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NPR's Michel Martin speaks with director Sam Pollard about his new documentary Bill Russell: Legend, which is now streaming on Netflix.

Cheslie Mesidor tells NPR about surviving the 2010 Haiti earthquake after being trapped for 16 hours.

NPR's Michel Martin talks to Joshua Baker, writer and reporter of I'm Not a Monster, which details the life of Shamima Begum, a London schoolgirl who ran away to Syria to join ISIS in 2015.

Decades after a major lawsuit against the USDA, Black farmers still face inequality. They say not all settlements from the case made it into their hands, which has exacerbated debt and other problems.

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks to Dr. Himyar Abdul Moghni of the United Nations about relief efforts in Aleppo, Syria, following last week's deadly earthquakes.

Peter Parker was given a real address in one issue of the "Spider-Man" comic. Over the years, fans have sent letters to the Queens, N.Y., address and now some are on display at a museum.

Among the rescue teams dispatched to southern Turkey after last week's earthquake is a U.S. mission using sniffer dogs. Their work is turning toward respecting local customs as they recover the dead.

Historically Black colleges and universities in the U.S. have been underfunded for decades. NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks to journalist Adam Harris about the underlying reasons behind the inequality.

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks to freelance journalist Brigitt Earley about creative Valentine's Day plans for those who are tired of the same old same old.

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks to authors Grace Lin and Kate Messner about their new children's book. "Once Upon a Book" follows a young girl who discovers the joy of reading.