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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The Exonerations Report has some disturbing numbers on the rate of exonerations. Black people represent 13.6% of the population, but account for 53% of 3,200 exonerations in the Registry as of Aug. 8.
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Americans of color were more likely than their white counterparts to say they feared being physically attacked, the NPR/Harvard study shows. -
A new Harvard/NPR poll notes that fear is a rising reality among people of color. Americans of color were more likely than white Americans to say they feared being threatened or physically attacked.
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The United States has often been hostile toward Black gun ownership, but African Americans are the fastest growing demographic of armed weapons buyers in the country.
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For Father's Day, NPR spoke to three, gay single fathers who made the choice to become parents via surrogacy.
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The shooting at a Tops grocery store, which authorities say was motivated by racist hate, brought into sharper focus the weight of being a target.
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Buffalo consistently ranks as one of the most segregated cities in the nation.
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Buffalo is one of the most segregated cities in the country. Those disparities play out in housing, transportation, education, and even whether there are grocery stores near where people live.
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Some of the children want to know how someone could do something so horrible. Others are too young to fully comprehend. Parents say there are no easy answers to the questions the children ask.
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Buffalo parents and kids — Black and white — talk about the grocery store shooting and how they're handling their grief.
