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The rural Texas town was established as a "freedom colony" with land given to former slaves after the Civil War. O. Rufus Lovett photographed Weeping Mary and its residents for 11 years.

These 11 tracks creep up on you, as Mitski Miyawaki's coiled melodies suddenly explode into cavernous freak-outs or build to a crescendo of unbearable catharsis.

Data we voluntarily provide online — such as on dating websites — may not stay with that site. While not always obvious, websites commonly allow other companies to track user behavior.

The Changing Face of America series brings us a behind-the-scenes visit to Pittsburgh International Airport one winter day. We find out from Airport Operations Director James Maloney how the busy job of getting passengers from one plane to another has changed over the years. We hear how increased passenger loads has taken a toll on the people who work there. The job of getting people where they need to go has strained even the most polite airport personnel. Customers are rude and its hard not to be rude back. But for a lot of the people at the airport, there's still great pleasure in doing their jobs. There's pride in the daily dance of safely getting people on the ground, quickly escorting them and their baggage to another plane, and getting the aircraft ready to fly again. A team of NPR producers collaborated to prepare this sound portrait. (22:00) Find out more at: http://www.npr.org/programs/atc/features/2001/jan/010131.cfoa.html.

Mexican artist Monica Mayer brings her "Clothesline Project" to the National Museum of Women in the Arts in Washington, D.C.

That vision became reality at Zip! at Haile Quarry, home to six zip lines, including Florida's longest and its longest ADA-compliant line. The latter is named "Jordan's Jamboree," in honor of Glant's son, Jordan, who passed away at 4.

Jon Wolfsthal on the rationale behind the U.K.-France nuclear sharing agreement, how it reflects a changed geopolitical reality and what the implications are for American security in the new nuclear age.

Before Michael K. Williams played Omar Little on HBO's The Wire, he was a dancer in music videos starring artists like Madonna. Then a barroom brawl changed everything.

Last month the haunting and delicate music from the score of The Social Network won the Oscar for best original score, and for millions of fans of the industrial band Nine Inch Nails, there was a moment of jaw-dropping surprise when a clean-cut Trent Reznor took the stage to accept the award.

Meredith Ochs reviews American Roots Music, a four-CD box set of American country, blues, gospel, folk and other genres. (4:30) The compilation is inspired by last year's television documentary series of the same name. Copyright 2001, Palm Pictures. See palmpictures.com.

NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Colombia's President Iván Duque Márquez about the country taking in Afghan refugees, its ties to the U.S. and the danger there for environmentalists.

A devastating number of the city's young people have lost their lives to gun violence over the past few years. Diane Latiker has built a program in order to make these children's lives safer.

At the start of the economic crisis in Lebanon, banks froze people out of their accounts. After struggling to make ends meet, some people have taken extreme measures to access their savings.

President Biden developed a strong working relationship with Republican Senate Leader Mitch McConnell over the years. The same isn't true for Biden and new Republican Speaker Kevin McCarthy.

The documentarian behind Channel 5 and This Place Rules apologized and said he's seeking therapy after women came forward on social media to say he sexually assaulted or coerced them.

Recent skirmishes in the Persian Gulf and escalating tension between the U.S. and Iran evoke memories of the Tanker War from more than 30 years ago.

It's a hard time to be a saver. The return on a savings account doesn't even keep up with inflation, and that has led many savers to ask: What should I do with my money? NPR's Uri Berliner takes $5,000 out of his own personal savings and explores various investment opportunities.

As facial recognition software becomes easier to acquire, businesses are using it to surveil and analyze customers. Bloomberg's Parmy Olson explains where and how the technology is being deployed.

In November, NPR's Backseat Book Club is reading Matilda by Roald Dahl. It's the story of an exceptionally gifted girl who outsmarts her cruel parents and the brutish school headmistress, Miss Trunchbull, with the help of her magical abilities and her kind teacher Miss Honey.

Japanese automaker Toyota on Wednesday announced its January to March profits quadrupled over last year to $1.5 billion. The company struggled with production after last year's earthquake and tsunami caused huge delays at its factories. With production back to normal, Toyota expects this to be its most profitable year since before the global financial crisis.

A week after Lil Wayne's latest album was released, it had sold a million copies. Robert Christgau says the phenomenal success of Tha Carter III, especially in these dismal times for the music industry, is due to the risky marketing techniques Lil Wayne employed and the playful way he treats traditional gangsta rap themes.

Despite this year's Gold Star event landing amid the pandemic, the White House didn't cancel it. President Trump says when he met these family members, he couldn't bear to keep them at arms-length.

This season, the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra celebrates the 10th anniversary of its music director, Robert Spano, who has established a reputation as an advocate for new music.

Jim Sullivan was always on the edge of success: He hung out with celebrities, but he wasn't famous himself. In 1975, he left for Nashville looking to further his career. But he never made it to Tennessee; Sullivan's car was found abandoned in the desert, and he was never seen again.

After explosions convulsed Beirut, here is a selection of photos showing Beirut residents in their destroyed house or workplace, along with a glimpse of their experiences, in their own words.