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Pop Music's First Black Stars

Corrected on 2024-06-28T00:00:00-04:00

A previous version of this episode incorrectly stated that Jim Crow was a real-life enslaved person. In fact, Jim Crow was a racist caricature of African Americans.

A previous version of this episode incorrectly stated that Thomas Rice, also known as T.D. Rice or Daddy Rice, was the first person to bring blackface characterization to the American stage. In fact, he was one of several performers of this era who popularized and spread the use of blackface.

A previous version of this episode incorrectly stated that African American minstrel troupes didn't start to perform until after the U.S. Civil War. In fact, an African American artist named William Henry Lane was performing in the 1840s.

Flo Milli: Tiny Desk Concert

Corrected on 2024-06-26T10:10:24.251-04:00

A previous version of this story misspelled the name of vocalist Samira "Yah Yah" Gordon.
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Equality PAC raises millions to boost LGBTQ representation in Congress

Corrected on 2024-06-22T19:00:37.401-04:00

An earlier version of this story said that Delaware state Sen. Sarah McBride was running unopposed for the U.S. House seat being vacated by Rep. Lisa Blunt Rochester. McBride is running unopposed in the Democratic primary, but faces a Republican opponent in the general election.

Meshell Ndegeocello: Tiny Desk Concert

Corrected on 2024-06-18T12:54:52.661-04:00

A previous version of this story misstated the album No More Water: The Gospel of James Baldwin as No Water: The Gospel of James Baldwin.

A History of Zionism

Corrected on 2024-06-17T00:00:00-04:00

An earlier version of this episode mistakenly stated that the Roman Empire destroyed the temple in Jerusalem in 70BCE. The correct year is 70CE.

An earlier version of this episode incorrectly described Ze'ev Jabotinsky as a right-wing settler who helped form the paramilitary organization the Irgun. Jabotinsky was a conservative Zionist thinker whose ideas influenced some of the founders of the Irgun. While Jabotinsky did advocate Jewish settlement in Palestine, he himself lived mostly in Europe and died before Israel's founding.

Morning Edition

'Washington Post' CEO tried to kill a story about himself. It wasn’t the first time

Corrected on 2024-06-06T13:05:49.147-04:00

A previous version of this story incorrectly applied a statement from Washington Post Publisher Will Lewis to the wrong element of his story. Through a spokesperson, Lewis denied he had pressured the paper’s then-executive editor not to allow its reporters cover a story that could have been damaging to him.


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Fat Joe wants hospital price transparency. Here's how he's fighting for it in D.C.

Corrected on 2024-06-05T07:51:10.458-04:00

An earlier version of this article incorrectly stated that then-President Donald Trump issued an executive order in 2021 that required hospitals to make the prices of health services public. Trump issued the executive order in 2019 and it went into effect in 2021.

Mexico's first female president; a Georgia cancer patient's Medicaid struggle

Corrected on 2024-06-03T08:33:36.886-04:00

A previous version of this newsletter incorrectly referred to the death of a 83-year-old priest. Rev. Stan Swamy was 84 when he died. Although forensics investigators say a computer hacking trail leads back to Indian police, authorities deny involvement. The Indian government has neither confirmed nor denied its use of Pegasus spyware.

Tems: Tiny Desk Concert

Corrected on 2024-06-03T11:58:34.488-04:00

A previous version of this story incorrectly identified the song "Unfortunate" as "Fortunate."

It’s quick and easy to clone famous politicians’ voices, despite safeguards

Corrected on 2024-05-31T15:29:41.007-04:00

An earlier version of this story described the Center for Countering Digital Hate as a British nonprofit. CCDH is based in both the United State and the United Kingdom. The story also incorrectly said that the federal government has prohibited the use of deepfakes to mislead the electorate. The Federal Communications Commission has banned the use of deepfake audio in robocalls and is considering a ban of deepfakes in political ads. There are also bills before Congress to address the issue.

When driving on the wrong side of the road is the right way to speed up traffic

Corrected on 2024-05-30T14:43:43.812-04:00

A caption in an earlier version of this story incorrectly identified the location of the interchange depicted in the images. The intersection is in Stafford, Virginia, not Haymarket. Another caption incorrectly identified the location of the first diverging diamond intersection in the U.S., which was in Springfield, Missouri, not Virginia.

