“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.

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

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!

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...

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

@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."

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!

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!

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. ✨✨

Serving looks and analysis today on CNN

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...

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!

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...

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!!

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' www.npr.org/2025/01/12/n...

I’m excited that my book, HBCU Made, is coming out in paperback on January 21st! To celebrate, I get to chat with my dear friend @delecewrites.bsky.social at Politics and Prose in Union Market in DC!

Was honored to host the WABJ Gala last weekend with the incomparable Guy Lambert. So many wonderful friends and colleagues were honored!

Nick Frost is an absolutely lovely man. You can hear him chat with @ayesharascoe.bsky.social about his bizarre, bloody new horror comedy GET AWAY this Sunday on @npr.org 's Weekend Edition. It's a real treat!

My girls! Some of the best in the business! @delecewrites.bsky.social @ayesharascoe.bsky.social @Eva Mckend finally got to catch up post-election #friends #journalism #media

After 44 years in journalism, the coolest trophy just arrived. Let this #SignalAward for Best Driveway Moment in a podcast (for Coal’s Deadly Dust on @npr.org UpFirst/The Sunday Story) be a reminder to always wear headphones. Shared with @ayesharascoe.bsky.social Jenny Schmidt & Justine Yan