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At a plantation once owned by James Monroe, America's fifth president, descendants of slaves owned by Monroe have become part of the story for the first time in 225 years.

Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s new approach to six shots that were formerly given routinely will introduce new hurdles for getting kids immunized. And it could have a chilling effect on doctors.

Donald Trump Jr. met in 2016 with Natalia Veselnitskaya, a lawyer described as close to the Kremlin. NPR's Mary Louise Kelly asks Atlantic writer Julia Ioffe exactly what that means.

Inaugural Sankofa Conference Buffalo presented by African Historian and author, Emmanuel Kulu Jr. and AAARIA.

In a refugee camp just across the Texas-Mexico border, more and more parents are sending their children across the international bridge, alone, to get them away from squalid, dangerous conditions.

In Memphis and across the nation, thousands are gathering — and some are protesting — to mark the 50th anniversary of the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

People in northern Kentucky are reacting to the violence in Charlottesville, Va., over the weekend. It is near the hometown of James Alex Fields Jr., the man who drove his car into a crowd of protesters, killing one woman.

As New Orleans recovers from Hurricane Ida a key piece of civic infrastructure may not resume functions for weeks: the public schools. NPR's A Martínez talks to Superintendent Henderson Lewis Jr.

Rep. Marcy Kaptur (D-OH) mounts a late challenge to become House minority leader. She's competing against Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) and Rep. Harold Ford, Jr. (D-TN). Kaptur speaks to NPR's Bob Edwards. Morning Edition interviewed Rep. Ford (D-KY) on Nov. 13.

Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) bids to become House minority leader. Pelosi is competing against Rep. Marcy Kaptur (D-OH) and Rep. Harold Ford Jr. (D-TN). Pelosi speaks to NPR's Alex Chadwick. Morning Edition interviewed Ford on Nov. 13.