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An excellent work of people-first journalism, Donovan X. Ramsey's book offers a vivid and frank history and highlights how communities tend to save themselves even as they're being targeted.

Paul Beatty takes no prisoners in this tale of two men trying to save their dying town through provocative moves like reinstituting segregation. Critic Michael Schaub calls it a comic masterpiece.

From second grade to seniors in high school, students are getting bombarded with news. Teachers are working to give them the tools to process it.

Each week, Pop Culture Happy Hour guests and hosts share what's bringing them joy. This week: The audiobooks Mythos and Why We Love Baseball, and the new albums Jaguar II and Blame My Ex.

It was the worst plane crash in U.S. history at the time -- two passenger planes collided over the Grand Canyon. Now a historical marker reminds visitors that the crash changed commercial aviation.

President Trump has been touting his economic successes all year. While he asks investors to buy, many are selling. The Dow saw its worst Christmas Eve close in history. And the S&P 500 is down 20 percent from its September peak. NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with Catherine Rampell of The Washington Post about what this all means for the economy.

In Puerto Rico, solidarity with the cause of Palestinians runs deep, in large part because of their shared colonial histories and struggles for self-determination.

NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with constitutional scholar Philip Bobbitt about the effort from House Republicans to impeach Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas.

Wartime workers from Mexico, called “Braceros” or strong arms, filled critical labor shortages in America. Their overlooked service is being recognized by a new National Historic Landmark in Texas.

The second volume in Pulitzer-winning historian Rick Atkinson's planned trilogy on the American Revolution publishes Tuesday. Plus a graphic memoir, short fiction, and "the secret life" of a cemetery.