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The Howard Theatre in Washington, DC was built in 1910, and just about every top black entertainer performed on its stage. But it had to shut its doors once the neighborhood fell on hard times. Now it has reopened, and host Michel Martin talks with Jimi Smooth, a musician who was an usher at the Howard in the early '60s.

Host Michel Martin takes a look at how the rest of the world is reacting to the news of President Barack Obama's re-election. She speaks with Abderrahim Foukara, Washington Bureau Chief of Al Jazeera International.

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Steven Reed, the first Black mayor of Montgomery, Ala.

The U.S. Department of Education has updated its College Scorecard — a trove of college-based performance data meant to help prospective students choose the best school for them.

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with novelist Aisha Abdel Gawad about her new novel Between Two Moons. It's a coming of age story about teenage twins in Brooklyn and takes place during one month of Ramadan.

House Speaker Kevin McCarthy secured the support of GOP members to pass a bill to increase the nation's borrowing limit while slashing federal spending. Democrats say it threatens a default.

COVID-19 can't stop the July Fourth holiday. But how can you have fun and stay safe at the same time? Also, as new hot spots emerge, how best to assess the risk in your community.

Which second-year quarterbacks will take a leap forward? Does the Micah Parsons trade make Green Bay a contender? And will Buffalo or Baltimore finally keep the Kansas City Chiefs from the Super Bowl?

Gas and groceries got more expensive in July, but the price of most other goods was down. The Federal Reserve may be able to bring inflation under control without tipping the economy into recession.

Local leaders in Astoria, Oregon are building a hospital meant to withstand earthquakes and tsunamis, but the Trump administration canceled its FEMA grant, and the shutdown has stalled communication.