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At least four abandoned African American cemeteries have been rediscovered in Florida. The finds are forcing communities to look at their history and racist policies that targeted Black neighborhoods.

Nostalgia tends to dominate our respective listening habits. This year saw the excavation of various titles from the annals of time.

One of the biggest songs of 2021 was technically released in 2020 — so it can't be included on lists of the year's best music. NPR's Bobby Carter shouts out the song "Essence" by Wizkid.

Black patients and their families are less likely to sign up for end-of-life comfort care. To reach them, investors are starting hospice agencies run by people who look like the patients they serve.

A list of the groundbreaking musicians, producers and journalists we lost in 2021.

In 2021, governments removed more than 50 symbols honoring the Confederacy. It's part of a broader reckoning with how history should be presented in the public square.

Colorado wildfires force tens of thousands out of their homes. Biden and Putin have another high stakes call. And, the Census Bureau's diversity problem.

On January 1, 2022, thousands of creative works will go into the public domain in the U.S., including famous creations like Winnie-the-Pooh, Bambi, and a trove of early sound recordings.

Sasha Issenberg, author of The Engagement, a history of marriage equality, says he doesn't see the Supreme Court's decision in Obergefell v. Hodges being overturned anytime soon.

The massive statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee and eight other monuments will move to the museum after the city council approves the plan.