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Ice climbing is technical, cold and can be dangerous. That doesn't hold disabled climbers back.

Big banks are facing a new reality in Washington: Democrats control all levers of power and they are not shy about their intentions to ratchet up pressure on the sector.

An investigation by the U.S. Department of Education found that Springfield, Mass., schools were violating the civil rights of Somali students by failing to provide an adequate education. Ninety students shared a part-time tutor. The district says it is addressing the issues.

Blogger and writer Kara Brown, radio host Farajii Muhammad and The Root's Danielle Belton talk about the new film The Birth of a Nation, Cam Newton, and Beyonce and Chris Martin's new music video.

Many people thought Laura Bates was out of her mind when she offered to teach Shakespeare in the maximum security wing of an Indiana prison. But the prisoners found a deep connection with the playwright's words. Laura Bates talks about her experience in her new book Shakespeare Saved My Life: Ten Years in Solitary with the Bard. She speaks with host Michel Martin.

Regina King's directorial film debut, One Night in Miami, envisions a 1964 gathering of boxer Cassius Clay, activist Malcolm X, fullback Jim Brown and singer Sam Cooke.

For NBA fans, grumbly and otherwise, the wait is almost over. The Finals begin tonight.

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with journalist and professor DeNeen Brown about her new project, Printing Hate.

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Emma Brown, an investigative reporter at The Washington Post, about sexual violence perpetrated against boys.

Liberal arts colleges are trying hard to attract minority students and faculty. But what happens when they get on campus? Host Michel Martin talks to the dean and chief diversity officer of Middlebury College, Shirley Collado, and her former student Sheyenne Brown, about initiatives to make schools more inclusive for people of color.