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He was a central figure of the Beat Generation whose influence extended beyond literature to rock music and visual arts. He lived all over the world but spent his last years in Lawrence, Kansas — he liked the quiet there and the opportunity to fish and hunt.

GREGORY ALAN-WILLIAMS, Emmy Award winning actor, author and playwright. He has written "A Gathering of Heroes, Reflections on Rage and Responsibility," a memoir of the Los Angeles Riots (Academy Chicago Publishers). On April 29, 1992, ALAN-WILLIAMS, an African American, heard that violence had erupted in South Central L.A. and chose to walk into the heart of the riot. He ended up risking his own life to rescue a Japanese American man who was being brutally beaten by some in the angry crowd. ALAN-WILLIAMS talks about the forces that took him into the melee and fueled his heroism and the lessons he took out.

In a dramatic match that may have been the last one of her career, Serena Williams lost at the U.S. Open. A look at her legacy and future.

Since Williams is such an expert on outer space, we're going to quiz her on a different kind of space. She'll answer three questions about the fascinating world of rental storage units.

Jazz critic Kevin Whitehead reviews the new reissue Black Christ of the Andes (Smithsonian label) by pianist Mary Lou Williams.

NPR's Sacha Pfeiffer talks with Zach Williams about his debut short story collection "Beautiful Days."

Sadiq Khan was recently elected the mayor of London. Among the well wishers: William Shatner of Star Trek fame. He tweeted, "Kaaaaahn!" Trekies will get the reference to Captain Kirk's nemesis.

Spokesman for the Michigan Department of Corrections WARREN WILLIAMS discusses the Human Rights Watch report. He says the head of the Michigan Department of Corrections is critical of the report. The report alleges there was sexual abuse of female inmates in Michigan state prisons.

The Reverend Doctor talks with us about the intersection between faith and justice.

Jar Jar Binks is one of the most reviled Star Wars characters. But in the hands of Ian Doescher, author of William Shakespeare's The Phantom of Menace: Star Wars Part the First.

Glen De Vries, co-founder of a tech company, took a 10-minute flight to the edge of space aboard Blue Origin's New Shepard spacecraft with Shatner and two others. De Vries died in a crash on Thursday.

From the outside, Williams' home looked like a typical Harlem brownstone. But inside, a generation of young artists etched out a radical agenda that would shift the music world off its axis.

Residents of Sunita William's ancestral village and her Indian relatives celebrate her safe landing. She and another astronaut returned to Earth this week after more than nine months in space.

As the entertainment world mourns the loss of comedian and actor Robin Williams, NPR film critic Bob Mondello offers an appreciation.

"We don't condone anyone hitting anyone else unless it's in self-defense," the father of Venus and Serena Williams told NBC News. Smith won an Oscar for portraying Williams in the movie King Richard.

What are the consequences of slashing federal funding for scientific research? NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with William Haseltine, a scientist acclaimed for his medical research.

about the current fighting in the capital of Monrovia, and the possiblity of an evacuation of Americans.

According to multiple media outlets, Florida police have determined no one is to blame for the crash that killed an elderly man in June. The decision reverses their first call, which faulted Williams.

A long-married woman with terminal cancer leaves her husband and embarks on a quest for sexual satisfaction in a miniseries that's so real and so raw it's likely to make you both laugh and cry.

Reporter Adolfo Guzman Lopez profiles the art and life of African-American artist William Pajaud. His vibrant watercolors celebrates the people and jazz scene of his native New Orleans.