Juana Summers

Danica Roem is a trailblazing figure as the first openly trans person elected to a state legislature in the U.S. Her new "memoir-meets-manifesto" explores her personal and political journey.

The Democratic National Committee is weighing an overhaul of its presidential nominating process, which could give more diverse states an earlier role in the primary season.

The Democratic National Committee is considering an overhaul of its presidential nominating process this week. It would give more diverse states an earlier role and promote primaries over caucuses.

Refugees streaming across the border at the Medyka border crossing into Poland leave behind the air raid sirens and the sounds of war and are welcomed by musician Davide Martello.

30 years ago, Sailor Moon burst onto Japanese television screens and captured the hearts of countless young people around the world. Why does it still endure?

NPR's Juana Summers speaks with Hawon Jung, a Korean journalist, about fears that the president elect will reverse years of progress on women's rights in South Korea.

The few Muslim women in American television shows or movies tend to be portrayed in contexts of oppression. A new test seeks assess the onscreen representation of Muslim women.

NPR's Juana Summers speaks with Krish O'mara Vignarajah, president of Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Service, about the efforts to welcome Ukrainian refugees in the U.S.

NPR's Juana Summers revisits Petee Talley, a supporter of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson, to discuss the Supreme Court confirmation hearings.

NPR's Juana Summers speaks with Briana Lawrence, a fandom editor at The Mary Sue, on the lasting cultural impart of the show 'Sailor Moon,' which premiered in Japan 30 years ago this month.

Ladee Hubbard, author of the short story collection The Last Suspicious Holdout, talks about love, family, resilience and grief in the Black community.

NPR's Juana Summers talks with A.J. Kramer, federal public defender for the District of Columbia, about his time as supervisor of Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson.

NPR's Juana Summers speaks with Sen. Dick Durbin, chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, as the first day of confirmation hearings for Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson wraps up.

Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson is the first Black woman nominated to the court. For many activists, her confirmation hearings bring pride and inspiration — and resolve against conservative attacks.

NPR's Juana Summers talks with Anne Applebaum, staff writer at The Atlantic, about how almost three weeks into the Russian invasion of Ukraine, more than 7,000 Russian troops have been killed.

As the fighting enters its fourth week in Ukraine, a question looms: could Ukraine actually win? NPR's Juana Summers talks with CEPA's Steven Horrell about the prospects of Russian defeat in Ukraine.

NPR's Juana Summers speaks with Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona about grant funds the administration is making available for HBCUs that have recently experienced a bomb threat.

The question isn't so much can Tom Brady still play, but why is he still playing. Why can some athletes walk away from their sport while others, especially ones with nothing left to prove, hang on?

NPR's Juana Summers talks with Dr. J.D. DeFreese of the Center for the Study of Retired Athletes at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill about why some pro athletes struggle to stay retired.

In one of the most high-profile speeches of Biden's presidency, he did not emphasize issues of racial justice.