Ayesha Rascoe

“What made being at an HBCU one of the best decisions of my life is that no one questioned my presence in the classroom.” — That’s my quote in the Smithsonian!!

God is so good, it’s such an honor to featured in the At the Vanguard exhibit at the National African American history museum.

Remembering civil rights icon Joanne Bland In a series of profiles of members of the civil rights generation, we visit JoAnne Bland in Selma, Ala. Bland marched for voting rights on "Bloody Sunday" in 1965 when she was just 11.

Very moving tribute to Selma icon Joanne Bland by @ayesharascoe.bsky.social www.npr.org/2026/02/22/n... Essential American history here.

Oh thank you so much! 🙏🏾

It’s not every day you wake up and a show you host is nominated for a Golden Globe!!! Shout out to NPR and the entire Up First team and all the co-hosts!

We’re in this piece!!!

Kids are highly supervised in physical spaces, but not online. Here's what that does NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks to researcher Eli Stark-Elster about the imbalance of how adults supervise children in physical spaces versus digitally.

I was interviewed this week by @ayesharascoe.bsky.social on @npr.org about the evolution of play and what it tells us about how kids are using digital spaces. Here's the link!

www.npr.org/2025/11/23/n...

This week on Explain It to Me: the future of housing. We talk to @ayesharascoe.bsky.social about buying a house with her bestie, @rcobooth.bsky.social about the new options out there, and @jerusalem.bsky.social on why homeownership just might be overrated. open.spotify.com/episode/1JUU...

Hey friends, grab a cup of coffee and listen to @patrickhorvath.bsky.social talk with NPR's @ayesharascoe.bsky.social about Beneath the Tress Where Nobody Sees.

www.npr.org/2025/11/16/n...

Certainly, I think food banks are in desperate need of help right now. They just can’t provide the level they of benefits provided by the government.

I’m sorry to hear that, hope you can receive the help you need.

Charities cannot fill the gap left by the disruption in SNAP benefits!

Ayesha Rascoe: "One thing you think about, it's like, is this really a problem?"

Ayesha Rascoe: "Okay, well, eventually maybe nothing will be left, but maybe that's what the Lord intended."

@ayesharascoe.bsky.social dropping truth bombs on the pending global population collapse on @npr.org this morning! 🙂

Ayesha Rascoe: "One thing you think about, it's like, is this really a problem?

"Okay, well, eventually maybe nothing will be left, but maybe that's what the Lord intended."

Is the Future of Domestic Happiness Buying a House With Your Best Friend? Six months ago, best friends Ayesha Rascoe and Jasmin Melvin, both divorced single moms, bought a house together. Here’s how it’s going.

I bought a house with my bestie and I talked to @thecut.com about it!

www.thecut.com/article/broo...

On Oct. 1st NPR and public media lost its federal funding. But, we still here!

I’ve had 3 kids, so I know how challenging pregnancy can be. So it was really important for me to have Dr. Judette Louis on Weekend Edition Sunday to explain what the actual science is about the risks of Tylenol during pregnancy. Spoiler alert: it’s safe, but always talk to your doctor.

Earlybirds Club DC was lit for this elderly millennial!

Sunday Puzzle: First and last initials NPR's Ayesha Rascoe plays the puzzle with WRVO listener Stephanie O'Neil, of Jamesville, New York, along with Weekend Edition Puzzle Master Will Shortz.

NPR's @ayesharascoe.bsky.social plays the puzzle with WRVO listener Stephanie O'Neil, of Jamesville, New York, along with Weekend Edition Puzzle Master Will Shortz.

Thanks! I love doing the puzzle!

DC Mayor Bowser changes her tone on Trump as crackdown ramps up | CNN Politics After Donald Trump won the presidential election, Washington, D.C., Mayor Muriel Bowser flew to Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate to see him.

Mayor Bowser’s response to the federalization of the DC police illustrate how she’s often trying to communicate multiple messages at once as she faces perhaps the biggest test to date of her leadership.

Our latest 👇🏾

www.cnn.com/2025/08/13/p...

Hosted Weekend Edition with help from bestselling author, J.B. Fletcher, this morning!

Growing up, I never imagined I would be the voice of anything, much less the voice of the White House Correspondents Dinner! But, look at God! So grateful to be part of journalism’s big night. ✨✨

It did. Just a quick segment.

Serving looks and analysis today on CNN

Tracy Chapman on re-releasing her self-titled 1988 debut album on vinyl NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks with Tracy Chapman about standing the test of time and the re-release on vinyl of her self-titled 1988 debut album.

Tracy Chapman is grateful so many find inspiration in her music. And you can play her songs at protests, but she's so much more than a "protest singer." She spoke to @ayesharascoe.bsky.social for the re-release of her debut album and told her why she still has hope.

www.npr.org/2025/04/06/n...

A Home But Not A Cure : Up First from NPR Thirty years ago, housing activists began an unusual experiment to help people struggling with homelessness and chronic addiction. They decided to get people into housing first and then try to help th...

I talked with @ayesharascoe.bsky.social of @npr.org to try to infuse some detail into the debate about Housing First.

I used Seattle as a lens into Housing First's past, present, and future.

You can listen here:
www.npr.org/2025/02/16/1...

Had some special guests with me at CNN today! My girls!

A new documentary seeks to give singing great Luther Vandross his due NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks with director Dawn Porter. Her new documentary, "Luther: Never Too Much," tracks the life and music of the singing great Luther Vandross.

Really love hearing @ayesharascoe.bsky.social with powerhouse film director Dawn Porter, talking about her new documentary, "Luther: Never Too Much” www.npr.org/2025/02/09/n...

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Day 1 of #BlackHistoryMonth and im snuggled on the sofa reading HBCU Made by @ayesharascoe.bsky.social with a belly full.

On Inside Politics today and it’s also the pub day for the paperback edition of my book, HBCU Made!!

Why critics say Meta's chatbot is 'digital blackface' NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks with Karen Attiah of the Washington Post about her experience with Meta's new AI chatbot "Liv," and what she calls "digital blackface."

I spoke to @ayesharascoe.bsky.social for @npr.org about Meta’s digital blackface bot, Liv.

We probably haven’t seen the last of her!

Why critics say Meta's chatbot is 'digital blackface'

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