Trymaine Lee spent years reporting on the deaths of men who look just like him. His new memoir, A Thousand Ways to Die, chronicles the impact of gun violence in Black communities.

Americans turned a Black Scottish teacher into a social media sensation after he posted a video on TikTok. NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks to Torgi Squire about how his Scottish accent made him go viral.

The Harlem Hellfighters, who became legends for their service during World War I, were honored this week with a Congressional Gold Medal.

70 years since the lynching of Emmett Till, the state of Mississippi is embracing Till's story as the federal government flinches from showcasing painful moments of America's racial history.

It's been 70 years since Emmett Till, a Black teenager visiting relatives in Mississippi, was killed by white men because he whistled at a white woman. Now the gun used in his death is in a museum.

How did a word that simply referred to a millennia-old beverage come to be the latest iteration of "what's up?"

Latino voters helped deliver the White House to President Trump in the last election. Many of them already say they won't vote for Republicans next year, but they aren't yet turning to Democrats.

Thursday's move would compel colleges to report more data about the students they enroll and those who apply, including applicants' race and standardized test scores.

Carol Moseley Braun is no stranger to stepping into new territory. She was the first Black woman elected to the U.S. Senate now she shares that experience a new memoir.

Edith Edmunds, who is 99 years old, the art of quilt making is inextricably linked to the Black struggle for freedom. That's why she plans to be sewing Thursday on Juneteenth.