National New Orleans rescinds a long-ignored rule prohibiting jazz and dancing in schools A 100-year-old ban on jazz music and dancing in New Orleans' public schools has finally been lifted — though it was never really enforced. Aubri Juhasz
National Law students praise Ketanji Brown Jackson's poise at the Senate hearings Ketanji Brown Jackson's posture at the U.S. Senate hearings drew praise from Black law students. Alana Wise
Race & Identity Black law students react to Judge Jackson navigating GOP senators questions Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson is the first Black woman in the nation's history to be nominated to the Supreme Court. For many Black future attorneys, her nomination has given them hope. Alana Wise
Movies People of color helped Hollywood through another pandemic year, a new study says According to the Hollywood Diversity Report from UCLA, films with casts that were less than 11% minority did worse at the box office than their more diverse counterparts. Andrew Limbong
Books The history behind the Langston Hughes poem used in the Ketanji Brown Jackson hearing Sen. Cory Booker quoted the lines to support Supreme Court nominee Judge Kentaji Brown Jackson during her confirmation hearing. Hughes' poem is a searing look at race and class in America. Andrew Limbong
Politics Florida Governor DeSantis wants to eliminate 2 proposed Black voting districts Florida Governor Ron DeSantis wants lawmakers to redraw two Congressional voting districts with majority Black populations. Observers say he is apparently courting a national audience. Greg Allen
National Carlisle Indian Industrial School forced Native American children to assimilate As part of the Oneida Nation in Wisconsin, Kirby Metoxen had heard stories about his grandparents being sent to a boarding school in Pennsylvania, designed to strip Native children of their culture. Jey Born
Race & Identity New Ralph Lauren collection explores collegiate style on historically Black campuses A young Black designer got Ralph Lauren to dedicate a new limited collection to the swanky collegiate style of HBCUs. Neda Ulaby
Politics Education Secretary Cardona on grant funds for HBCUs after recent bomb threats NPR's Juana Summers speaks with Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona about grant funds the administration is making available for HBCUs that have recently experienced a bomb threat. Juana Summers Elena Burnett Amy Isackson
National This journalist started owning her identity at work when covering anti-Asian violence NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with CNN journalist Amara Walker about the persistence of violence against Asian American women, a year after the Atlanta area spa shootings. Ailsa Chang Alejandra Marquez Janse Sarah Handel