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Ava DuVernay describes her new movie Origin, which is based on Isabel Wilkerson’s book Caste, as “a film about a woman in pursuit of an idea.” Emma McIntyre/Getty Images for Academy Museum hide caption toggle caption Emma McIntyre/Getty Images for Academy Museum Ava DuVernay describes her new movie Origin, which is based on Isabel Wilkerson’s […]

Police secure an area around a Buffalo, N.Y., supermarket where 10 people were killed in a shooting on May 14, 2022. Derek Gee/The Buffalo News via AP, File hide caption toggle caption Derek Gee/The Buffalo News via AP, File Police secure an area around a Buffalo, N.Y., supermarket where 10 people were killed in a […]

Sharifa Tomlinson runs Arrowrock Farm in Riverside, Ohio, where she sells her chickens to a U.S. Agriculture Department-funded program that processes them for food banks. She wants to help other Black farmers tap into the department’s programs. Amy Mayer hide caption toggle caption Amy Mayer Sharifa Tomlinson runs Arrowrock Farm in Riverside, Ohio, where she […]

A person uses a snowblower to clear snow in front of a home in Methuen, Mass., on Sunday. Joseph Prezioso/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Joseph Prezioso/AFP via Getty Images A person uses a snowblower to clear snow in front of a home in Methuen, Mass., on Sunday. Joseph Prezioso/AFP via Getty Images […]

In this image made from NASA video, United Launch Alliance’s Vulcan rocket with Astrobotic Technology’s lander onboard is launched from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida, Monday, Jan 8, 2024. AP hide caption toggle caption AP In this image made from NASA video, United Launch Alliance’s Vulcan rocket with Astrobotic Technology’s lander onboard is […]

The U.S. Mint has released the 2024 Harriet Tubman Silver Dollar as part of the Harriet Tubman Commemorative Coin Program. The coins include $5 gold coins, $1 silver coins and half-dollar coins honoring the bicentennial of her birth. U.S. Mint hide caption toggle caption U.S. Mint The U.S. Mint has released the 2024 Harriet Tubman […]

Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, center, arrives at the U.S. Capitol on Dec. 17 for negotiations on a border security deal. Mark Schiefelbein/AP hide caption toggle caption Mark Schiefelbein/AP Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, center, arrives at the U.S. Capitol on Dec. 17 for negotiations on a border security deal. Mark Schiefelbein/AP Immigration is already […]

Tennessee’s Black immigrant population is increasing. Many of those immigrants are pushing to raise awareness of their cultures and histories. STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: Most of this country’s Black population has a particular history. Centuries ago, their ancestors came here as captives as part of the slave trade. Some of this country’s Black population has a […]

Palestinians look at the destruction after an Israeli strike in Rafah, southern Gaza Strip, on Friday. Fatima Shbair/AP hide caption toggle caption Fatima Shbair/AP Palestinians look at the destruction after an Israeli strike in Rafah, southern Gaza Strip, on Friday. Fatima Shbair/AP DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip — Israeli warplanes struck two urban refugee camps in […]

This week, the Obama movie list came out, Chris Harrison was a little bit late to the news, and we bid farewell to Tom Smothers. Here’s what the NPR’s Pop Culture Happy Hour crew was paying attention to — and what you should check out . . .


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