Shedrick Webster

This week on the NPR Politics Podcast, 70% of Americans say they live somewhere that isn't affordable for average families.

That's up from just 45% over the summer.

But with Trump, he has unilaterally pushed a lever that makes prices go up.

The shifting politics of tariffs and affordability for President Trump on the NPR Politics Podcast.

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Shedrick Webster is the Nashville area's premier Black Santa.

He's also one of the first members of a new professional organization called the Santas of Color Coalition, which supports a movement of Santas that represents all races.

Webster says the coalition's membership is growing, and their work is resonating with parents, like Alyssa DeTuro.

Many members of the Santas of Color will travel across the country this month just to be Santa Claus.

For NPR News, I'm Leslie Eiler Thompson in Nashville.