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  • Kamala B.K. in front of her menstruation shed.
    A Girl Gets Her Period And Is Banished To The Shed: #15Girls
    When a teenage girl in rural Nepal gets her period, an ancient tradition may drive her to sleep outdoors. But one 15-year-old is trying to break the taboos around menstruation.
  • Tall brick walls conceal a colorful garden at Eastern Senior High School in Washington, D.C., where students like Romario Bramwell, 17, harvest flowers and produce. The program is run by City Blossoms, a nonprofit that brings gardens to urban areas.
    Healthy Eaters, Strong Minds: What School Gardens Teach Kids
    School-based urban gardens can have a measurable positive impact on kids — from improving their diets to helping boost engagement with academics.
  • A man walks along a pathway at the Texas A&M University campus in Doha, Qatar.
    Instead Of Sending Students Abroad, Qatar Imports U.S. Colleges
    What do you do if your country is extremely rich and wants to give its college students a first-rate education without leaving home? Qatar has imported a host of U.S. universities that include Georgetown, Northwestern and Cornell.
  • <strong>Just One Of The Guys:</strong> Bruno Mars (center, with microphone) performs with his band at Key Arena in Seattle, Washington on July 21.
    Bruno Mars Is More Than Your Average Pop Star
    In a live arena show that trades in a well-schooled range of summertime-friendly pop, the hit-making machine known as Bruno Mars is one of our moment's most valuable historians of popular music.
  • Former Sec. Of Education Wants More Support For Teachers
    Education has been called the top civil rights issue of the 21st century. Host Michel Martin asks former U.S. Secretary of Education of Education Rod Paige about whether the nation is winning the battle for equality in schools.
  • CrossFitters exercise at a gym in Travis, N.Y. A blog posted to CrossFit's Facebook page has opened up a discussion about diversity in the CrossFit community.
    Who's Really Left Out Of The CrossFit Circle
    A controversial article posted to the CrossFit Facebook page has led to a larger discussion about race. The majority of participants in the grueling and popular workout genre are white. Just how many people of color participate, though, is tough to say.
  • Project Plié: Bringing Color To Ballet's Corps
    If you've ever attended a ballet performance, you may have noticed the lack of diversity on stage. But a new initiative, Project Plié aims to bring some color to the art form. Guest host Celeste Headlee learns more from dancer Misty Copeland and American Ballet Theater CEO Rachel Moore.
  • Onyx in an undated photo. From left to right, Sticky Fingaz, Fredro Starr, Suave and Big DS.
    The Year Onyx's 'Slam' Crashed Pop Radio
    In 1993 Onyx's raucous single became an unlikely hit on MTV and pop radio. The song was on the leading edge of a media change of heart.
  • Getting Your Microbes Analyzed Raises Big Privacy Issues
    Scientists are asking people to contribute samples of their gut microbes to help figure out how those microbes affect human health. But ethicists say sharing that information, as well as the personal health data that make it useful to researchers, poses risks. That's especially true for children.
  • Protecting Kids' Digital Privacy
    Think the apps your kids download are harmless? A federal government report says that may not be true. The investigation found that hundreds of popular mobile device apps have been collecting and sharing data about children. Host Michel Martin talks with Rey Junco of the Harvard Berkman Center, about how best to protect your kids' digital privacy.
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