week when a number of employees who had supported descendants of the enslaved were fired. Alana Wise
Sports Black wrestlers are having their moment Ayesha Rascoe speaks to wrestling columnist Alfred Konuwa about the surge in Black professional wrestlers. Ayesha Rascoe
National Demonstrators call for the arrest of cop who killed an unarmed Black man in Michigan More demonstrations are planned in Grand Rapids, Mich., after the city released video of a white police officer shooting and killing a Black resident during a struggle after a traffic stop. Dustin Dwyer, Michigan Radio
