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Sawney Freeman may be America's first Black composer. He was likely enslaved in Connecticut, and his music has been performed there for the first time in two centuries.
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Whale families communicate a lot underwater. So now, researchers are using artificial intelligence to try to figure out what they're saying.
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We hear from NPR listeners on what they'd like to thank their mothers for on this Mother's Day.
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NPR's Ayesha Rascoe plays the puzzle with KQED listener Michael Kahan of Mountain View, Calif., and Puzzlemaster Will Shortz.
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Minnesota's new state flag officially flew for the first time on Saturday. Some Minnesotans hate it, and some love it so much that they're getting a tattoo of it.
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NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks with David Thomas, president of Morehouse College, about preparations — and controversy — ahead of President Joe Biden's commencement address there next weekend.
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Over some five decades, Corman filled America's drive-ins with hundreds of low-budget movies. Many of Hollywood's most respected directors have at least one Corman picture buried in their resumes.
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NPR's Scott Detrow talks to Erich Schwartzel, who covers the film industry for The Wall Street Journal, about the 25th anniversary of Star Wars: Episode I — The Phantom Menace.
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It's unclear if Stormy Daniels' detailed and salacious testimony in former President Donald Trump's hush money trial will help prosecutors prove their case.
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NPR's Scott Detrow speaks with Emma Ashford, columnist for Foreign Policy, about her latest article "What Does America Want in Ukraine?"
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One of Chile's indigenous peoples is working to revive their primary language, which was declared extinct decades ago.
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Washington's ferry system is the biggest in the U.S., but after decades of chronic underfunding, it's breaking down and short-staffed: a serious problem for the people who depend on it.
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Arkansas unveiled one of its new statues at the US Capitol's Statuary Hall this week: Civil Rights leader Daisy Bates. Another sculpture of a famous Arkansan, Johnny Cash, will soon join her there.
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The great Pam Grier stars in season two of Amazon Prime's "Them: The Scare." She speaks to NPR's Scott Simon about her show, her career, and Black representation in Hollywood.
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We take a moment to thank our mothers for all they've done, all they do, and all they continue to do. You can't thank a mom enough, but we can surely try.
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NPR correspondent Brian Mann went trekking on Sao Miguel, one of the most remote islands in the North Atlantic. He found volcanic mountains, birdsong, solitude and lots of rain.
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A fast-growing social media campaign to block stars for not speaking out escalated this week after the star-studded New York event.
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In Coming Home, Griner reflects on spending nearly 300 days in a Russian prison. Sonny Rollins' music speaks for itself on newly reissued Freedom Weaver. Zoë Schlanger considers plant consciousness.
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A powerful solar storm struck Earth, triggering spectacular celestial light shows in skies around the world — and threatening possible disruptions to satellites and power grids.
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The Biden administration is finally wrapping up its review of President Donald Trump's tariffs on Chinese imports. It will keep those tariffs, and add more on things like electric vehicles.