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The Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History in Detroit is facing a budget crisis. Commentator Lester K. Spence calls upon the post-civil rights generation to preserve black history and to develop a black future. Spence is an assistant professor of political science at Johns Hopkins University.

Day to Day senior producer Steve Proffitt presents a new "short list" -- our occasional series of audio riddles. Tuesday's list is inspired by the 10th anniversary of Netscape's initial public offering of stock.

While the recent bus shootings are an extreme example, many of Israel's Orthodox Jews are fervently against the government's plan to withdraw from the Gaza Strip. Some say they might cut off ties with the state.

Israeli Finance Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announces his resignation, a week before Israel's withdrawal from the Gaza Strip begins. Also, Israel's Cabinet formally ratifies the first phase of the withdrawal. Prime Minister Ariel Sharon says Netanyahu's resignation will not affect the pullback.

When O.J. Simpson was acquitted of the murders of his ex-wife Nicole and her friend Ron Goldman, the way individual Americans reacted to the verdict depended largely upon their race. Commentator Aaron Freeman observes that in a decade, that hasn't changed much.

What's the biggest moneymaker in Hollywood? It's not DVDs, but selling television rights. Madeleine Brand talks with Slate contributor Edward Jay Epstein about the role television replay rights play in the movie business.

President Bush says the new energy bill won't bring down gasoline prices right away but would make a contribution to long-term energy independence. The president interrupted his vacation in Texas to visit the Sandia laboratory near Albuquerque, N.M., where he signed the bill into law.

The Space Shuttle Discovery was forced to postpone landing in Florida Monday morning because of low clouds and poor visibility. NASA has set the landing for early Tuesday, and is contemplating alternative landing sites.

Muzammil Siddiqi is chairman of the Fiqh Council of North America, an association of Islamic legal scholars that interprets Muslim religious law. On July 28, the group issued a fatwa, or religious ruling, condemning all acts of terrorism and religious extremism as fundamentally un-Islamic.

Members of the classic funk-soul band Earth, Wind & Fire tell Ed Gordon about the group's latest CD, Illumination.