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High quality masks and at-home COVID tests offer added protection from the coronavirus. But that can come at a steep cost for some people.

Writer Lonnae O'Neal Parker says sometimes the day's most routine tasks can bring new meaning. Host Michel Martin talks with Parker, who recently wrote a piece for The Washington Post Magazine, titled "Balm." In the article, she talks about the ritual of styling her young daughter's hair and how, as in the case of so many black women, Parker finds that this task is equal parts love, pride, and a connection to her past.

At a homeless encampment, police cracked down on protesters and journalists. Press advocates say that night of chaos was the capstone on tensions that had been building for years.

After a global dance hit, the country star returns from lockdown with an intimate new album — and a new son, who helped inspire it.

The modern environmental movement and the far-right movement might appear to be on opposing sides of the political ideology spectrum. But overlap does exist and researchers say it's growing.

Working from home, low interest rates and coming of home buying age have pushed millennials into the housing market. What were some of the pitfalls and who was left out of home buying altogether?

President Biden reversed former President Trump's travel ban a year ago, but many families have yet to reunite. Naser Almuganahi, a U.S. citizen from Yemen, is still trying to get a visa for his wife.

Elissa Nadworny speaks to Peng Shepherd about her new book, "The Cartographers," where the daughter of a murdered map scholar unravels the mystery of a map she finds hidden in his desk.

While the creators of a a new opera about Emmett Till hope it will inspire white people to confront racism, others worry it depicts Black trauma for white entertainment while masquerading as activism.

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Elizabeth Bruenig from The Atlantic about the political benefits of arguing over book bans in schools.