Internet Expansion & Income Inequality
A recent report outlines how deeply intertwined income inequality is with the lack of internet access.
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Best Of: Author Dawn Turner recounts love and loss in ‘Three Girls From Bronzeville’
Dawn Turner grew up on the south side of Chicago and went on to have a successful career as a columnist at the Chicago Tribune, but her sister and best friend were not so fortunate. Turner recounts the different paths their lives took in her new memoir, Three Girls from Bronzeville. This segment originally aired September 16, 2021.
On the ground in Ukraine, 100 days since Russian invasion
This weekend marked 100 days since Russia invaded Ukraine. The 21st was joined by a freelance journalist who’s been working with an NPR team in Ukraine as a producer, fixer, reporter, and translator.
Best Of: Illinois moms’ influence on the Beanie Baby craze
The story of Beanie Babies is the subject of a new documentary called “Beanie Mania.” The craze has ties to a group of northern Illinois moms, who helped Beanie Babies become the must-have collectors item of the late 1990s. We were joined by the documentary's director to talk about the craze, its Illinois connection, and more.
Best Of: How To Raise Confident, Self-Sufficient Kids
We talk with two authors about helping children grow into independent, confident, and self-sufficient adults. Lenore Skenazy is the author of Free-Range Kids: How Parents and Teachers Can Let Go and Let Grow, and Christina Hillsberg is the author of License to Parent: How My Career as a Spy Helped Me Raise Resourceful, Self-Sufficient Kids.