What’s better for the climate: A paper book, or an e-reader?

Corrected on 2024-05-26T13:59:09.991-04:00

This story has been corrected after an earlier version of the article stated that book publishing is the world’s third-largest industrial greenhouse gas emitter, when in fact it is the third largest within the pulp and paper industry.

Additionally, this story has been updated to provide greater perspective on the effect of book publishing on the climate as a whole.

New York proposes a ban on guns that are easy to convert to illegal automatic weapons

Corrected on 2024-05-20T00:00:00-04:00

A previous version of this story quoted Everytown for Gun Safety's Nick Suplina as saying that it is possible to install auto sears on "striker fired" pistols made by manufacturers other than Glock. In fact, Everytown says such a modification would require extensive engineering and expertise. And Suplina said there were no examples of this occurring.

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Groups that register voters are feeling besieged by new state laws

Corrected on 2024-05-16T00:00:00-04:00

An earlier version of this story included a quotation in which the speaker said those charged with a felony lose their right to vote in Kansas. A felony conviction would prevent a Kansan from voting while the sentence is in effect.

Morning Edition

RFK Jr. is not alone. More than a billion people have parasitic worms

Corrected on 2024-05-10T00:00:00-04:00

The original version of this story stated that neurocysticercosis disease, triggered by parasitic worms, is the leading cause of the onset of epilepsy in adults. It is the leading preventable cause of epilepsy worldwide.

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Remembering Steve Albini, rock musician and engineer, who died at 61

Corrected on 2024-05-10T00:00:00-04:00

In this report, we incorrectly say that Annie Clark of St. Vincent remembered seeing the band Big Black in the late 1990s. In fact, in the audio clip used, Clark was recalling when she first heard Big Black, not when she saw the band. Big Black was not touring in the 1990s.

Morning Edition

Celebrities turn out for 2024 Met Gala

Corrected on 2024-05-08T00:00:00-04:00

In this report, we incorrectly say a dress worn for a previous Met Gala by Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez read, "eat the rich." In fact, the words on the dress were "tax the rich."

Fresh Air

'A Man in Full' chronicles the final 10 days of a wealthy, charismatic villain

Corrected on 2024-05-08T00:00:00-04:00

The audio version of this story incorrectly identifies the stars of A Man in Full as Jeff Bridges. The series stars Jeff Daniels. The audio version of the story also states that Regina Hall directed some of the series' episodes. In fact, they were directed by Regina King.

Morning Edition

Is it easy for migrants to enter the U.S.? We went to the border to find out

Corrected on 2024-05-07T00:00:00-04:00

An earlier version of this story noted that an NPR team walked across the border without being asked to show passports. The story now reflects that border agents asked for passports at a later, second checkpoint a few yards inside the United States.

All Things Considered

Former White House adviser Hope Hick testifies in Trump's criminal trial

Corrected on 2024-05-04T00:00:00-04:00

An earlier version of this story referenced January 2017 as being one year into Donald Trump's presidency. January 2018 was one year into his presidency.

Also, at 1:10 into the segment, the reporter references the "fall of 2020." The events in question took place four years prior, in the fall of 2016.

Amazon, Target and other retailers pull weighted infant sleepwear over safety fears

Corrected on 2024-05-07T00:00:00-04:00

In an earlier version of this story, the Consumer Product Safety Commission said it was aware of one death from a weighted infant sleep product. The story has been updated to reflect that the CPSC has since said it is aware of multiple deaths associated with a weighted infant sleep product.

The case of the stolen masks

Corrected on 2024-04-29T00:00:00-04:00

This episode has been updated to clarify that the reason the Rubin Museum is shuttering its building is not directly linked to repatriation.

All Things Considered

Boston area police failed to act on reports for years before arresting serial rapist

Corrected on 2024-06-19T13:40:29.267-04:00

In reporting this April 24, 2024, story, and as of the date of this clarification, we have found no evidence that Attorney General Campbell interfered in the investigation and prosecution of her brother Alvin Campbell Jr. In the audio statement from her office, quoted and summarized in the story, Attorney General Campbell said she would “never interfere with or influence any investigation, especially one involving such serious allegations” and the prosecution had her “unreserved support.” As was highlighted on NPR.org, WBUR’s full reporting is available here. We will continue to report on this ongoing case.