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Deborah Willis, a photographer and recent MacArthur Fellow takes Sharon on a tour of Reflections in Black. Willis is curator of the exhibit, a comprehensive collection of images by Black photographers from 1840 to the present. The collection of 300 pictures is on view at the Smithsonian and a companion book of over 600 photographs was published this year. Willis has spent more than 20 years archiving and presenting the work of photographers throughout the African diaspora.(Reflections In Black, A History of Black Photographers, 1840 to the Present, Norton; 2000; ISBN: 0-393-04880-2)

Commentator Mario Livio says since the 16th century, human beings have learned much about the universe, helping us realize our own insignificance. But at the same time, says Livio, it is those very discoveries that have given the Earth importance.

Census experts with the American Statistical Association have been evaluating the state population numbers used to reallocate congressional seats and Electoral College votes for the next decade.

Prices have been climbing at the fastest pace in over a decade, as Americans pay more for gas, groceries and other items. The Labor Department issues its latest data for the month of August.

NPR's Alex Chadwick talks with television producer Norman Lear. This week, Lear and a partner purchased an original copy of the Declaration of Independence for $7.4 million. They plan to send the document around the country for the public to see.

An intern accused a well-known TV anchor of forcibly kissing her. In a ruling this week, a Beijing court found that it could not determine whether sexual harassment had occurred.

Back in May, Iowa Republican Gov. Kim Reynolds signed the mask ban into law.

Host Bob Edwards talks to Roger Diwan of the Petroleum Finance Company in Washington, DC, about the prospect that Saudi Arabia will increase its oil production by 500-thousand barrels a day. The production increase will have implications for the price of gasoline. Diwan says that, if Saudi Arabia decides to go ahead and start pumping that much more oil, crude oil prices could fall within a short period of time and lower gasoline prices could follow later this summer.

Host Bob Edwards talks to technology writer Lauren Weinstein about "smart antennas." These are a new kind of antenna that may soon be on the market. They get better reception than traditional antennas, and are much less obtrusive.

Noah talks with sportswriter Stefan Fatsis about the US Olympic Track and Field trials in Sacramento, California. There will be eight days of competition over the next ten days. Track is gaining popularity as the Summer Games approach, and nearly 20-thousand spectators are expected for the trials. Stefan talks about some of the athletes that we'll be hearing about in the competitions.