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The British singer discusses making a staggered comeback after a career full of ups and downs and celebrating the changes in R&B.

The music is raw and her delivery brash, but Sasha Keable's effortless power and range sets the British Colombian R&B singer-songwriter apart.

As the administration seeks to redo the North American Free Trade Agreement, the industry is watching the talks closely. Automakers say changes could drive up costs, making them less competitive.

How does a scene survive when disaster strikes its venues, music schools, rare instruments and priceless archives all at once? The musicians of flood-ravaged eastern Kentucky have a few answers.

Wilhelmenia Rembert gets the Mecklenburg County Commission’s nod as a temporary replacement for Ella Scarborough. The plan to remake the Brookhill Village property falls apart, and Rock Hill, South Carolina, officials talk about why bonds have not been issued for the Panthers' headquarters project.

The social movement that followed the death of George Floyd last year was global. We were told we were witnessing an inflection point. But has anything really changed?

Charlotte City Council passes a $3.24 billion dollar budget for next year with no tax increase while raising city employees’ salaries. They also propose spending to improve Spectrum Center and to build a new Hornets practice facility. David Tepper's development company files for bankruptcy. And Charlotte FC fires its first coach just 14 games into the season.

Mike Collins is joined by the creators of two biographical looks at the remarkable life of Andrew Young: WBTV reporter and documentarian Steve Crump and author Ernie Suggs.

Mike Collins and experts look at the new maps for congressional and legislative districts just drawn by the General Assembly and how they are likely to impact our representation and politics.

The shake-up in the presidential race and the possibility that N.C. Gov. Roy Cooper could find himself in the race — Mike Collins discusses it all with local reporters and political representatives.

On the next Charlotte Talks, a final look at early voter turnout, what we can glean from polls, and how those polls are conducted.

The recent "No Kings" protests resulted in millions of people assembling around the country to take issue with the Trump administration. It’s a constitutional right for people to peaceably assemble and petition the government for a redress of grievances. But do these efforts change things? Do they work? A look at the history of protests.

Matthew S. Schwartz is a reporter with NPR's news desk. Before coming to NPR, Schwartz worked as a reporter for Washington, DC, member station WAMU, where he won the national Edward R. Murrow award for feature reporting in large market radio. Previously, Schwartz worked as a technology reporter covering the intricacies of Internet regulation. In a past life, Schwartz was a Washington telecom lawyer. He got his J.D. from Georgetown University Law Center, and his B.A. from the University of Michigan ("Go Blue!").

Anya Kamenetz is an education correspondent at NPR. She joined NPR in 2014, working as part of a new initiative to coordinate on-air and online coverage of learning. Since then the NPR Ed team has won a 2017 Edward R. Murrow Award for Innovation, and a 2015 National Award for Education Reporting for the multimedia national collaboration, the Grad Rates project.

Nina has been reporting for VPR since 1996, primarily focusing on the Rutland area. An experienced journalist, Nina covered international and national news for seven years with the Voice of America, working in Washington, D.C., and Germany. While in Germany, she also worked as a stringer for Marketplace. Nina has been honored with two national Edward R. Murrow Awards: In 2006, she won for her investigative reporting on VPR and in 2009 she won for her use of sound. She began her career at Wisconsin Public Radio.

Monday, May 27, 2019On the next Charlotte Talks, Mike delves into the science of meetings with two guests who have studied meetings extensively. They’re a…

Residents of Martin County, Ky., where President Johnson traveled to promote his War on Poverty in 1964, say they need jobs more than government aid.

Watch the moving performance from 19-year-old award-winner during the wedding of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle.

The Hickory Aviation Museum receives a new plane for its collection: A Harrier "jump jet."

A veteran Vermont reporter, John joined VPR in 2001. Previously, John was a staff writer for the Sunday Times Argus and the Sunday Rutland Herald, responsible for breaking stories and in-depth features on local issues. He has also served as Communications Director for the Vermont Health Care Authority and Bureau Chief for UPI in Montpelier. John was honored with two regional Edward R. Murrow Awards in 2007 for his reporting on VPR. He was the lead reporter for a VPR series on climate change that in 2008 won a national Edward R. Murrow award for continuing coverage. In 2009, John's coverage of an asbestos mine in northern Vermont was recognized with a regional investigative reporting award from the Radio-Television News Directors Association.