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Not too long ago, African-Americans played a much bigger role in baseball. In the mid-1970s, a quarter of all players were black Americans. Today, it's one in 10. Baseball historian Rob Ruck writes about how that happened in his new book, Raceball: How the Major Leagues Colonized the Black and Latin Game.

The U.S. government on Thursday failed to release evidence of Iranian involvement in attacks on Americans in Iraq. The State Department's Nicholas Burns said Thursday on Morning Edition that Iran has helped kill Americans in Iraq.

ALSAC, the fundraising and awareness organization for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, conducted a national survey exploring how Americans understand, experience and practice hope.

The President's executive order on "restoring truth and sanity to American history" calls on the Department of the Interior to ensure that any monuments, statues or memorials under its jurisdiction "do not contain descriptions, depictions, or other content that inappropriately disparage Americans past or living (including persons living in colonial times)."

The wealth gap between white and black families is growing — and that's especially apparent in the housing market. Host Michel Martin talks to Washington Post correspondent Michael Fletcher about the financial disparities facing black families.

The extraordinary life of George Edwin Taylor and what it can tell us about politics in America — then and now.

Read John Kiesewetter's guide to the filmmaker's 12-hour "The American Revolution," premiering Nov. 16-21 on PBS.

Scott Simon and Daniel Schorr reviews the week's top news stories.

Scott and Daniel Schorr discuss the weeks top news stories (9:30).

Voters in Kentucky head to the polls Tuesday, May 21, to vote on a variety of local and state races and issues. Wondering who's in the lead as polls close…