History

Troizel Carr, "The Black Public," performed as part of EMERGENYC, New York City, 2017. The Hemispheric Institute hide caption

In these episodes of Ron's Office Hours, Ron Elving explains the filibuster. CJ Riculan/NPR hide caption

Sonny Rollins Chuck Stewart/Courtesy of the artist hide caption

A First Nations rally participant in Toronto, Canada, December 2012. Steve Russell/Toronto Star via Getty Images hide caption

Mayor Catherine Pugh speaks at a news conference at City Hall in Baltimore on April 4. Patrick Semansky/AP hide caption

The good old reflex hammer (like this Taylor model) might seem like an outdated medical device, but its role in diagnosing disease is still as important as ever. Meredith Rizzo/NPR hide caption

Then-Sen. Jim Bunning, a Hall of Fame pitcher, delivers a pitch prior to a game in Arlington, Tex., in 2003. Bunning died Friday at age 85. Ronald Martinez/Getty Images hide caption

National Security Adviser Brzezinski on May 11, 1979. He served throughout the Carter administration. Tasnadi/AP hide caption

Susan Morgan, age 5, holds a bunch of bananas in Ponchatoula, La., in 1955. Susan was diagnosed with celiac disease and was prescribed a diet of 200 bananas weekly. AP hide caption

In a recent study from National Center for Education Statistics found even after controlling for academic achievement in high school, black and Latino students attend selective institutions at far lower rates and drop out of college more often. Cesar Okada/Getty Images/iStockphoto hide caption