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In 1968, Congress passed the Fair Housing Act, which made it illegal to discriminate in housing. Gene Demby of NPR's Code Switch explains why neighborhoods are still so segregated today.

The five people aboard the helicopter were brought to land and treated by paramedics.

In a prime-time speech, President Obama addressed the threat of terrorism facing the United States. The president also talked about the fight against the Islamic State.

Four young women of color founded the percussion quartet Recap in 2020. Their debut album is anchored by Hedera, a mesmerizing work for drums and voice.

Hear the young mezzo-soprano sing contemporary music of rare beauty, offering a voice of creamy muscularity.

Hear the French harpsichordist's monument to silence in a luminous and expansive performance from Bach's Goldberg Variations.

In music of translucent constancy, the Pulitzer-winning composer finds philosophical questions — and comfort — in the Old Testament.

Violin and cello are sparkling stand-ins for the Andean charango in an evocative serenade by Gabriela Lena Frank.

Rossen observes the state of his southwestern landscape, a long arc now rapidly changing as he turns to his young daughter, who can't grow up fast enough to see it as he does now.