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The father-son strife between Darth Vader and Luke Skywalker in Star Wars is legendary. But what if Darth Vader was the purveyor of evil in the galaxy and trying to raise a young son at the same time? Cartoonist Jeffrey Brown speaks with host Michel Martin about putting a new spin on the classic story in his graphic novel Darth Vader and Son.

The Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture is open to the public after a dedication ceremony on Saturday. President Obama cut the ribbon on the brand new museum.

The bill makes duplexes allowable in cities over 10,000 people, and quadplexes legal in the Portland metro area. It's part of a growing change to zoning policy amid a national housing crisis.

This year's class of MacArthur Fellows, recipients of unrestricted $500,000 awards, include Matthew Carter, a type designer; Kelly Benoit-Bird, a marine biologist; and David Simon, the creator of "The Wire"

The Murdoch media empire is deciding how to treat former President Trump after an uneasy alliance lasting years.

In 1987, Paul Simon introduced the magical sounds of South African choral and dance group Ladysmith Black Mambazo to the world on his groundbreaking album, Graceland. Since that time, the group on its own has earned a total of 19 Grammy Award nominations and five wins -- the most for any World Music group.

In 1857, John Brown liberates 12-year-old Henry from his master. There's only one problem: Brown is so wrapped up in his freedom mission, he thinks Henry is a girl. James McBride delivers a portrait of Brown and his friend Frederick Douglass as Henry sees them.

Irish author, playwright and comedian Brendan O'Carroll speaks to host Jacki Lyden about his best-selling Agnes Browne trilogy, comprised of The Mammy, The Chiselers, and The Granny. The entire set is now available in U.S. The Angelica Houston film adaptation of The Mammy, called Agnes Browne, is available on video this month. (Putnam Penguin Publishers, 2000)

Joe Palca goes in search of jellyfish at the Chesapeake Bay in Maryland and talks with oceanographer Christopher Brown who says he can predict where the creatures will be and when. Research by Brown and his colleagues appears in the journal Eos. Also, jellyfish salad? We talk with Chef Mario Batali. He's the author of The Babbo Cookbook. (Clarkson Potter Publishers, ISBN 0609607758).

Gene Brian Johnson of member station WNYC reports that today is the 100th anniversary of Plessey vs. Ferguson, the 1896 Supreme Court decision legalizing racial segregation. The High Court overturned Plessey in 1954 in the famous Brown vs. Board of Education case. But forty plus years after Brown, some African-Americans are rethinking the whole idea and rationale behind integration.