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Hurricane Beryl rips past Jamaica causing a life-threatening storm surge

NPR's Leila Fadel talks to Nick Davis, a journalist based in Kingston, Jamaica, about Hurricane Beryl which has killed several people as it moved through the southeast Caribbean.

Billy White, owner of Red Rose Tattoo in Zanesville, Ohio, will cover up people's previous racist tattoos. But first he ensures it reflects a genuine change in ideology. He's seen more interest in covering up tattoos this year than before.

As Statues Of America's Racist Past Were Removed This Year, So Were Tattoos

2020 saw an unprecedented number of statues and other symbols related to America's racist past removed. People with racist tattoos followed suit, by getting their tattoos covered up.

Elton John and his mohawk perform at Universal Amphitheater in Universal City, Calif., in 1986.

Tear-Jerker British Ad Re-Creates Elton John's Christmas Past

The British department store chain John Lewis & Partners is famous for its heart-wrenching Christmas ads. This year's edition features a very famous musician and a life-altering gift.

With 'Folklore,' Taylor Swift Marks Off Her Past And Enters A New Phase

Swift's eighth studio album came as a surprise. In the isolation of the past months, she's cooked up a yeasty kind of sugar-free pop that rises above much recent music-making.

Encore: Atlanta aims to turn brick factory with an ugly past into something honorable

In Atlanta, leaders are working to build a memorial at an old brick factory site to honor victims of convict leasing. After the Civil War, thousands of Black men were forced to work at the factory.

Students and others gather during a demonstration in Hong Kong on Thursday.

In Hong Kong, Moderate And Radical Protesters Join Forces To Avoid Past Divisions

In 2014, Hong Kong's pro-democracy movement was beset by divisions. Now various protest factions are working together. "If either one gets hurt, we feel the other's pain," says a moderate lawmaker.

The number of first-year Black medical students jumps 21% in the past year

Medical schools across the country are reporting a record increase in first-year Black students. (This report originally aired Jan. 15, 2022 on Weekend Edition Saturday.)

Discovery of Holocaust-era photos helps a Jewish family connect with its past

The U.S. Holocaust Museum has acquired rare photos of a French internment camp where 18,000 Jews were imprisoned before being sent to Auschwitz. (Story originally aired on Jan. 27, 2021 on ATC.)

A statue of Edward Colston towers over a square off Colston Avenue in Bristol, England. A small plaque calls Colston "one of the most virtuous and wise sons" of the city. Officials plan to install another plaque explaining his links to the Atlantic slave trade.

An English City Grapples With The Slave-Trading Past Of Its Most Celebrated Figure

He's known as "one of the most virtuous and wise sons" of Bristol, but the philanthropist Edward Colston made his fortune as a 17th century slave trader. Many want his name erased from city landmarks.

Public transit in New Orleans needs an overhaul. The solution could lie in the past

Bus ridership is rebounding but still below pre-COVID levels. Federal dollars are expanding services in many parts of the country. We take a ride through New Orleans to find what could be improved.

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