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Reparations for African Americans has long been a sticking point for a redress to this nation’s reckoning with both its historical wrongs and its contemporary consequences. Experts on the matter weigh in on the practicality and economics of reparations.

"You'd better watch out for me," Squirrel Flower, aka songwriter Ella Williams, warns on "Flames and Flat Tires," a grungy, standout single off the Chicago-based artist's sophomore album, Planet (i).

Sharon Road, Sharon Lane, Sharon Amity, Sharon Woods Lane, Sharon Township Lane, Sharon Avenue, Sharon Chase Drive, and ... well you get the point. With so many roads named after her, it's no wonder Charlotteans are curious to know who is Sharon.

Sharon Road, Sharon Lane, Sharon Amity, Sharon Woods Lane, Sharon Township Lane, Sharon Avenue, Sharon Chase Drive, and ... well you get the point. With…

The National Football League and its players’ union continue to butt heads over players kneeling during the national anthem to protest racial injustice.…

NPR's Scott Simon talks with Renee Fleming and Vanessa Williams about performing in the Kennedy Center's first live performance since spring.

In what has been described as a revenge plot, Eric Williams and his wife are charged with the murders of a Kaufman County district attorney, his wife and an assistant prosecutor. Williams is already in custody for allegedly making a terroristic threat.

Serena Williams plans her retirement. The FBI searches Mar-a-Lago.

The Charlotte Hornets are trading center Mark Williams to the Los Angeles Lakers for Dalton Knecht, Cam Reddish, the right to swap first-round draft picks in 2030 and a 2031 first-round pick. Williams was averaging 16 points and almost 10 rebounds per game this year.Last night, Charlotte lost to the Milwaukee Bucks 112-102, falling to 12-36 on the season. Just one team in the NBA has fewer wins. The Washington Wizards have 9 wins this year, three of those against the Hornets. Charlotte wraps up a nine-game homestand Friday night against the San Antonio Spurs.

A commentary of folk singer's David Olney's third album High, Wide and Lonesome. Commentary Ann Williams syas the album is a success because of Olney's crafty blues style mixed with distinctive story telling. Tteh album is produced by Philo Records. Music reviewer Ann Williams hosts a radio program on affliate WYSO in Yellow Springs, Ohio. (5:00) [Philo Records....1-800-443-4727: Cambridg

New Orleans resident Trenise Williams made sure to save one thing when she fled Hurricane Katrina: her marriage license. It may not have been the wedding she'd dreamed of, but Williams did marry her fiancé, Joseph Kirsh, in a shelter in Jackson, Miss. Local businesses chipped in for everything, including food and a wedding dress.

As it tries to counter accusations of officer misconduct, the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department on Tuesday showed reporters video of an 18-year-old…

Lauren Onkey is the Senior Director of NPR Music in Washington, DC. In this role, she leads NPR Music's team of journalists, critics, video, and podcast makers, and works with NPR's newsroom and robust Member station network to expand the impact of NPR Music and continue positioning public radio as an essential force in music.

The ACLU has filed a complaint against the Detroit Police Department for what the group says is the first documented instance in the U.S. of someone being falsely arrested based on AI.

Professional Scrabble fan John D. Williams' new memoir is chock full of interesting tidbits (like lists of important words with Q, X and J) but gets bogged down in tedious biographical detail.

"Nobody really compares" to Alan Williams number-wise, a statistician says. But the starting center for University of California, Santa Barbara, isn't widely expected to be named Player of the Year.

Scientists say climate change is making airline turbulence worse. NPR's Leila Fadel explores the link with Paul Williams, professor of Atmospheric Science at the University of Reading in England.

NASA astronauts Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore were on the International Space Station more than nine months, despite launching into space in June for what was expected to be an eight-day mission.

A 1913 romantic comedy starring black actors is finally hitting the big screen, after decades in the Museum of Modern Art archives. It's paired with an exhibit called 100 Years in Post-Production.

After serving time in prison for war crimes, a former military interrogator starts a new life as a professional gambler. But as this complex drama shows, it's not always easy to escape the past.