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Former Vice President Joe Biden visits a predominantly African American church in his hometown, at times taking notes as community leaders offer suggestions for how to address racial inequality.

For many small museums across the country, it's been over a year since their doors have been open to visitors, putting them in the same life-or-death situation as much of the rest of the arts sector.

Guest host Adrian Florido speaks with Mitchell Chang, associate vice chancellor at UCLA, about what's at risk if affirmative action in college admissions is overturned.

China claims self-ruled, democratic Taiwan is part of its territory and refuses most contacts with countries that maintain formal ties with Taiwan.

James McBride's latest novel starts with a shooting: A broken down preacher shoots the local drug dealer, who dodges at the last minute, losing an ear — and kicking off a chain of consequences.

Language authority and Washington Post copy editor Bill Walsh died Wednesday after a long career making other people's writing better.

NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with Gina Hawkins, the chief of police in Fayetteville, N.C., about Tuesday meeting of a presidential commission on law enforcement and government's response to protests.

The palmetto state is one of only two in the nation where state supreme court justices are elected by the state legislature. Advocates are pushing for more diversity on the high court.

On a trip to Kenya, a first for a sitting president, Barack Obama took advantage of his heritage. The first Kenyan-American president wrestled with tension between his office and family obligations.

Brill Bruisers is a collection of lushly arranged and harmonized pop. While Neko Case, Dan Bejar and A.C. Newman make moody music individually, there's a brightness when they come together.