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Scholar and activist HENRY LOUIS GATES, JR. He's Professor of English and Chairman of Afro-American Studies at Harvard and one of Afro-American studies most visible and controversial proponents. GATES believes that Black studies should be a methodology, not an ideology, and that you don't have to be black to teach African-American literature. He defended the rap group 2 Live Crew in court in Florida testifying that the group was "parodying stereotypes of blacks, following the old African-American tradition of 'signifying,' or humorous put-downs." GATES has a new memoir of his early years, "Colored People," (

In the 1990s, Stanford students Sergey Brin and Larry Page figured out how to use the structure of the Internet — the way pages link to one another — to put the most relevant items at the top of a search list. Their discovery transformed their garage startup, Google, into the Internet's top search engine, a household name and even a verb. NPR's Rick Karr reports.

NPR's John Burnett reports on the increasing allure that the Orthodox Christian Church holds for American Protestants. One Orthodox congregation in Northern California is representative. Virtually the entire membership of St. Peter and Paul Orthodox church is American converts, attracted by the ancient, rigorous theology and its sheer constancy across the centuries. But ethnic traditionalists worry that even the most devout American converts carry with them the unwelcome seeds of change.

Robert talks with Carole Kismaric and Marvin Heiferman, authors of, Growing Up with Dick and Jane: Learning and Living the American Dream. The authors say the Dick and Jane readers represent an ideal of mid-century American life. Dick and Jane books, illustrated with dreamy watercolors, taught American children how to read from the 1930s through the 1960s. (5:15) (Stations: "Growing Up With Dick and Jane" is published by ScottFor

-Tom talks to Dr. C. Eric Lincoln about the historical significance of the black church to the African American community. Lincoln wrote a highly praised book on the black church a few years ago. He says the church has always played an important role in the African American community and is still strong in spite of the He recent burnings of black churches in the South. He described those attacks, as tactics used by racists to intimidate African Americans.

from the American Jewish community to a proposed law in Israel giving Orthodox Rabbis sole authority to conduct conversions to Judaism in Israel. The legislation, which has gotten preliminary approval in the Israeli parliament, threatens to split the American Jewish community's historical support of Israel -- only about ten percent of American Jews are Orthodox

Robert Siegel talks with BBC correspondent Caroline Gluck in Seoul, South Korea, about anti-American demonstrations there. Protesters have been decrying last month's acquittal of the two American soldiers in the case of a car accident that caused the deaths of two girls. Gluck says the news of the missile shipment from North Korea to Yemen may soften anti-American sentiment in South Korea.

Sociologist SUDHIR VENKATESH. Hes an Associate Professor of Sociology and Director of African American Studies at Columbia University in New York. His newest book –American Project: The Rise and Fall of the Modern Ghetto,— (Harvard 2000) was awarded the 2000 Professional/ Scholarly Publishing Award of the Association of American Publishers. His research interests are based in investigating the social organization of poor urban neighborhoods. He lives in New York City.

Firty years ago, the Korean War ended in a stalemate -- but it sparked a profound change in American society. Stephen Smith of American RadioWorks explores the decision to integrate black soldiers into fighting units of the U.S. armed forces. See photos and read transcripts from the American RadioWorks series on the Korean War.

The U.S. Postal Service says more than 5,400 workers were attacked by dogs in 2021. Ohio came in at No. 3 with 359 workers attacked or bitten. Cleveland tops the nationwide list with the most incidents but Cincinnati, Columbus, Dayton, Toledo, Akron and Youngstown all place in the top 25.