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The Federico F. Peña Southwest Family Health Center opened in 2016 to serve a low-income community in Denver, Colo. The clinic and its parent system, Denver Health, have benefited financially from the Affordable Care Act and its expansion of Medicaid.

Threat Of Obamacare Repeal Leaves Community Health Centers In Limbo

These clinics have long provided health care to low-income patients, and enjoyed expansion under the Affordable Care Act. With repeal looming, the centers' doctors worry about what's next.

A World Food Program food distribution site in Bentiu, South Sudan. The U.N. says nearly 5 million people in the country do not have enough food, and in one region people are already dying of starvation.

In South Sudan, People Are Dying Of Hunger As Civil War Continues

The U.N. says nearly 5 million people do not have enough food, and it issued a formal famine declaration for Unity State in the north-central part of the country.

In South Sudan, People Are Dying Of Hunger As Civil War Continues

The U.N. says nearly 5 million people do not have enough food, and it issued a formal famine declaration for Unity State in the north-central part of the country.

Students' hands gather in a circle in Tanya Streicher's class at Gilpin Montessori School in Denver.

The Mile High Promise, And Risk, Of School Choice

Denver's innovative approach to school choice gets high marks from many parents and pundits. The program also raises questions about the limitations of choice in narrowing access and equity gaps.

The Mile High Promise, And Risk, Of School Choice

Denver's innovative approach to school choice gets high marks from many parents and pundits. The program also raises questions about the limitations of choice in narrowing access and equity gaps.

Amal Bajes, sporting a printed American flag hijab, was at the "I Am Muslim Too" rally in New York City's Times Square with her daughter on Sunday.

In Times Square, Protesters Take To The Streets To Say 'I Am Muslim Too'

At a rally in New York City on Sunday, protesters filled three city blocks to express solidarity with Muslims and to speak out against President Trump's immigration ban.

This 1945 photo provided by the family shows Shizuko Ina, with her son Kiyoshi (left) and daughter Satsuki in an internment camp in Tule Lake, Calif. This photograph was taken by a family friend who was a soldier at the time, since cameras were considered contraband at the camp. Satsuki was born at the camp.

75 Years Later, Americans Still Bear Scars Of Internment Order

Two months after Pearl Harbor, President Franklin Delano Roosevelt signed the executive order that paved the way for Japanese-American internment. Decades later, those dark days resonate.

Ahmed Ali loves Garden City, and tells everyone, even people suggesting he go back to Africa, that he's going to grow old there, but the bomb plot gave him what he described as a flashback to the violence he left in Somalia.

A Thriving Rural Town's Winning Formula Faces New Threats Under Trump Administration

Decades ago, Garden City, Kan., embraced the meat industry, and immigrants flocked there for jobs. The city worked hard to absorb newcomers, but now its economy and diverse community are in jeopardy.

Oddisee's latest album is called <em>The Iceberg</em>.

Oddisee's 'The Iceberg' Has A Trove Of Stories Beneath Its Surface

The hip-hop artist spoke with NPR's Scott Simon about visiting Syrian refugees, getting detained at airports and what a person's shoes can tell you about cultural difference.

Spring Lake Park High School junior Kia Muleta has been playing the clarinet since fifth grade. Kia wants more diversity in her band music. She is often the only black student in band, where most of the music was composed by white men.

Why This High School Band Is Buying Music From Composers Of Color This Year

Often, high school band music is composed by white men. So this school is seeking out music from women and composers of color who are writing music, but aren't being published at the same rate.

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