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Apple is expected to buy Beats Electronics for more than three billion dollars, meaning Beats co-founder Dr. Dre would be close to becoming the first hip-hop billionaire.

Hip-hop didn't always have a violent reputation. In fact, for many in the African-American community it was a revolution and a redemption. Author Jeff Chang chronicles the history of rap in his book Can't Stop, Won't Stop and how it continues to transform the world of popular music.

NPR's Elissa Nadworny talks with singer-songwriter Madi Diaz about reaching new heights in her music career and her latest EP.

Kate Lochte speaks with Louise Jones of the Kentucky Historical Society about the Watson & Robinson Families Collection on exhibit at the…

4: Entomologist DAVE BRODY, curator of the entomology department of the Museum of Natural History in New York. Brody was the insect consultant -- a "bug wrangler"-- for films like "Creepshow" and "The Believers." (REBROADCAST from 7/9/87).

Late last week, the Senate Conservatives Fund announced an endorsement for Kentucky businessman Matt Bevin, who is challenging Senate Minority Leader…

Throughline takes us back 500 years to understand the rise, fall and resilience of the great Aztec city Tenochititlán. The story of European dominance has been largely accepted as historical truth.

NPR's Scott Simon speaks with Illinois State Rep. Jennifer Gong-Gershowitz about a new law that would make Asian-American history a mandatory part of the state's public school curriculum.

Tourism industry watchers and historians say the number of Black history tours are increasing -- fueled by a new generation of tour guides who want to elevate Black stories.

Seventy-two flights later, the small-but-mighty helicopter's time has come to an end after it was damaged during a test flight last week.