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This costume, with corn husks and feathers and paper flowers, is worn by a member of a dance group that gathers in cemeteries and other places to mark Day of the Dead festivities (called Xantolo, the word written above the mask). The idea of combining a skeletal mask with European fashion was devised by the Mexican artist Jose Guadalupe Posada, who lived in the 19th and early 20th centuries.

A Photographer's Vision Of The Magical Masks Of Mexico

On festivals that range from Day of the Dead to Easter, Mexicans hide their true identity behind fantastic masks that conjure up both indigenous — and European — traditions.

Ashes smolder on the ground in the northeast Nigerian village of Budu on Sunday, after an attack this weekend by suspected Boko Haram fighters on a funeral procession left 60 people dead.

Suspected Boko Haram Attack On Nigerian Funeral Procession Kills At Least 60 People

The militant group has been waging an insurgency in Nigeria and surrounding countries for a decade, killing tens of thousands of people and displacing about 2.4 million others.

Conservative Party leadership candidate Boris Johnson speaks at a hustings event at Carlisle Racecourse on June 29, in Carlisle, England. The winner of the party's leadership vote, to be announced on July 23, will also take up the post of prime minister.

'He's a flawed character and they do not care': the rise of U.K.'s Boris Johnson

The larger-than-life British politician is expected to replace Theresa May as prime minister.

Philip Smith is the president and founder of the National African American Gun Association. Since its creation in 2015, the group has seen rapid growth with roughly 30,000 members and 75 chapters nationwide.

With A Growing Membership Since Trump, Black Gun Group Considers Getting Political

The African American Gun Association is at a crossroads, trying to decide whether to stay a community-oriented organization or get into the political fray.

Purpose Built Communities Expansion To South City Stalled Amid Lack Of Housing Funds

Residents of one Atlanta neighborhood say a change occurred when the 1996 Olympics came to the city. Most call that change gentrification, but in one...

With Alaskan Native Lead, 'Molly Of Denali' Breaks New Ground

NPR's Sarah McCammon speaks with Executive Producer Dorothea Gillim and Creative Producer Princess Johnson about the first PBS children's series featuring an Alaskan Native lead.

An African Rock Python and Burmese Python are captured and taken to Zoo Miami.

Zoo Miami Explores Innovative Techniques To Manage Invasive Pythons

Invasive snake populations in the Everglades continue to have devastating impacts on the ecosystem. Burmese Pythons, North African Pythons and Boa...

Marisol Blanco performs in the traditional Afro-Cuban dress inspired by YemayÃ¡, an African mother deity of the water.

At Miami Salsa Congress, Afro-Cuban Artist Marisol Blanco Embraces African Foundations

For the last 12 years, Marisol Blanco has been fighting against numbers. Specifically, she has been hard at work dispelling the notion that dancing...

Baltimore Sun Editorial Board Fires Back At President Trump

NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro asks Baltimore Sun editorial writer Peter Jensen about the paper's response to President Trump.

Historian Discusses Recording Of Reagan's Racist Comments Made To Nixon

NPR's Audie Cornish speaks with historian Tim Naftali about his article in The Atlantic describing a tape President Nixon had of then-Gov. Ronald Reagan making racist remarks.

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