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Laura Shapiro has likened her method of biographical research to "standing in line at the supermarket and peering into the other carts." Critic Maureen Corrigan says her resulting book is fascinating.

In New Orleans, the last of four Confederate statues is scheduled to come down Friday. This one is of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee. While some statues have been taken away in the dark of night, this removal is scheduled for daylight, and Mayor Mitch Landrieu is expected to mark the event with a speech.

The new BET miniseries, Madiba, starring Laurence Fishburne as Nelson Mandela, premieres Wednesday night. BET says the show is at the heart of their Black History Month programming. The show is also part of the latest attempt to redefine the BET brand with high quality scripted shows.

The birthplace of the LGBT movement is often credited with the 1969 riots at New York's Stonewall Inn. But one of the country's first documented protests happened two years before in Los Angeles.

'The Chicago Defender' is a legendary black newspaper. It may no longer have the reach it once had, but the paper, founded in the early 20th century, has a fascinating history.

It's been 62 years since Fidel Castro launched the attack that began the Cuban revolution, and the country still marks the date. As tensions cool with the U.S., what does July 26 mean to Cubans today?

Renee Montagne talks to Peter Manseau, author of One Nation, Under Gods: A New American History, about the president's engagement of Americans of different faiths. Obama visits a mosque on Wednesday.

A new musical seeks to present a different side of the emperor, known best for fiddling while Rome burned. But some historians object to what they see as the commercialization of Roman heritage.

The Golden State Warriors Steph Curry just signed a $200 million deal — the largest in league history. NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Washington Post columnist Jerry Brewer about the latest in NBA.

NPR's Robert Siegel talks to Lonnie Bunch, founding director of the Smithsonian's National Museum of African-American History and Culture, about the significance of putting Tubman on U.S. currency.