Shot and severely injured while visiting family in Vermont in 2023, college student Hisham Awartani grapples with his recovery in the U.S., and an unfolding war at home in Palestine.

Decades later, AIDS is still with us and its status as an epidemic remains accurate. In this episode, we learn why that is from two women and a young man born with HIV.

British writer Ekow Eshun is also a broadcaster and curator whose work tackles identity, race and Black masculinity.

If we actually abolish the police, would we be safe? Safer? We ask three experts to break down what a world beyond policing looks like.

Hisham Matar is an award-winning writer of fiction and non-fiction. Born in New York to Libyan parents, he trained to be an architect before trading buildings for books.

Abdurraqib's work spans sports, pop culture and politics, often focusing on issues of race and class, while also delving into themes of grief, beauty and love.

President-elect Trump has promised to use everything from the law to local police to the military to enforce his immigration policies and make good on his promise of mass deportations.

In 1971, the young poet and writer Nikki Giovanni had a job in television and when she was asked who she’d like to record a conversation with, she suggested James Baldwin.

What do the results of the presidential election tell us about our country? A veteran movement organizer reflects on what feels like a rejection of her core values.