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The memoir pairs photos of his life and career with thoughts and memories of those moments.

When American Airlines hired David Harris in 1964, he became the first African American pilot to fly for a commercial airline. Pulitzer Prize winner Michael Cottman's Segregated Skies tells his story.

As part of teacher appreciation month, Morning Edition asked NPR's audience to write a poem about teachers who have had an impact on their lives.

Time reporter Simon Shuster recently returned from the Ukrainian-Polish border. Watching as U.S. planes brought in loads of weapons, he felt like he was standing on the brink of something massive.

The U.S. Senate overwhelmingly voted to approve the Equal Rights Amendment in 1972, paving the way for it to become the 28th amendment to the U.S. Constitution. It was roaring along...until it wasn't.

Katharine Hayhoe, chief scientist for the Nature Conservancy and a devout Christian, shares how she bridges the divide.

Misty Copeland's "Black Ballerinas: My Journey to Our Legacy" tells the stories of the dancers who came before her, who often faced discrimination and exclusion by the white-dominated ballet world of the early 20th century.

COVID-19 experts and former presidential health advisors have outlined their vision of how to create a life where we're no longer scrambling to react to the pandemic but instead puts us out in front of it.

Nakate spoke with NPR about the role gender plays in climate activism, whether the COP26 summit feels inclusive and her advice for other youth who feel they can't affect change in the climate crisis.

"Our clinic space being compromised will directly lead to more suffering and more death in this desert," one aid worker said. The agency insists it is not targeting humanitarian operations.