Michel Martin
NPR’s Michel Martin has two names for those following the Jussie Smollett situation: Charles Stuart and Susan Smith. Both were white people who falsely claimed they had been attacked by black men.
Fatimah Warner, best known as the rapper Noname, has been quietly gaining attention for her feminist and socially aware lyrics. NPR’s Michel Martin talks to Warner about her sophomore album, Room 25.
Many wealthy families have chosen not to have their children play football, but for lower-income students, football is still seen as a ticket to a better education.
NPR’s Michel Martin talks with Jenn White, the host of “16 Shots,” a podcast from WBEZ and The Chicago Tribune, about the shooting death of 17-year-old Laquan McDonald and the city’s long history of division between law enforcement and African-Americans.
Conor Lamb’s upset win in Pennsylvania’s special election poses questions for his party. Three Democrats talk strategy: Rep. Luis Gutierrez, strategist Maria Cardona and Guy Cecil of Priorities USA.
NPR’s Michel Martin spoke with actor Terry Crews about sexual assault, how he joined the #MeToo movement and why he is fighting to hold people in Hollywood accountable.
Racism affects health outcomes, a new report finds. “The day-to-day little indignities” can negatively impact people’s physical health, Harvard researcher David Williams says.
South Koreans make up the majority of DACA applicants coming to the U.S. illegally from Asia. Now that the future of the program is uncertain, DACA holders like Dan Lee are talking about their status.
Thousands of people could be affected when President Trump makes a decision about the future of DACA. NPR’s Michel Martin talks with dreamer Nestor Nuñez Vasquez about how his life could change.
Actress Chloe Bennet speaks with NPR’s Michel Martin about her decision to change her last name from Wang to Bennet, so she could increase her chances of getting an acting job in Hollywood.
After the rush of stardom accompanying her 2013 debut, the singer felt “deeply conspicuous” working in her native New Zealand. To finish her new album, Melodrama, she let herself get lost in New York.
NPR’s Michel Martin speaks with three generations of African-American police officers from Indianapolis: Clarence White Sr., Clarence White Jr. and Rodney White Jr. for our series: Generations.
Smart People is a thought provoking play that examines the difficulties of talking about race. Playwright Lydia R. Diamond discusses the genesis of the play.
Gina Prince-Bythewood and Reggie Rock Bythewood are the husband-wife screenwriting duo behind the Fox TV series that imagines the fallout of a flipped script: a black cop shoots an unarmed white man.
Loveday Morris, Washington Post Baghdad bureau chief, says if confirmed, the deadly airstrike marks the most civilian causalities since the U.S. began fighting ISIS in 2014.
Toby Morrell and Mike McHargue are among a seemingly growing trend of ex-pastors, musicians and authors who are bucking Christian theology through podcasts.
The translation of a rare Jewish text is almost done, thanks to Berkeley scholar Daniel Matt. This May, publishers will release the final volume of the authoritative English translation of the Zohar.