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A new play tells the story of "Blind Tom" Wiggins, the slave whose ability to play any piece of music after hearing it only once amazed audiences on both sides of the Atlantic. Susanna Capelouto reports for Morning Edition.

In 1959, theater-goers who attended A Raisin in the Sun saw a serious drama about a black family written by a black woman. They had never seen anything like it, Cheryl Corley reports for Morning Edition. Her story is part of NPR's Present at the Creation series.

Federal law mandates that public schools provide for homeless children, but not many of them do. The government is stepping up enforcement to ensure that homeless kids get a decent education. Advocates from the homeless are divided on how to go about giving it to them. A two-part report for Morning Edition.

In the last of a three-part series on Islam and the Internet, NPR's Duncan Moon explores the benefits and risks posed by the explosion of online Muslim sermons and debates. Hear the words of online muftis on Weekend All Things Considered. (8:26)

Harold Parrott was present for most of the Brooklyn Dodgers' golden moments -- and some of the most disappointing. Morning Edition host Bob Edwards interviews son Brian Parrott about Harold Parrott's 1976 book The Lords of Baseball, a refreshing look at the national pastime.

Master vocalist Bobby McFerrin's new album Beyond Words takes him back to his jazz roots. On Weekend Edition Sunday, host Lynn Neary talks with McFerrin about his new work, his career, and his approach to making music.

At Baltimore's "supermax" prison, the warden keeps wayward inmates in line with a bland loaf made from bread, fake cheese, spinach, beans and a host of other unappetizing ingredients. Break the rules, and your menu becomes very simple -- and very tasteless -- for at least a week. Weekend Edition Saturday has the story. (5:00)

The Bush administration announced a new, $345-trillion proposal to extend universal health care to pets — causing the fur to fly on Capitol Hill as fiscal conservatives, animal rights groups and pro-human advocates joined the heated debate. NPR's Julie Rovner reports for All Things Considered.

Some were world famous, some were anonymous, but all performed hush-hush duties for their country. Female spies are the subject of a new exhibition: Clandestine Women: The Untold Stories of Women in Espionage. NPR's Susan Stamberg reports on Morning Edition.

Their commentaries have taken on the Middle East, the Sept. 11 attacks, Enron, anthrax, global warming and, most recently, pedophilia by priests. They are the Carmelite nuns of Indianapolis, whose opinions appear on a Web site they call Pray the News. NPR's Susan Stamberg interviews two of the nuns on Morning Edition.