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The Supreme Court will hear oral arguments Wednesday in <em>Fisher v. University of Texas at Austin</em>, a case that could determine the future of policies that include race as a factor in university admissions.

At U. Of Texas, A Melting Pot Not Fully Blended

The Supreme Court hears arguments Wednesday in a case that may decide the future of race-based admissions policies at the University of Texas and around the country. While today's campus is highly diverse, students report that racial divides and stereotypes still exist.

Marriage: Black Brothers, Where Art Thou?

Reports abound on the numbers of successful black women who aren't able to find a suitable husband. So we ask black men: Why aren't you marrying black women?

Billionaire Donald Trump speaks to a crowd at the 2011 Palm Beach County Tax Day Tea Party.

Donald Trump Is Thinking About Running For President ... Or Maybe Not

Donald Trump keeps telling everyone he's thinking about running for president, and the polls will tell you that at least some voters are ready to take him seriously. But he's said this before. Is all of him running, or just his hype machine?

Larraine Weingast (left), a representative from Aflac, talks to Lionel Longsworth and Linette Rodriguez. The two stopped by her booth looking for a job during a diversity job fair in September.

Diversity Efforts Uneven In U.S. Companies

While there have been dramatic gains in hiring practices in recent years, when it comes to promoting minorities in particular, many companies still have a long way to go.

Hidden World Of Girls: Share Your Stories

NPR and the Kitchen Sisters are looking for stories from around the world of the hidden lives of girls — and the women they become. Stories of coming of age, rituals and rites of passage, secret identities — of women who crossed a line, blazed a trail or changed the tide. Share your stories with us.

Many working mothers say their employers don't support them when they need to tend to a sick child. In this file photo, a single mother holds her child at a health clinic in Colorado.

Working Moms' Challenges: Paid Leave, Child Care

The past week's political firestorm has focused on stay-at-home moms. But more than 70 percent of women with young children now work. And they're hoping the presidential candidates address some of the economic challenges they face in raising their children.

In a park in Beijing, Chinese artist Ai Weiwei holds a copy of a government document informing him of the expiry of his bail term.

Ai Weiwei Says He Is Barred From Leaving China

The 54-year-old artist says officials have lifted the strict bail conditions imposed after his release from detention last year. But he says he is not allowed to leave China and that he was prevented from attending a hearing this week on his tax evasion case.

Culture Lust by Angela Carone

I Wanna Juno Hamburger Phone!

In 1911, Eugene Ely becomes the first to lift off and land on the deck of a aircraft carrier.

Angle Of Attack

Airs Monday, May 4 and Tuesday, May 5 at 11 p.m. on KPBS TV

Americans Do Not Walk The Walk, And That's A Growing Problem

"Americans now walk the least of any industrialized nation in the world," says writer Tom Vanderbilt. To find out why that is, Vanderbilt has been exploring how towns are built, how Americans view walking -- and what might be done to get them moving around on their own two feet.

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