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Federal prisons saw a significant rise in deaths during the pandemic years, NPR found. Of those who died from COVID-19, nearly all were elderly or had health conditions, and many had tried to get out.

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Rep. Terri Sewell (D-Ala.) about the current fight over voting rights and redistricting in her home state of Alabama.

NPR's Michel Martin to speaks with Fatima Goss Graves, president and CEO of the National Women's Law Center, about the historic nomination of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to the Supreme Court.

NPR's Michel Martin to speaks with former Federal Public Defender Martin Sabelli about why he thinks so few public defenders are appointed to federal judgeships.

NPR's Michel Martin visits the National Memorial for Peace and Justice, founded by attorney Bryan Stevenson, to memorialize the victims of lynchings that took place in the U.S. after the Civil War.

As the idea spread, more than 61,000 nights were booked, grossing nearly $2 million. One host in Kyiv says the donations have helped pay staffers who have fled and buy food for elderly neighbors.

In one of the most high-profile speeches of Biden's presidency, he did not emphasize issues of racial justice.

The nomination of Ketanji Brown Jackson to the Supreme Court took its first steps in Congress this week. How did the meetings with Senate leaders go, and what comes next?

The beauty of these main-course pies is that all you need to go alongside them is a hearty salad.

Gun buying among African Americans has soared in recent years. So have suicide rates among young black men. Gun safety efforts and suicide prevention need to address race and cultural differences.