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Kemet Ackee poses with a four-pack of "All I Want" Kolsch in this undated photo.

Local brewer and rapper explores his creative side through beers and bars

For Kemet Ackee of Second Chance Beer Company, brewing provides the perfect creative outlet.

Eddie Daniels administers rapid COVID-19 tests at Greater St. Paul Church in downtown Oakland on Jan. 4, 2022.

COVID disparities grow as California ends state of emergency

As public health funding winds down, gaps in vaccination rates are increasing. Particularly for booster doses, the gap among racial and ethnic groups is widening significantly.

Protesters in Washington, D.C., gathered earlier this month to mark the anniversary of the 1997 Ghulja massacre of Uyghur protesters in the Xinjiang province of China.

Ahead of China hearing, lawmakers share 'next steps' the U.S. can take for Uyghurs

Reps. Mike Gallagher and Raja Krishnamoorthi, leaders of the House select committee focused on the threat of China, say raising awareness of human rights abuses is a crucial first step.

"It's not all just about anger and aggression," Zulu's Anaiah Lei (far left) says, "I'm kind of tired of being expected to express that when I want to express love."

Zulu's soul-sampling powerviolence shifts the pit toward love

Meaty riffs, disembodied screams and... Curtis Mayfield? Anaiah Lei carefully curates samples to acknowledge past freedom fighters and provide windows of hope.

Lateef Dowdell watches the sunrise from what remains of land once belonging to his uncle Gil Alexander, who was the last active Black farmer in the community of Nicodemus, Kan., Thursday, Jan. 14, 2021.

Black farmers worry new approach on 'race neutral' lending leaves them in the shadows

White farmers' suits blocked a USDA program and led to a race-neutral approach.

Tetiana Horobstova, 70, and her husband, Volodymyr, on the balcony of their home, where their daughter was talking on the phone when Russian soldiers came to arrest her in Kherson, Ukraine.

Kherson's underground resistance: How ordinary people fought Russia from the shadows

Residents of the Russian-speaking city became partisans who fought for the independence of Ukraine. The nine-month occupation is over, but Russia continues to shell the city.

Machel Montano, onstage at the Essence Festival on July 1, 2022 in New Orleans. Montano became of soca's biggest stars following the release of his single "Big Truck" in 1997.

Long live soca! Celebrating 50 years of Trinidad's soundtrack to carnival

What began with Lord Shorty's song "Indrani" in 1973 has evolved considerably since – to follow along, here's a playlist with a song for every year, along with the history of its most notable tracks.

In January 2022, a woman walks toward what was the only crossing between the rest of Ukraine and the northernmost occupied territory, manned by guards on both sides who check documents in Stanytsia Luhanska, in eastern Ukraine.

Photographing a year of war and resilience in Ukraine

NPR photographer Claire Harbage shares her experiences of documenting life in Ukraine for the past year, amid the ongoing Russian invasion.

A C.O.R.E protest calling for Bank of America to hire Black bank tellers in San Diego, circa 1964.

A voice for civil rights in San Diego reflects on a half century of halting progress

San Diego civil rights leader Harold "Hal" Brown hosted a live radio call-in program in 1966 addressing racial justice issues.

One of the boomboxes in Boomboxxchuck's collection in this image taken February 8, 2022.

Blast from the past: The boombox lives on in San Diego

Old-school tech is new-school style for local boombox collector.

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