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Listen: 'Heaven Bound' musical celebrates 90th run at Big Bethel AME Church

One of the longest-running musicals in North America is back in Atlanta after a two-year break during the pandemic.

November 10, 2022
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By:
  • Natalie Mendenhall and
  • Amanda Andrews

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  • National

Poll: Black, Native American and Latino families face serious problems from inflation

Those households are struggling to stay afloat, according to a new poll from NPR, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health.

August 08, 2022
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By:
  • Will Stone
More than 91,000 people in the U.S. died from drug overdoses in 2020. There were sharp increases among certain racial groups, a new report finds.

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  • Health

U.S. death toll from drug overdoses is rising fast among Black and Indigenous people

Drug overdoses are killing more people than ever in the U.S., and a new CDC report finds growing racial disparities among those who have died — with the largest increase among Black Americans.

July 20, 2022
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By:
  • Rhitu Chatterjee
Charles Johnson wears a button with a picture of his wife, Kira, during a press conference announcing a lawsuit outside Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Wednesday in Los Angeles. Kira Johnson died at the hospital in 2016 from complications after giving birth by cesarean section.

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  • Health

Lawsuit says a Black patient bled to death because of a hospital's culture of racism

The husband of a Black woman who died hours after childbirth in 2016 has sued Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, saying she bled to death because of a culture of racism at the renowned hospital.

May 05, 2022
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  • The Associated Press
The original cover of Jewell Parker Rhodes' novel, <em>Magic City.</em>

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  • Race

In Both Fact And Fiction, The Truth Of Tulsa Is Hard To Stomach

When author Jewell Parker Rhodes tried to publish a novel retelling the story of the Tulsa Race Massacre, she found that not everyone was ready to reckon with the city's painful, traumatic history.

May 29, 2021
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By:
  • Karen Grigsby Bates
A number of studies have found that Black-owned homes are undervalued when compared to those of white homeowners. This is especially true in historically Black neighborhoods. A 2018 report by the Brookings Institution finds that adds up to $156 billion in cumulative losses for Black homeowners.

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  • National

A Black Woman Says She Had To Hide Her Race To Get A Fair Home Appraisal

Two low home appraisals spurred a Black woman in Indianapolis to administer her own fair housing test. The result led her to file a complaint alleging housing discrimination.

May 21, 2021
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By:
  • Jill Sheridan
The cover of <em>You Should See In A Crown. </em>

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  • Race

Author Leah Johnson On Being Young, Black, Queer And In Love

Leah Johnson never saw herself in the novels she grew up with, so she wrote her own. Her debut is about the joy and frustration of growing up Black and queer in a place where that's not the norm.

February 14, 2021
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By:
  • Summer Thomad
Police hold back supporters of Donald Trump as they gather outside the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021, in Washington, DC.

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  • Race

How The Storming Of The Capitol Was — And Wasn't — About Police

Alex Vitale, author of The End of Policing, says it's a mistake to boil Wednesday's events down to questions of police force. He argues we need a broader conversation about race, politics and justice.

January 07, 2021
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By:
  • Leah Donnella
Gov. Andrew Cuomo is urging New Yorkers to get the COVID-19 vaccine when it becomes available to them. He says between 70% and 90% of New Yorkers need to be vaccinated for the vaccine to be effective.

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  • Race

Gov. Cuomo Says N.Y. Is 4th State To Find A Variant Coronavirus Case

Cuomo says the patient is recovering. The governor also pledged not to receive the vaccine until Black, Hispanic and poor people do.

January 04, 2021
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By:
  • Brakkton Booker and
  • Laurel Wamsley
Rear Adm. Alvin Holsey (left) speaks with Ensign Dimitri Foster in the pilothouse aboard guided-missile cruiser USS Lake Champlain in 2018.

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  • National

Why Does The Navy Have So Few Black Admirals? Some Blame A Culture Of Discrimination

Some say Black sailors have to navigate both unconscious and active bias in the Navy.

November 06, 2020
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By:
  • Steve Walsh
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  • Race

Scientists Discover Unmarked Coffins During Search For 1921 Tulsa Massacre Victims

Tulsa officials said at least 12 coffins were discovered over four days of digging in the city-owned Oaklawn Cemetery. More tests need to be conducted to determine if remains are massacre victims.

October 23, 2020
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By:
  • Brakkton Booker
The cover of the Elisabeth Thomas's <em>Catherine House.</em>

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  • Race

The Surreally Diverse World Of 'Catherine House'

This week, Code Switch is talking about our favorite pandemic reads. Today's conversation is with author Elisabeth Thomas, about her fictional cult-like college, set deep in the woods of Pennsylvania.

September 26, 2020
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By:
  • Leah Donnella
NBA icon Michael Jordan, shown here speaking at a press conference last year,  said he is forming a new NASCAR racing team and Bubba Wallace will be the driver.

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  • Sports

Michael Jordan, Denny Hamlin Form NASCAR Team With Bubba Wallace Behind The Wheel

"The timing seemed perfect as NASCAR is evolving and embracing social change more and more," Michael Jordan, the basketball icon and majority owner of the Charlotte Hornets NBA franchise said.

September 23, 2020
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By:
  • Brakkton Booker
Pinterest CEO Ben Silbermann addresses a Pinterest media event at the company's corporate headquarters in San Francisco, California, on April 24, 2014.

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  • National

Pinterest Sounds A More Contrite Tone After Black Former Employees Speak Out

Two people who left Pinterest over their treatment there say the company's culture does not support Black employees.

June 23, 2020
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By:
  • Rachael Myrow
Eagle  scout candidate Gordon Smith, right, is congratulated by two of the Negro League baseball players, Ernest Fann, left, and Robert Scott, center, he helped honor with plaques at Luther Williams Field Saturday in Macon, Ga.

Remembering Macon's Negro League Players

Gordon Smith is one of the few African American players on the J.V. baseball team at Mount de Sales Academy in Macon, Ga. On a recent, Spring like...

February 08, 2019
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  • Leah Fleming
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