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The New Testament has recently been translated into Gullah, a language of slaves and their descendants that's still spoken by a few people along the southeast coast of the United States. Steve Inskeep talks about the project with Emory Campbell, a native Gullah speaker and one of the members of the translation team.

The suspect allegedly wrote a 180-page document filled with hateful rants about race and ties to the conspiracy theory, "great replacement."

Officials of Maryland's Montgomery County and a preservation group have decided to purchase the home of the slave who inspired the main character in Uncle Tom's Cabin. The sale of the cabin prompted commentator Clarence Page to revisit the tale that still elicits a strong response from readers.

A class at historically black Spelman College in Atlanta discusses the passing of Martin Luther King's widow, Coretta Scott King, and the meaning of leadership in the black community.

The funeral for Coretta Scott King, the widow of civil rights icon the Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr., is being held Tuesday at the New Birth Missionary Church in a suburb of Atlanta, Ga. Bernice King, the couple's youngest child, serves as an elder at the church, the largest predominantly African-American church in the region. Charles Edwards of Georgia Public Broadcasting profiles its congregation.

After four years of delays and legal detours, jury selection will begin Monday for the sentencing of admitted terrorist Zacarias Moussaoui. He has already pleaded guilty to complicity in the Sept. 11 plots. But federal law lays down a high standard of proof before a jury can impose the death penalty, the sentence prosecutors are seeking.

E.J. Dionne, a Washington Post columnist and senior fellow at the Brookings Institution, and David Brooks, columnist for The New York Times, discuss this week's State of the Union address, GOP leadership elections in the House, budget cuts and the warrant-less wiretapping program.

Cutting edge makeup techniques allow two American families... one black, one white... to trade races for a new reality show that debuts this week on cable TV's FX. Neal Conan talks to the participants about what they learned.

The U.S. Senate on Monday will begin debate on a constitutional ban on gay marriage. If passed, it would become the 28th amendment to the Constitution. Humorist Brian Unger compares the proposed amendment with the previous 27.

Defense attorneys in Durham, N.C., say DNA testing proves their clients did not sexually assault a woman hired to perform at a party hosted by members of the Duke lacrosse team. But a prosecutor says the investigation isn't over. Jessica Jones of North Carolina Public Radio reports.