Alana Wise
Alana Wise is a politics reporter on the Washington desk at NPR.
Before joining NPR, Alana covered beats including American gun culture, the aviation business and the 2016 U.S. presidential election. Through her reporting, Alana has covered such events as large protests, mass shootings, boardroom uprisings and international trade fights.
Alana is a graduate of Howard University in Washington, D.C., and an Atlanta native.
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Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott has been the target of racist attacks following last week's Key Bridge collapse. -
A mural depicting Frederick Douglass in a chunky wristwatch, a slim-cut suit and crisp white Converse has divided the town of Easton, Md., in his birth county of Talbot. -
NPR spoke to veterans ahead of the Saturday holiday who say the violence in the region has stirred up unpleasant memories of their own time in the service. -
The popular Power 105.1 FM radio personality had partnered with investor Cesar Pina to host real estate seminars across the country. The feds now say Pina was running a Ponzi scheme. -
Monday marks the Juneteenth holiday — a date commemorating the fall of slavery in the United States. While it's a new federal holiday, it's been celebrated since the 1860s. -
The bill, Reparations NOW, calls for $14 trillion to Black Americans as compensation for slavery and Jim Crow. -
Wes Moore is the third Black governor to be elected in the country, and the first to serve in Maryland. He defeated Republican Dan Cox for the job, who was endorsed by former President Donald Trump. -
Experts hailed the move as an important first step in righting the wrongs from decades of uneven drug enforcement policy. -
Americans of color were more likely than their white counterparts to say they feared being physically attacked, the NPR/Harvard study shows. -
Tyrone and Michelle Ferrens build some successes out of their complex story.
