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Some tough news about several historically black colleges has prompted folks to wonder if they're viable and necessary — questions that sometimes simplify their strengths and challenges.

The consultant, Brad Deutser, is listed as a chair of the committee tasked with chronicling the full history of 'The Eyes.'" But some students who spoke with him said they felt he was trying to convince them to accept the school's position on the song.

Dallas County reported 228 deaths during the week. Also, another vaccine mega-clinic opened in Denton County.

Woodson, the author of the young adult novel Brown Girl Dreaming, says that growing up in South Carolina, she knew that the safest place was with her family. Originally broadcast Dec. 10, 2014.

Neither knew the other was up for a role. The episodes air Dec. 3 and Dec. 17

NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with Joe Killian, investigative reporter for NC Policy Watch, about the University of North Carolina's decision to not give Nikole Hannah-Jones tenure status.

Louis Zamperini, an Olympian and a war hero, has died at the age of 97. Zamperini ran in the 1936 Berlin Olympics and survived 47 days on a raft in the Pacific after his bomber crashed. Shortly after he came ashore, he was captured by the Japanese, enduring two years of harsh treatment as a prisoner of war. Unbroken, a book about his life, has been adapted for a forthcoming film.

TCU and football coach Gary Patterson mutually agreed to immediately part ways Sunday before the completion of his 21st season.

This past weekend, the University of Southern California and the University of Texas each finished undefeated seasons with dominating performances to set up their face-off for the national title in the Rose Bowl on Jan. 4.

Rescue teams are trying to find two miners still missing at the Aracoma Mine in Melville, W. Va., about 60 miles southwest of Charleston. Nineteen others escaped Thursday evening when a conveyor belt deep in the mine caught fire. Anna Sale of West Virginia Public Broadcasting reports.