On Halloween, Remember: Voodoo Isn't Black Magic
Halloween is nigh. Does your costume pass the racial sensitivity test? That's our topic this week on Ask Code Switch.
History
Four Decades Later, South African Court Rules That Activist Was Murdered
Ahmed Timol died under suspicious circumstances in police custody in 1971. An inquest had said he committed suicide. But a Pretoria judge now says that the police holding Timol were responsible.
A Look At The Confederate Monuments Debate From Gettysburg Memorial
Gettysburg, Pa., where Union forces turned the tide of the Civil War in a horrific battle, has the largest number of Confederate monuments in the country. The national park there has been the scene of reconciliation between north and south, but current events suggest that reconciliation is still an ongoing process.
Historical Veggies Take Root In D.C. War Garden
To commemorate 100 years since the U.S. entered WWI, the gardens outside the Library of Congress have been transformed into a traditional war garden — producing heirloom vegetables of the past.
A History Of Activism In Baseball
The Undefeated's Rhiannon Walker talks with Steve Inskeep about the legacy of Boston Red Sox player Ted Williams and the history of social activism in professional sports.
Last Da Vinci Painting In Private Hands Will Be Auctioned Next Month
The portrait of Jesus Christ, Salvator Mundi, was recently confirmed to be a da Vinci that had been thought to be destroyed. It's not clear where the painting was, exactly, for more than a century.
Here Are The 2017 MacArthur 'Genius' Grant Winners
Jason De León, Njideka Akunyili Crosby and Derek Peterson are among the 24 winners of this year's MacArthur Fellowship, which honors "extraordinarily talented and creative individuals."
Ask Cokie: Is Gerrymandering Rigging America's Political System?
Commentator Cokie Roberts answers listener questions on the process of redrawing congressional voting districts known as gerrymandering.
Indigenous Peoples' Day: A Growing Cry Against Columbus
Five U.S. states currently don't recognize Columbus Day.
'Red Famine' Revisits Stalin's Brutal Campaign To Starve The Peasantry In Ukraine
Pulitzer Prize-winning author Anne Applebaum explains how Stalin killed millions in the '30s by orchestrating a famine to suppress the nationalist movement and strengthen Russian influence in Ukraine.