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NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with actor Kelvin Harrison Jr. about starring in the new movie Chevalier, which tells the forgotten story of Joseph Bologne, a Black composer and violinist of the 1700s.

To launch our road trip series Our Land, we travel across the country as Donald Trump takes office, and we meet freshly minted citizens at their naturalization ceremony in Kansas City, Mo.

The Supplemental Security Income program has grown nearly 40 percent since 2002, with the biggest increase among kids with mental, behavioral and learning disorders. That rise in costs — and recent criticism about the potential for fraud and abuse — make SSI a target for federal budget cutters.

Back in 2001, Monsoon Wedding was an indie darling turned international success. Now, the stage adaptation is an ambitious experiment in bridging Indian musical styles with a Broadway-style songbook.

More than a 100 years ago, doctors thought that too much running or other vigorous activity could harm us. Marathoner Clarence DeMar proved them wrong.

"It's a trillion tons of ice," as one expert told NPR. Now the largest iceberg in the world, A23a, is on the move after decades of being grounded on the seafloor.

"Allo" is Greek for "other." Alloparents are helpful relatives and neighbors. In a study from Congo, babies had 8 alloparents on average. Perhaps the self-reliant nuclear family is a societal misstep.

Larissa FastHorse is updating the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade to make it "less harmful" to Indigenous people. She's also consulting on a new Peter Pan and has a satire called The Thanksgiving Play.

Etgar Keret says writing both protects him from reality and can create the bridge to reality.

Many Christian denominations in recent years have repudiated a doctrine that was used to justify the subjugation of Native and Indigenous people. That's now playing out in local congregations.