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A year after a rain-soaked hillside collapsed and killed 10 people in the Southern California oceanside community of La Conchita, plenty of people are ready to buy homes there. And many residents who survived the deadly incident have stayed in their homes despite the looming danger of another major mudslide.

We offer a tribute to Negro League baseball veteran Ted Radcliffe, who died recently at age 103. He earned his nickname by playing well in multiple positions on various teams.

News and Notes with Ed Gordon concludes its three-part roundtable series on the art and business of African-American music. This week, we talk with three professionals who've been on the business and creative sides of the music industry — and who know all too well the business of music.

The celebration of Juneteenth dates from 1865, when Texas slaves first learned the Civil War was over and they were free. On the 140th anniversary, historical sites in several states are offering a more realistic portrayal of slavery and plantation life.

An independent commission votes Wednesday on a list of military bases slated for closure. Anthony Principi, chairman of the Base Closure and Realignment Commission, talks about striking a balance between saving tax dollars and maintaining military preparedness.

Gospel star Yolanda Adams returns to the scene after a recording hiatus with her new CD, Day by Day She talks about the project and her upcoming tour.

For decades, visitors to the turn-of-the-century Maymont House in Richmond, Va., have soaked up the excesses of the Gilded Age. Now, Maymont's newly renovated basement provides a different glimpse of life then -- that of the mostly African-American domestic workers.

Michele Norris talks with Imam Hassan Qazwini, the spiritual leader of the Islamic Center of America, about the new mosque in Dearborne, Mich. The mosque, which opens Thursday evening, is the largest in the United States.

This summer, Day to Day reporter Karen Grigsby Bates returned to her roots for the 100th-anniversary gathering of her extended clan in North Carolina. The family traces their roots to a single woman from Guinea.

In her fourth novel, Little continues her observations on class-consciousness and cultural tensions... this time, through the eyes of three generations of upwardly mobile, strong black women.