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For nearly a century, people in Janesville, Wis. built automobiles. General Motors first set up shop there in 1919 and quickly became the heart of the…

Poet Natalie Diaz speaks with NPR's Shereen Marisol Meraji about being selected for a MacArthur "Genius" Grant. Her work focuses on social justice issues and her Mojave and Latina heritage.

In 1929, the President of Mexico gave the aviator a painting by Mexican artist Alfredo Ramos Martínez. Flores Mexicanassat in storage at the Missouri Historical Society until 2014.

This weekend on Lake Effect: We meet a woman who was born in a German concentration camp at the end of World War II, and the son of the American medic who…

After a fatal police shooting near Milwaukee's Sherman Park neighborhood on Saturday, the area erupted into protests and chaos. For two consecutive…

This piece originally aired July 23, 2016. If you are a lover of live music, you may have seen a few grey haired folks standing a bit too close to the…

Dr. Bernice King was just 5-years-old when her father, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., was assassinated. A lot changed for her that day, but much more would…

Three board members resigned after the National Audubon Society rejected calls to change its name. Some local groups are renaming themselves anyway.

Unless you are familiar with American running history, the name Kathrine Switzer may be unfamiliar. But if you are a woman who has ever entered and run a…

Mother’s Day is a time to celebrate the many gifts our parents give us, and sometimes the gifts we’ve given them. Lake Effect essayist, Pam Parker, fondly…