Notes from America with Kai Wright WNYC Studios

Barbara Jordan’s name may not ring a bell for many people today, but the late Congresswoman from Texas was a pivotal figure at a pivotal time in our national history.

Every week, we ask you to talk to us. Host Kai Wright spends some time responding to listener messages from our various inboxes.

Ten years after its original staging, “Appropriate” has received eight Tony Award nominations. Playwright Branden Jacobs-Jenkins talks about the moments of his life that inspired it.

Student activists like Hisham Awartani are spending the summer organizing around a push for Brown University to divest from companies that contribute to human rights abuses in Gaza.

A majority of voters polled about Donald Trump’s felony conviction say the outcome of his hush money trial didn’t sway their opinion of the former president.

Ayana Mathis joins us to discuss her novel, The Unsettled. It's an intergenerational story centered around one Black family's struggle to find freedom.