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Asaari Bibang, from left, Frank T and Lamine Thior co-host the <em>No hay negros en el TÃbet</em> podcast. They started it because they wanted to see more Black representation in Spanish media.

Three Black Spanish podcasters find humor as they deal with prejudice and stereotypes

Michel Martin

No hay negros en el Tíbet — There are no Black people in Tibet — gives audiences perspectives on what it's like to be a Black person in Spain.

Malick Gueye, spokesperson for the Manteros Union, at the Pantera store in the neighborhood of Lavapiés, Madrid. The union represents street vendors who say they face racist harassment on the streets.

Street vendors in Spain face racist harassment. So they came together to open a store

Cat Sposato

Street vendors in Madrid, Spain, are mostly immigrants from Africa. In response to racism and police harassment, they banded together to form a union and open a store to safely sell their merchandise.

Interior Secretary Deb Haaland will speak with survivors of Native American boarding schools as part of a tour called "The Road to Healing." Her department found that between 1819 and 1969, the federal government operated or supported more than 400 schools.

Haaland seeks healing for Native American boarding school survivors

Michel Martin

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Interior Secretary Deb Haaland about her department's Federal Indian Boarding School Initiative Investigative Report.

Mark Esper has written a book about the challenges he faced as Defense secretary in the Trump administration.

Former Pentagon chief Esper says Trump asked about shooting protesters

Michel Martin

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Mark Esper about his forthcoming book, "A Sacred Oath: Memoirs of a Secretary of Defense During Extraordinary Times."

Alabama's state Capitol has been the location of fights over redistricting. The Supreme Court hears a case this fall that could have implications for gerrymandering across the country.

Inside the fight over Alabama's congressional maps

Michel Martin

NPR talked to people involved in the upcoming Supreme Court case about redistricting in Alabama to learn more about the battle over voting rights and gerrymandering in the state.

Afghanistan's Fall To The Taliban Has Iraq Nervous

Mary Louise Kelly

NPR's Mary Louse Kelly talks with Bilal Wahab, a fellow at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy about how the rapid collapse of Afghanistan to the Taliban has Iraq nervous.

Republicans Meet Biden's Infrastructure Plan With Skepticism

Ailsa Chang

NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with Republican Congressman Garret Graves of Louisiana about President Biden's meeting with a bipartisan group of members of Congress about his infrastructure proposal.

Roughly 35 bills are being proposed that would limit or prohibit transgender women from competing in women's athletics. Above, athletes run in the Women's 400 meter final during the Rio 2016 Olympic Games.

Wave Of Bills To Block Trans Athletes Has No Basis In Science, Researcher Says

Tinbete Ermyas

Legislation in several states would limit or prohibit transgender women from competing in women's athletics. An expert on sex differences in athletes says the bills aren't rooted in science.

<em>Celia</em>, the third studio album from Nigerian singer Tiwa Savage, is her American debut.

On 'Celia,' Tiwa Savage Celebrates Powerful Women

Jeffrey Pierre

Named after the artist's mother, Savage's third album celebrates femininity as sensual, empowered and strong. It's her first release since being featured on Beyoncé's The Lion King soundtrack.