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Members of the Chicago American Giants pose for a team portrait in 1914 in Chicago. (L to R) (Front row) Billy "Little Corporal" Francis, Richard "Dick" Whitworth, Joseph Preston "Pete" Hill, Andrew "Rube" Foster, Bruce Petway, James "Pete" Booker, unidentified. (Back row) Bill Gatewood, Jesse Barber (aka Barbour), Leroy Grant, John Henry "Pop" Lloyd, Robert "Jude" Gans.

Opinion: Outplaying Segregation, Negro National League Hits 100-Year Milestone

NPR's Scott Simon reflects on the 100th anniversary of the Negro National League as a response to segregation in major league baseball.

Lin-Manuel Miranda and Phillipa Soo return as Alexander and Eliza Hamilton, the roles they played in the original Broadway production of <em>Hamilton</em>. A film production of the show, taped in 2016, debuts on Disney+ on Friday.

Fresh Air Weekend: 'Hamilton' Creator Lin-Manuel Miranda; Christine Baranski

Miranda says his Broadway production, now streaming on Disney+, is as timely as ever. Baranski started her career in theater and now stars as a progressive lawyer in The Good Fight.

The Ethics Of Coronavirus Vaccine Trials In Developing Countries

NPR's Sacha Pfeiffer speaks with author and medical ethicicst Harriet Washington about the ethical debates surrounding coronavirus vaccine trials in developing countries.

<p>There is currently no vaccine to prevent contracting COVID-19, the disease caused by the new coronavirus.</p>

Oregon Nearing 10,000 Confirmed Cases

The Oregon Health Authority Saturday reported 303 new confirmed and presumptive coronavirus diagnoses, bringing the state to 9,930 known cases.

President Trump had little to say about the coronavirus pandemic during remarks Friday at Mount Rushmore National Memorial in South Dakota.

Despite Rising Coronavirus Cases, Trump's Focus Appears To Be Elsewhere

The president has focused on the economy and the culture wars, but these days he says little about the pandemic that has killed 130,000 Americans.

Cars on the Southern State Parkway in Nassau County, circa 1960. The urban planner Robert Moses, according to biographers, designed the road so that bridges were low enough to keep buses — which would likely be carrying poor minorities — from passing underneath on the route from New York City to Long Island's beaches.

'The Wrong Complexion For Protection.' How Race Shaped America's Roadways And Cities

An expert in urban planning and environmental policy explains how race has played a central role in how cities across America developed — often in ways that hurt minority communities.

People visit Jacksonville Beach, Florida, on the Fourth of July holiday. Coronavirus cases are spiking in states such as Florida, Texas and Arizona.

U.S. COVID-19 Deaths Near 130,000; Florida And Texas Report Record Case Numbers

Florida and Texas report their biggest daily rise in new confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the past few days as deaths in the U.S. continue to rise.

Newborn Arrives In Parking Lot Of Miami Birthing Center

The center's doorbell camera caught the action, according to the Miami Herald. It shows the mom-to-be leaning over then the baby pops right into the midwife's hands.

Scientists Debate How Coronavirus Spreads, Experts Push For Mask Mandate

NPR's David Greene talks to NPR's Allison Aubrey and Jeff Collier, mayor of Dauphin Island, a narrow strip of beach in Alabama's Mobile County, about efforts to slow the spread of COVID-19.

Oregon Surpasses 10,000 Coronavirus Diagnoses

With 301 new confirmed and presumptive cases of COVID-19 reported, Oregon's total climbed to 10,230.

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