Even Famous And Successful Black Women Can Encounter Serious Pregnancy Complications
NPR’s Ari Shapiro talks with Dr. Valerie Montgomery Rice, president and dean of the Morehouse School of Medicine, about the fact that black mothers have a higher mortality rate than white mothers.
A Yemeni-American Wanted To Bring His Family Home. Then Came The Travel Ban.
Nageeb Alomari is an American citizen from Yemen. When the civil war started there, Alomari decided to bring his wife and daughters to the U.S. But then President Trump imposed the travel ban.
It’s ‘All Gonna Burn’: As Holy Fire Rages, Authorities Find A Human Suspect
Forrest Gordon Clark, 51, faces a life sentence if convicted of igniting the Southern California blaze. The wildfire has forced more than 21,000 people to evacuate.
Chicago Battles Its Image As Murder Capital Of The Nation
Despite news about violence in Chicago, the city’s crime rate is well below other cities. Even so, officials realize they still must fight the murder capital perception.
Demolition Crew In Massachusetts Finds 124-Year-Old Time Capsule
Inside the copper box found under steps of a middle school were 2 newspapers dated 1894. Among other things, pieces of military uniforms from the Civil War, and the names of local people who served.
Tennessee Reopens 78-Year-Old Case Of Murdered Black Activist
Rachel Martin talks to Leslie Elaine McGraw, great-grandniece of Elbert Williams, a voting-rights activist who was murdered in 1940. A district attorney announced he was reopening the investigation.
Firefighters Get A Helping Hand From Visiting International Teams
Noel King talks to Peter McKenchie, who’s in Boise, Idaho, helping coordinate nearly 150 firefighters from Australia and New Zealand, who are helping fight wildfires across the West.
Cheese Lady At Indiana State Fair To Debut Her Latest Sculpture
The nation’s preeminent cheese sculptor on Friday unveils her latest masterpiece at the Indiana State Fair. The 960 pound diorama depicts major moments in dairy history.
A Year After Charlottesville, ‘Unite The Right’ Rally Moves To D.C.
Noel King talks to Jason Kessler, who organized this weekend’s “Unite the Right” rally on the National Mall — one year after the deadly rally in Charlottesville, Virginia.
Firefighters Have Their Work Cut Out For Them With Calif. Wildfires
Firefighters remain under pressure as more than a dozen fires burn across California. The largest is the Mendocino Complex Fire, which has more than 4,000 firefighters working to contain it.
Loved Ones Of Charlottesville Victim Heather Heyer Cope With Their Loss Together
“Grief is like standing in the shallows of the ocean, knee-deep in the water,” Heyer’s mother Susan Bro tells her daughter’s former supervisor Alfred Wilson in a StoryCorps interview.
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