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Cinematographer Vianet D'jenguet travels by boat in Northern Congo.

Airs Wednesday, Oct. 19, 2016 at 8 p.m. & Sunday, Oct. 23 at 3 p.m. on KPBS TV

Black Evangelical Amisho Baraka: Why I'm Not Voting For Trump Or Clinton

Morning Edition's David Greene talks to Christian rapper Amisho Baraka, who says that as a black evangelical, he's not comfortable supporting either party's presidential candidate.

A right wing activist holds a sign during a rally at Martin Luther King Jr. Civic Center Park on April 27, 2017 in Berkeley, California. Protestors are gathering in Berkeley to protest the cancellation of a speech by American conservative political commentator Ann Coulter at UC Berkeley.

Hate Speech And The Misnomer Of 'The Marketplace of Ideas'

The belief that more speech is the remedy for "bad" speech can be a principled stance. But racist hate speech may not be doing what free speech defenders think it is.

Pedestrians wait for cabs across the street from The New York Times in 2014.

'New York Times' Editor: 'We Owed It To Our Readers' To Call Trump Claims Lies

Executive Editor Dean Baquet says "it would almost be illiterate" to call Donald Trump's longstanding claim that President Obama was born outside the U.S. anything but a lie.

A pedestrian crosses in front of a vehicle as part of a demonstration at Mcity on July 20, on the University of Michigan campus in Ann Arbor, Mich.

In Michigan, A Testing Ground For A Future Of Driverless Cars

Automakers and researchers are using a 32-acre fake city at the University of Michigan to simulate a real-world environment for autonomous vehicles. How will such cars affect urban planning?

Thomas Wydra, the police chief of Hamden, Conn., decided to reform his department's traffic stop criteria after the department was singled out for stopping minority drivers at disproportionately higher rates than whites. After decreasing the number of defective equipment stops, the number of black drivers pulled over fell by 25 percent.

To Reduce Bias, Some Police Departments Are Rethinking Traffic Stops

In Hamden, Conn., minority drivers were pulled over more often than whites for defective equipment, such as broken taillights. So the police changed their strategy.

Empty seats at Qualcomm Stadium prior to the NFL preseason football game between the San Diego Chargers and the San Francisco 49ers, Sept. 4, 2009.

Proposed Stadium Would Have 'Positive Impact,' Chargers Report Says

The team went on offense Wednesday after weathering a blitz of critical reports on its plan to build a stadium and convention center annex in downtown San Diego, releasing an analysis that said the project would be an asset to the city.

Defeat By Deductible: Millennials Aren't Hip To Health Insurance Lingo

Researchers watched a group of young adults as they tried signing up for insurance on HealthCare.gov. Half didn't know what a deductible was. Needless to say, they struggled with enrollment.

A crane stands at a housing construction site in downtown San Diego in this undated photo.

San Diego Boosts Affordable Housing Incentives

The City Council voted unanimously to increase the affordable housing density bonus and to reduce parking requirements for development near public transit.

NPR's Steve Inskeep interviews President Obama in the Cabinet Room of the White House on Dec. 15. The president said Democrats have "ceded too much territory" to Republicans in local races.

To Rehabilitate Democratic Party, Obama Plans To 'Coach' Young Talent

The president said Democrats have "ceded too much territory" to Republicans in local races. Obama sees his role after leaving office as helping a new generation "rise up."

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