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Questlove and Black Thought are executive producers on the new series of animated musical shorts <em>Rise Up, Sing Out</em>.

Questlove and Black Thought help kids 'Rise Up, Sing Out' in a new Disney series

The musicians are executive producers of animated musical shorts intended to be "an inspiring, empowering and optimistic message about race, culture, community and celebrating differences."

Brooke Shields wants to bring better representation to women in their 50s.

Brooke Shields is getting older in the public eye — and she wants to talk about it

Shields grew up in the public eye, and now she is aging in the public eye and wants to discuss it. At the top of her list is the idea that women in their 50s aren't represented in lots of places.

Why The Racial Wealth Gap Is So Hard To Close

A new study shows the simple math of why — absent radical measures — America's racial wealth gap won't be closing anytime soon.

Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi is shown on Nov. 4, 2019, when she participated in the ASEAN-Japan summit in Nonthaburi, Thailand.

Myanmar court sentences Suu Kyi to 5 years for corruption

Her supporters and independent legal experts consider her prosecution an unjust move to discredit Suu Kyi and legitimize the military's 2021 seizure of power.

Writer and political activist Gloria Steinem has fought for women's rights for decades.

Gloria Steinem's calls to protect bodily autonomy live on as Roe faces reversal

Activist Gloria Steinem has fought for women's rights for decades. She has no plans to stop even as the Supreme Court is poised to reverse Roe v. Wade.

A man walks on Thursday near a block of flats destroyed in the besieged Ukrainian city of Mariupol.

Russia-Ukraine war: What happened today (March 17)

A roundup of key developments and the latest in-depth coverage of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

Ukraine's Prosecutor General Iryna Venediktova visits a mass grave in Bucha, on the outskirts of Kyiv, on April 13, 2022. The International Criminal Court's chief prosecutor to Bucha visited as the front in Russia's invasion shifted eastward and new allegations of crimes inflicted on locals emerged.

As Ukraine investigates Russian war crimes, the U.S. and EU allies offer assistance

The help includes a group of experts that's been looking at possible war crimes since Russia took over Crimea and Donbas in 2014.

Ukrainian Col. Roman Kostenko stands in a redbrick farmhouse with a gaping hole in one of the walls. This is where Kostenko taught soldiers how to set explosives.

A member of Ukraine's parliament now trains a recon and sabotage unit to fight Russia

Col. Roman Kostenko, a Ukrainian lawmaker, has built a reconnaissance and sabotage team to target Russian forces. His ultimate goal: free his family village from Russian control.

A mural of George Floyd at the intersection where he was murdered in Minneapolis, Minn.

Many know how George Floyd died. A new biography reveals how he lived

NPR's Adrian Florido talks with Robert Samuels and Toluse Olorunnipa about their new book, His Name is George Floyd: One Man's Life and the Struggle for Racial Justice.

Refugees from Ukraine cross the border at the border crossing in Medyka, southeastern Poland.

Have a message of support for Ukraine projected on Poland's Warsaw Spire building

Preply is collecting messages of hope and love from around the world to share with Ukrainian refugees in Poland.

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