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Michael Twitty's enslaved ancestors witnessed the Confederate general's surrender, the significance of which weaves through his new memoir as he seeks 'culinary justice' for African Americans.

Actor Isiah Whitlock Jr. has died at age 71. Whitlock played the corrupt state Sen. Clay Davis on "The Wire." He also appeared in several Spike Lee films, including "25th Hour" and "BlacKkKlansman."

Elder made history in 1975 when he became the first Black golfer to compete at the Masters tournament at Augusta National Golf Club in Georgia. No details about his death were immediately available.

The European Union ambassador to the U.S. said the Western powers must work together instead of engaging in tariff fights in order to withstand…

NPR's Juana Summers talks with Abbot Elementary's Sheryl Lee Ralph about her lengthy career and finding a spotlight later in life.

Film Critic Stephen Schiff reviews "True Lies," the new Arnold Schwarzenegger/Jamie Lee Curtis film directed by James Cameron.

In 2017, debate over Charlottesville's Robert E. Lee statue sparked a violent neo-Nazi rally that left a woman dead. Now, a Black cultural center wants to melt it down and turn it into public art.

Former PGA Tour player Lee Elder has died at age 87. He was the first Black man to play at the Masters Tournament and meant a lot to the community of Langston Golf Course in Washington, D.C.

Witnesses testified Monday in a lawsuit challenging Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam's order to remove the statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee from its pedestal in Richmond, Va.

Charlottesville, Va., approved a plan to melt down a Robert E. Lee statue — central in a deadly and violent white nationalist rally five years ago — and put a public art installation in its place.

Vice President Kamala Harris gives the eulogy for the late Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee -- a test of her skills as a potential consoler-in-chief.

In a new 10-part Netflix series, Lee revisits his story of a young black artist who loves sex but isn't interested in a committed relationship.

We ask the editor-in-chief of The Economist magazine, Zanny Minton Beddoes, whether the world is heading for a recession, why she says she’s…

Authorities link a September shooting in Clinton, Md., to sniper suspects John Allen Muhammad and John Lee Malvo. Two Virginia courts will be the first to try the men held in a series of shootings and killings in the Washington, D.C. area and the Deep South. NPR's Andrea Seabrook reports.

U.S. officials travel to Mexico to talk immigration enforcement. South Korean actor Lee Sun-kyun, who played a rich entrepreneur in the Oscar-winning film Parasite, was found dead.

Lee, 21, was diagnosed with two kidney conditions last year that threatened to end her gymnastics career. Instead, she returned to the Olympic Games and won three medals.

Baltimore history and preservation advocate Johns Hopkins talks about 'Five Minutes of Baltimore History," the new feature he's hosting on WYPR.

The state of Virginia will have first chance to try sniper suspects John Allen Muhammad, 41, and John Lee Malvo, 17. Meanwhile, ballistics tests now link the sniper suspects to a Sept. 21 shooting in Atlanta. Hear NPR's Larry Abramson and Joshua Levs.

Lewis came up in rock, but proved his country chops on the 1968 album Another Place, Another Time. The music suited his piano style, and the lyrics fit the emotions he brought to every performance.