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NPR science and politics reporters and a Wisconsin Public Radio correspondent relay the latest updates in the United States response to the coronavirus epidemic.

Numbers emerging from a few cities and states suggest higher death rates for African-Americans from COVID-19. The findings also reveal deeper disparities.

Jacksonville Mayor Lenny Curry extended his local emergency declaration for another 30 days, until at least May 13. Curry initially issued the emergency…

Soraya Nadia McDonald, culture critic for ESPN's The Undefeated, speaks with NPR's Mary Louise Kelly about how health care received by African Americans during the 1918 flu epidemic foreshadows 2020.

Helen Jones, a music teacher in Rivesville, W.V., shares a song that's getting her through: "Back Together" by Anders Osborne and North Mississippi Allstars.

April 20 marks 10 years since the BP oil spill began off the Louisiana coast when the Deepwater Horizon drilling rig exploded. Over the next six months,...

The Hulu comedy follows Keef, a cartoonist (based on Knight) who doesn't want to fill his comic strips with racial justice issues. But a run-in with the police changes Keef's perspective.

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Rep. Jim Clyburn, D-S.C., about Joe Biden's decision to choose Sen. Kamala Harris as his running mate. Clyburn is the most senior African American in Congress.

NPR's Audie Cornish talks with Jamil Smith of Rolling Stone about the state of opportunities for Black creators in Hollywood following the death of actor Chadwick Boseman.

More than 40 years after its release, Lynyrd Skynyrd's Sweet Home Alabama is still one of the most recognized rock anthems celebrating the deep South. It's also a song with a complicated legacy.