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Abiodun Oyewole and Umar Bin Hassan of The Last Poets.

50 Years On, The Last Poets Keep Telling The Truth To Unite The Black Community

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with core members of the influential spoken-word music group, Abiodun Oyewole and Umar Bin Hassan, about their new album Transcending Toxic Times.

Chickpea flour is gaining attention thanks to its gluten-free binding properties. But the ingredient has been a staple of cooking for Indians, Pakistanis and many others for centuries.

How Did Chickpea Flour, A Staple Of Indian Cuisine, Become A Health Food Sensation?

Indians, along with the Nepalese, Pakistanis and many others, have been cooking with it for centuries. As Americans now embrace this ingredient with gusto, will its culinary heritage get blurred?

Meghan Markle holds the feet of her baby, Archie Harrison Mountbatten-Windsor. Prince Harry and Markle, the Duchess of Sussex, have released a photo of their newborn baby to mark Markle's first Mother's Day as a mom.

Royals Show Off New Baby Archie's Arches In Honor Of Mother's Day

Meghan Markle celebrated her first Mother's Day since giving birth six days ago. The Duke and Duchess of Sussex shared a photo of their new baby, with a nod to the late Princess Diana.

You Answered: What Mothers Want

We read listener responses to our call out: What do you really want for Mother's Day?

'Amazing Grace' Musical Has Its 2nd Coming At Museum Of The Bible

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Gabe Barre, director of Amazing Grace: The Musical, which is currently playing at the Museum of the Bible in Washington, D.C.

In most states, undocumented immigrants with kidney failure have to receive dialysis as an emergency treatment in hospital emergency rooms. Some advocates say kidney transplants for undocumented immigrants would be a cheaper way to treat the problem.

Transplants A Cheaper, Better Option For Undocumented Immigrants With Kidney Failure

Across the country, there are about 6,500 undocumented immigrants with kidney failure, according to the National Institutes of Health. What kind of care they get depends on where they live.

Rihanna Disrupts Luxury Fashion World, Joining LVMH With 'Fenty' Brand

The singer will become the first woman to start a new fashion line with the luxury group, LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton, and the first woman of color to lead one of its fashion houses.

Handlers, known as mahouts, ride elephants along a mountain ridge at the Elephant Conservation Center in Xayaboury, Laos. The center has 29 elephants, most of which spent long careers hauling logs in Laos' logging industry.

'A Million Elephants' No More: Conservationists In Laos Rush To Save An Icon

The Laos government and conservationists estimate there are only about 800 elephants left in all of Laos, just half of them living in the wild.

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban speaks to the media in Berlin on July 5, 2018.

In Trump, Hungary's Viktor Orban Has A Rare Ally In The Oval Office

When the Hungarian prime minister met with President Trump on Monday, it marked a coming together of two leaders known for their nationalist worldviews and hard-line immigration policies.

Mariano Torres Ramirez, 82, walks into the Lares Municipal Cemetery for Mother's Day with yellow marigolds from his garden on Sunday, in Lares, Puerto Rico. For the first time since Hurricane Maria, the cemetery was partially opened for people to pay respects to their loved ones.

On Mother's Day In Puerto Rico, Hope To Visit A Mother's Grave Turns To Anguish

The municipal cemetery in Lares, Puerto Rico, has been closed since Hurricane Maria hit. Residents flocked to visit when a portion of the cemetery was opened for Mother's Day, but many were unable to reach their loved ones' graves.

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