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Bao Phi hopes his poetry book <em>Thousand Star Hotel </em>and his children's book <em>A Different Pond</em> can fill the hole in Asian-American literature that he saw when he was a kid.

The Poet Bao Phi, On Creating A 'Guidebook' For Young Asian-Americans

When Bao Phi was a child, there was little literature about Vietnamese refugees in the U.S. Phi hopes to change that with his new poetry book Thousand Star Hotel and a forthcoming children's book.

Is There A Long-Term Strategy For Overcoming The COVID-19 Pandemic?

NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to NPR's Nurith Aizenman, Juliette Kayyem, a former Homeland Security official, and NPR's Franco Ordoñez about how the coronavirus will reshape our lives for months to come.

Dante Johnson, director of Safe Streets Belair-Edison, sits outside of their office in Baltimore on Feb. 4. He's a violence interrupter, working to prevent disagreements from escalating.

In Baltimore's streets, interrupters face danger to stop a cycle of violence

There are attempts across the nation to reimagine public safety. In Baltimore, the Safe Streets program seeks to stem violence by interrupting it before it happens. The work can be dangerous.

Game was her middle name: The world was never ready for Betty Davis

Raucous, outspoken and empowered, Davis, who died last week at 77, always knew what she wanted her music to be — raw — and she took control of her career in an era when few Black women could.

In this rural Colorado valley, cuts to Medicaid would have vast ripple effects

Cuts to Medicaid moving through Congress would shake up health care in the scenic San Luis Valley — with negative downstream effects on local jobs, businesses and education.

For years, men controlled one village's coffee industry — but one woman changed that

Meridah Nandudu was a single mom of two kids, unemployed and in despair. Then she had an idea: Maybe the "humble" coffee beans she'd grown up with on her parents' farm could lead her to a better life.

Friend Or Fiend? 'Pit Bull' Explores The History Of America's Most Feared Dog

Author Bronwen Dickey says the idea of pit bulls as predators is based on myth and misinformation. In the early Hollywood era, Dickey says, the dogs were often chosen to appear in comedies.

Rebuilding Haiti: A Slow Process

It's still unclear how many people died during the earthquake in Haiti — even three years later. Host Michel Martin talks with Amy Wilentz, author of 'Farewell, Fred Voodoo: A Letter from Haiti.' They discuss the slow process of rebuilding and how some people who are trying to help, end up doing more harm than good.

Upside Meats CEO, Uma Valeti. Upside Meats is one of the biggest companies in the cultivated meats space, having raised hundreds of millions of dollars to continue research and development.

FDA gives safety nod to 'no kill' meat, bringing it closer to sale in the U.S.

The FDA has taken a first step towards green-lighting cultivated meat. The agency gave a safety nod to Upside Foods, which provided documentation to show their meat grown from animal cells is safe.

Flora Purim's <em>If You Will</em> is the first album by the influential jazz fusion artist in 15 years and, she says, her last.

Her Voice Is In The Air

The Brazilian singer Flora Purim helped create the sound of jazz fusion. Now, as she releases what she says will be her final album, it's time to give her artistic legacy its due.

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