Race & Identity Islamophobia Continues To Follow Him In The Years Since 9/11 NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Imam Khalid Latif, executive director of the Islamic Center at New York University, about the Islamophobia he says he's experienced in the aftermath of 9/11.
National How Surveillance Programs Developed After 9/11 — And How Those Targeted Pushed Back NPR's Audie Cornish talks with Ahmed Mohamed, legal director at the New York chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations, about the surveillance of Muslim communities after 9/11. Audie Cornish Ashley Brown Ashish Valentine
National A Beachfront Property Taken From A Black Family A Century Ago May Soon Be Returned The California legislature approved a bill that would let county officials give Bruce's Beach back to the family that owned it a century ago. It now goes to Gov. Gavin Newsom for his signature. Joe Hernandez
World When Should We Label Something 'Terrorism'? After the attacks on the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001, the word "terrorism" was everywhere. It's a powerful term that's had lasting implications for communities around the world. Shereen Marisol Meraji
Movies Creator Of Criterion's Black Film Archive On Making Black Cinema History Accessible A Criterion Collection employee realized that less than 1% of its films featured African-American directors – so she created the Black Film Archive, which celebrates Black cinema with 250 films. Audie Cornish Jason Fuller Justine Kenin
National Monument Avenue In Richmond, Va., Looks Different With The Statue Of Gen. Lee Down Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam ordered remove the massive memorial to Robert E. Lee more than a year ago. Now that it's down, activists and others are looking forward to what changes may follow. Whittney Evans
Politics With Robert E. Lee's Statue Gone, Virginia Reveals Some New Plans For Its Pedestal A 133-year-old time capsule that was placed at the pedestal of the Confederate monument in Richmond, Va. in 1887 will be replaced by a new time capsule filled with modern-day artifacts. Jonathan Franklin
National The 2021 U.S. Open Has Hit Its Stride NPR's Audie Cornish talks with sports reporter Howard Bryant about the players taking to the court at the 2021 U.S. Open. Audie Cornish Matt Ozug Justine Kenin
National Descendants Of The Enslaved Sheltered From Ida In A Historic Plantation's Big House Joy Banner's family took shelter in a house on a plantation their ancestors helped build. "They were not able to have this kind of house for their own protection when a hurricane hit them," she says. John Burnett
Movies Marvel Debuts A New Origin Story With 'Shang-Chi And The Legend Of The Ten Rings' The summer movie season is ending with an origin story. Marvel's 25th superhero epic, Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings stars its first Asian Superhero played by Simu Liu. Bob Mondello
