Florida Gov. DeSantis leads a nationwide shift to politicizing school board races
Governor Ron DeSantis is reshaping school boards in Florida. He's exerting control over local school policies, including how they teach children about race and sexual orientation.
More Than 1 Thousand Acres Of Esselen Ancestral Land Returned To Tribe
One of the smallest tribes in the U.S. has been given some of its land back. NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro speaks with Tom Little Bear Nason of the Esselen Tribe in California.
El Paso Shooting Survivor Reflects On Her Experience 1 Year Later
NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro talks to Adria Renee Gonzales about the mass shooting in El Paso one year ago Monday, where 23 people were killed.
Washington Farmworkers Ask State Supreme Court For Overtime Pay
Farmworkers in Washington state have gone to court to demand overtime pay. Coronavirus outbreaks in agricultural communities have focused new attention on working conditions and pay on farms.
House Approves Bill To Create Smithsonian Museum For American Latinos
The House has passed a bill with bipartisan support to create a new Smithsonian museum dedicated to American Latinos. If signed into law, that museum still has a long way to go to become reality.
Republicans Worry About Losing Senate Seat In Upcoming Kansas Primary
A retiring incumbent with no clear replacement, a pandemic and a president who's slipping in the polls creates a rare opportunity for Democrats – and trouble for Republicans.
Six Years After The ISIS Yazidi Genocide, One Woman Reflects
A Yazidi woman struggles with the trauma of the ISIS genocide that devastated her people and her life six years ago this week.
Time Is Of The Essence As Coronavirus Relief Is Set To Expire
Senate Republicans hope to have proposals ready Monday so they can start negotiating with House Democrats on a new COVID-19 relief bill. Millions of Americans are out of work.
4-Year-Old Poet Will Publish His First Collection Of Poems
NPR's Sarah McCammon speaks with Yasmine Shamma about her son, Nadim Shamma-Sourgen. He dictates his poems because he can't really read and write yet.
Trethewey's 'Memorial Drive' Tells The Story Of Her Mother's Murder
Natasha Trethewey is a two-time U.S. Poet Laureate and a Pulitzer Prize winner. Now she's written a memoir about her mother. She talks to NPR's Sarah McCammon about Memorial Drive.
With Schools Closed During The Pandemic, Pakistani Students Rely On TV
Pakistani education officials are broadcasting lessons over a TV channel to keep kids learning. A public education channel was cobbled together just weeks after schools shut down in March.