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The Maya Angelou quarter is the first in the American Women Quarters Program, which will feature other prominent women in U.S. history. The other quarters in the series will begin rolling out later this year and through 2025, according to the U.S. Mint.

The poet Maya Angelou is the first Black woman to be featured on a U.S. quarter

The Maya Angelou design is the first quarter in the "American Women Quarters Program" — a four-year program that will feature prominent women in U.S. history.

Interior Secretary Deb Haaland will speak with survivors of Native American boarding schools as part of a tour called "The Road to Healing." Her department found that between 1819 and 1969, the federal government operated or supported more than 400 schools.

Haaland seeks healing for Native American boarding school survivors

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Interior Secretary Deb Haaland about her department's Federal Indian Boarding School Initiative Investigative Report.

'The Phantom' Sets All-Time Mark on Broadway

Andrew Lloyd Webber's The Phantom of the Opera became the longest-running show in Broadway history Monday, breaking the uber-composer's own record that he set with Cats.

'Half Nelson' Turns Standard Plotline Inside-Out

The movie Half Nelson, starring Ryan Gosling as a crack-addicted schoolteacher, turned heads at the Sundance Film Festival. It seems like a film that could jump-start the careers of everyone involved.

Allie Quigley competes in the 3-Point Contest at the WNBA All-Star basketball game in Chicago on Saturday. She won her fourth title — the most for any player in either the NBA or the WNBA.

No one in the WNBA or NBA has as many 3-Point Contest titles as Allie Quigley

The Chicago Sky guard won the WNBA's 3-Point Contest for a record fourth time, stamping herself as one of the greatest shooters in history.

A group in Nebraska is celebrating Juneteenth with a steampunk twist

In Lincoln, Neb., organizers of a Juneteenth festival celebrated the holiday with a combination of history and modern steampunk.

A Jury convicts 4 former Navy officers in 'Fat Leonard' bribery trial

A federal jury returned a mixed verdict on Wednesday in the largest corruption case in the history of the Navy. Four of five former officers were convicted in the bribery trial.

A rebel soldier holds an AK-47 assault rifle in the Ivory Coast city of Bouake in 2002.

'The Gun': How AK-47s Changed The Nature Of War

In his new book, The Gun, Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter C.J. Chivers traces the history of AK-47. The weapon's availability, ease of use and durability, Chivers says, have allowed insurgents to fight the most powerful nations on earth.

<I>Gilead</I> by Marilynne Robinson, winner of the Pulitzer for fiction.

'L.A. Times,' Steve Coll Among Pulitzer Winners

The Los Angeles Times and The Wall Street Journal each win two Pulitzer Prizes in journalism. Steve Coll wins the non-fiction prize for Ghost Wars: The Secret History of the CIA, Afghanistan, and Bin Laden.

Pittsburgh Steelers running back Franco Harris died Wednesday at age 72

Pittsburgh Steelers running back Franco Harris, known for the most iconic catch in NFL history, died Wednesday at age 72. His "Immaculate Reception" lifted his team and name to the annals of football.

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