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High tides are not what they used to be as sea levels continue to rise year after year. In Boston, what are also known as king tides are now flooding the made land that residents and visitors walk on, and live in, in neighborhoods like the Seaport district.

Kayla Gore knows about being unhoused. The founder and executive director of My Sistah's House shares her dream for the Memphis organization and the transgender people who find housing through them.

Rhonda Council talks with her grandmother Mable Cook about the lynching of Cleo Wright and her response to witnessing the violence while fellow Sikeston resident Larry McLellon shares his experience as a young Black man during that time.

Did you know that Boston was once a peninsula connected by a thin stretch of land? Historian and author Nancy S. Seasholes walks through the history of the coastal capital from made land by landfill to why the city, especially its Seaport district, is vulnerable to sea levels rising and

In Southern and bordering states, Black Americans were left out of post-baccalaureate education. To study in the North where they would be welcomed, taxes turned scholarships were given to students by these states. But the opportunity hid the fact that segregation in education remained.

WORLD's Chris Hastings talks with KFF Health News Midwest correspondent Cara Anthony about SILENCE IN SIKESTON. They discuss how the film and podcast examine racial violence, trauma and silence following the deaths of two Black men in one Missouri community, and exposes how the health of residents were

In 1942, Cleo Wright was lynched by a white mob before Sikeston, Missouri's Black community. Wright's death was the first federally investigated lynching but not before 3,842 had occurred around the country. Before the 2022 Emmett Till Antilynching Act, an anti-lynching campaign that began in

Kellen Singleton is passionate about oysters. The aquafarmer, who works in the waters of Virginia's Eastern Shore, talks about why he loves what he does and the magic of the oysters that he harvests. But the waters are warming which will affect both wildlife and human life as

What does home mean to you? Kayla Gore, the founder and executive director of My Sistah's House, shares her own story of homelessness and home ownership. Gore also talks about housing for Memphis, Tennessee's Black transgender people, and what she hopes her organization accomplishes today and

How did the Black LGBTQIA+ Migrant Project get its start?

David, a member of the NYPD volunteer police in Manhattan's Chinatown, shares the story of his father's escape from China and immigration to the United States. His father endured war and advised his son to do as he did. But he questions whether America is safe

The auxiliary police of New York City's Chinatown is made up of Chinese seniors who volunteer their time to patrol the neighborhood. Auxiliary Chiu shares his own story as to why he joined and the need for him and his fellow members to keep connecting with the community

In New York City's Chinatown, senior residents have weathered change in their Manhattan neighborhood. These immigrants, and members of the auxiliary police, have seen waves of crime and prosperity over the years that put them and their fellow neighbors at risk. But police presence during that time also

Although known as the founder of Ford Motor Company, Henry Ford was also a vegetarian. Working with soybeans, he and scientist Robert Boyer invented a plastic car but also advocated and invented plant-based foods and products that changed the landscape of American diets and lifestyles.

In the U.S., corn and soy are the top crop on farms because they are covered by federal insurance and therefore, protects farmers from a bad harvest. This leaves them little to no choice to grow other agricultural products needed in the country unless they are willing to financially

In the U.S., fire is seen as destructive. But for Native tribes like the Yurok, it is essential to life. Margo Robbins explains how reclaiming fire and bringing it back to the land is a method of fire suppression known as controlled burning and also reignites the growth of

THE ROOTS OF 'ULU co-producer and director of photography Matt Yamashita talks about the importance of Asian Pacific American Heritage Month - from the culture to the stories contributed by APAs in the country.

K-TOWN '92: REPORTERS's Grace Lee talks about APA Heritage Month.

When a mother loses a child, they also lose a piece of themselves.

Community leaders work to prevent, intervene and heal from gun violence in Philadelphia.

Dr. Dorothy Johnson-Speight talks about losing her son and finding Mothers in Charge.

Hannah, a varsity, sees debating as more than speaking as a child of Vietnamese refugees.

The rise of white supremacy and the beginnings of domestic terrorism.

Meet the girls of the Newton South High School debate team and the bias they contend with.

Bella, a co-captain, shares the struggles of maintaining her identity and that of debater.

Gil, a varsity member, is fueled to keep going when judged by her poise over her points.

Gaby, a novice, is learning what it takes to stand up for herself as a person and debater.

Anika may be a novice but she isn't afraid to stick to her particular style of debating.

A conversation with director Dru Holley of BUFFALO SOLDIERS: FIGHTING ON TWO FRONTS.

Denise Lajimodiere (Ojibwe) talks about the traumatic history of Indian boarding schools.

The Senate hearing and grassroots movement that led to the Indian Child Welfare Act.

Debaters share the gender & racial biases and expectations they encounter from the judges.

How do we support community members after the loss of a loved one to gun violence?

For Chicago youth, the streets can be a high-stress ordeal, or life-or-death experience.

Jaime Harrison opens up about the pressures of being a Black Democrat in South Carolina.

Meet Jaime Harrison, 2020 South Carolina candidate running against Sen. Lindsey Graham.

A conversation with filmmaker Emily Harrold and executive producer Charlamagne Tha God.

Jaime Harrison and his mother reveal why he is running for South Carolina's Senate seat.

Jaime Harrison talks about his family and shares one particularly difficult story.

Who is the real HU? Howard or Hampton? Students, staff and alumni say both HBCUs.

HBCUs - Grambing State and Southern - share many things including history and family.

Celebrating Title IX and Black women in sports during the CIAA conference in 2022.

The Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association and what it represents for HBCUs.

Rashad Bailey is a Black business owner in a majority white Chicago neighborhood.

Jason Ivy openly talks about his genre-less music and Chicago's segregated music scene.

The challenges of adding in or switching to a plant-based diet.

Why is the yellow split pea and its protein so small and mighty?