Connor Donevan

"I'm out here still updating and like, you have to interact with these updates," Earl Sweatshirt says.

Earl Sweatshirt On Resentment, Growth And Giving Yourself A Chance

Ari Shapiro

Beachside in Santa Monica, Calif., Earl Sweatshirt spoke with NPR's Ari Shapiro about memorializing his father, working through anger and his latest album, Some Rap Songs.

Passengers disembark from a train in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe.

Zimbabwe's Rickety Trains Get A Boost From Expat Investors Next Door

Connor Donevan

Zimbabweans living in neighboring South Africa are injecting capital into a railway revamp — but much more is needed to get the country back on its feet.

A money trader holds wads of cash on the street in Harare.

Mugabe's Gone, But Zimbabwe Still Has A Serious Cash Shortage

Kat Lonsdorf

The lack of hard currency is a severe problem for the southern African nation.

Zinzile Majola, 27-year-old singer of Friends Band, says it felt like a window opening when Mugabe left. "It actually gave us more confidence that things would change from now on, from the way they were, from the way they used to be," Majola says.

Politics In Zimbabwe Has A New Soundtrack

Ari Shapiro

Ebba Chitambo, 66, made music during Zimbabwe's fight for independence. Now, he's giving advice to a new generation of musicians about writing political music.

Florence Machinga, a candidate for the opposition MDC party, looks out the window of her house, which was burned down 10 years ago by an angry mob. The incident was one in a wave of violence carried out against MDC supporters in 2008. Machinga is still slowly rebuilding the home.

Survivors Of Political Violence 'Will Make Sure There's Peace' In Zimbabwe's Election

Connor Donevan

Survivors of political violence in Zimbabwe are being trained to serve as election monitors in the country's July 30 vote. Past elections have been marred by violence and allegations of rigging.

Nigel Munyati, the director of the Zimbabwean International Film and Festival Trust, launched a film competition based on a single question: "What does it mean to be Zimbabwean?" The submissions came in slowly at first. "Young Zimbabweans are still tentative about taking advantage of that freedom of speech," he says.

'Free But Not Free': Zimbabwe's Amateur Filmmakers Turn A Lens On Their Country

Connor Donevan

For a contest after the ouster of Robert Mugabe, filmmakers responded to the question "What does it mean to be Zimbabwean?" Their short films featured some uncomfortable answers.

Savanna Madamombe rides on the back of her brother's truck in Harare. She says she wants to seize this moment in Zimbabwe to show people they can hold their leaders accountable.

'A New Life': An Activist Comes Home To Zimbabwe, Hoping To Hold Leaders Accountable

Ari Shapiro

"I know for sure that if it was still Robert Mugabe, I would never dare to do it," says Savanna Madamombe. "The Mugabe era is gone, and it's something that can't ever be allowed to come back."

(Above) Janet Folkerts, curator for the Vietnam Veterans Memorial museum collection, holds a container of unidentified cremains at the Museum Resource Center in Landover, Md. (Below) A 3-foot-tall model of a U.S. watercraft (left) and a traditional Vietnamese dress are among the artifacts left at the wall that have become part of the permanent collection.

Human Ashes Left At The Vietnam Memorial Find A Not-Final Resting Place

Ari Shapiro

To some, the Vietnam memorial is a sacred space and a fitting place for deceased veterans. But the National Park Service says it's not equipped to care for the remains that are being left there.

Houses in the Florida Keys damaged by Hurricane Irma are seen from a Coast Guard flight Monday.

After Heavy Damage, Florida Keys Residents Anxiously Wait To Return Home

Connor Donevan

Some residents of Key Largo are now being allowed back in, but the Florida Keys are still largely without power, water, medical service and cell service.

What You Learn Hiking The Whole Appalachian Trail

Connor Donevan

Rhys Hora hopes walking the some 2,200 miles from Georgia to Maine will nudge him out of a rut. Sara Leibold did it in 2011 and says adjusting to the solitude, and then life afterward, are difficult.