Frederick Douglass was one of the few activists to see his goal achieved within his lifetime — the abolition of slavery. Kai Wright shares how Douglass discovered a new purpose after President Lincoln’s assassination: campaigning for a bold new Constitution.

The challenge of living and aging with HIV.

How one woman refused to accept the status quo and helped save the lives of thousands of people in her neighborhood.

Why it took the Black community so long to respond to the AIDS crisis.

The story of how a group of women changed the very definition of AIDS.

Stories from Harlem Hospital’s pediatric AIDS ward.

The dawn of HIV and AIDS.

Stories from the early days of AIDS and the people who refused to stay out of sight.

Blindspot introduces a new podcast: Dead End: A New Jersey Political Murder Mystery New Jersey politics is not for the faint of heart. But the brutal killing of John and Joyce Sheridan, a prominent couple with personal ties to three governors, shocks even the most cynical operatives. The mystery surrounding the crime sends their son on a quest for truth. Dead End is a story of crime and corruption at the highest levels of society in the Garden State. Jim O'Grady (Blindspot, Season 1) in conversation with investigative reporter and Dead End's host, Nancy Solomon.

Twenty years after the attacks that changed our world, we revisit the evidence and question the people at the center of the story.