André Robert Lee appears in the following:
Ramadan: A Month About Much More Than Fasting
Monday, March 27, 2023
Ramadan Mubarak! We check in with people of the Muslim community, their intentions, traditions and plans for making the most of this holy month.
The Truth Behind the Religious Right
Thursday, March 23, 2023
Some believe that the religious right’s roots begin with Roe v. Wade. But there was an earlier court decision about the rights of segregated schools that first mobilized them.
The History Behind New Waves of Anti-Trans Legislation
Monday, March 20, 2023
State lawmakers across the country are introducing new waves of legislation targeting the transgender community. What’s behind this movement?
The Rocky Statue: A Famous Monument to a Fictitious Hero
Thursday, March 16, 2023
Why do millions of people from around the world flock to Philadelphia, PA, to visit a statue….of a fictional character? We ask Paul Farber, host of the WHYY podcast The Statue.
Revising History, One Monument at a Time
Monday, March 13, 2023
Artist Michelle Browder lives in a city that is increasingly being altered by monumental works…including one she created herself.
Preserving Untold Oral Histories
Thursday, March 09, 2023
Our national story comprises all of us. We hear stories from listeners and The HistoryMakers founder Julieanna Richardson that capture the living history that often goes unmentioned.
Gina Prince-Bythewood’s Hollywood
Monday, March 06, 2023
We continue our Black History Is Now series with Gina Prince-Bythewood, director of the hit films “The Woman King” and “Love & Basketball,” among others that center Black voices.
Celebrating Terrance McKnight’s ‘Every Voice’ Podcast
Thursday, March 02, 2023
Terrance McKnight, evening host on WQXR, unearths the hidden voices that shape our musical traditions in the new podcast "Every Voice with Terrance McKnight.”
How Respectability Politics Erased Young Women From History
Monday, February 27, 2023
We mark the end of Black History Month with a conversation about the people who are too often left out when we celebrate the past.
Black History Is Now: How Misty Copeland Went From Different to Special
Thursday, February 23, 2023
Continuing our Black History Month series, ballet sensation Misty Copeland shares her journey to believing she was special.
The Battle Over Black Studies
Tuesday, February 21, 2023
Black studies is not about inclusion. It’s about disruption – which is why some fear it.
A First Date Immigrant Story
Monday, February 13, 2023
Boy meets girl, boy’s an immigrant, they go on a first date. The date does not go well. 17 years later, the boy discovers that being an immigrant played a role, on both sides.
American Political Myths Have Consequences For Us All
Thursday, February 09, 2023
From the “Southern Strategy” to the civil rights movement, we’re surfacing what is true about our nation’s past, and what is propaganda masquerading as history.
Black Music’s Most Memorable Moments With Emil Wilbekin
Monday, February 06, 2023
In the spirit of the Grammys, Emil Wilbekin, a founding editor of VIBE, offers a first-person history of Black popular music, from Soul Train to Beyoncé.
History On Repeat: The Killing Of Tyre Nichols
Monday, January 30, 2023
The release of brutal footage of the killing of 29-year-old Tyre Nichols by police officers in Memphis furthers an all-too-familiar conversation about accountability and police violence.
Monterey Park: The Making of America’s First Suburban Chinatown
Thursday, January 26, 2023
A mass shooting in Monterey Park, California – on the eve of Lunar New Year – sent shockwaves through the majority Asian American ethnoburb and the Asian American community nationwide.