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A Melting Pot Of Traditions: Regina Carter Talks With Lara Downes

The genre-disrupting violinist talks about the problem with labeling music and the importance of being a role model for young women.

April 10, 2021
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By:
  • Lara Downes
Dr. Andrew Baker, the Hennepin County medical examiner, testifies Friday on the cause and manner of George Floyd's death.

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Video: Medical Examiner Says Police Restraint 'Just More Than Mr. Floyd Could Take'

Hennepin County Medical Examiner Dr. Andrew Baker testified Friday that Floyd's subdual and neck compression by police was more than his body could handle, given his underlying heart conditions.

April 09, 2021
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By:
  • Bill Chappell and
  • Laurel Wamsley
People line up to receive a rapid COVID-19 test on Feb. 17, 2021 in Immokalee, Fla. Immokalee, which has a poverty rate of around 40% and whose population is made up primarily of agricultural workers, has joined with the Coalition of Immokalee Workers and Partners in Health to test, educate and vaccinate the community during the COVID-19 outbreak.

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  • Race

How Is Racism A Health Threat? Consider The Phrase 'So-Called Race'

Epidemiologist Dr. Camara Phyllis Jones says race is merely "the social interpretation of how we look." This social reality is important because different racial groups have different health outcomes.

April 09, 2021
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  • Steve Inskeep
GPB News NPR

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  • Race

The CDC Says Racism Is A Public Health Threat. Here's What It Means

The CDC has declared racism a "serious threat" to public health. NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with Dr. Camara Phyllis Jones, who worked for the CDC and now studies race and health at Emory University.

April 09, 2021
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  • GPB Newsroom
New crowdfunding efforts are helping to pay for trips from taxis and ride-hailing apps for Asian American Pacific Islander community members who don't feel safe walking in cities such as New York and San Francisco.

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  • National

'A Sigh Of Relief': Crowdfunded Cab Rides Aim To Get Asian Americans Home Safe

In response to attacks against Asian Americans, there are efforts in some major U.S. cities to pool funds for taxi or app-based rides for people who feel unsafe walking or taking public transport.

April 09, 2021
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By:
  • Chloee Weiner

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  • Education

Why So Many Asian Americans Are Learning Remotely

Multigenerational households and anti-Asian bullying may play a role.

April 09, 2021
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  • Anya Kamenetz
Ribbon cutting at newly renovated Booker T. Washington Community Center in Macon

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  • Race

Macon's Historic Pleasant Hill Community Center Reopens After Nearly 5 Years

The center will house several nonprofit organizations that offer a variety of services as well as provide a cooperation space for the community. 

April 09, 2021
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  • Jenna Eason

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  • Art & Design

Amanda Williams: How Can Color Bring New Life To Old Houses?

Back in 2015, Chicago's Englewood neighborhood was lined with blocks of houses tagged for demolition. Before they were torn down, artist Amanda Williams used color to bring them back to life.

April 09, 2021
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  • NPR/TED Staff
Witness Bill Smock, a Louisville physician in forensic medicine, on Thursday dismissed the idea that fentanyl, which George Floyd was found to have consumed at some point before he died, could be blamed for his death.

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  • Race

Chauvin Trial: George Floyd 'Gradually Succumbed to Lower And Lower Levels Of Oxygen'

"He's breathing. He's talking. He's not snoring. He's saying, 'Please, please get off of me, I can't breathe.' That is not a fentanyl overdose. That's someone begging to breathe," an expert testified.

April 09, 2021
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  • Vanessa Romo
Dr. Martin Tobin testifies Thursday in the murder trial of former police officer Derek Chauvin. Tobin told jurors that the way George Floyd was restrained effectively shut down his left lung.

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  • National

Chauvin Trial: Expert Says George Floyd Died From A Lack Of Oxygen, Not Fentanyl

"A healthy person subjected to what Mr. Floyd was subjected to would have died," pulmonary specialist Dr. Martin Tobin told jurors on Thursday.

April 08, 2021
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  • Bill Chappell and
  • Vanessa Romo
A woman stands with her baby while viewing memorials dedicated to George Floyd in front of the entrance of Cup Foods, the site where George Floyd died.

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  • National

How A Minnesota Paper Is Covering The Chauvin Trial From The Black Perspective

The Spokesman-Recorder was founded on the mission of telling stories from the Black perspective in Minnesota. Now its small team of journalists have taken on covering the Derek Chauvin trial.

April 08, 2021
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  • Ari Shapiro
CDC Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky, seen last week at FEMA mass vaccination site in Boston, said Thursday that the CDC is taking steps to address the impact of racism on public health.

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  • Health

CDC Director Declares Racism A 'Serious Public Health Threat'

"The pandemic illuminated inequities that have existed for generations and revealed for all of America a known, but often unaddressed, epidemic impacting public health: racism," Walensky said.

April 08, 2021
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  • Laurel Wamsley
The group Muslim Advocates on Thursday sued Facebook for allegedly making false statements about taking down hateful and violent content that violates its community guidelines.

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  • Technology

'Stop Lying': Muslim Rights Group Sues Facebook Over Claims It Removes Hate Groups

The civil rights group says Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg promised Congress and the public the network would move fast to take down posts that break its rules, but anti-Muslim bigotry is still present.

April 08, 2021
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  • Bobby Allyn
GPB News NPR

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  • National

Some Asian Americans Consider Guns Amid Wave Of Attacks On Their Community

With reports of violence against Asian Americans rising, some in the AAPI community are considering guns for self-defense, and have attended firearm training.

April 08, 2021
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  • John Ruwitch
Gracie Emory (Melody Hurd) and Lucky Emory (Deborah Ayorinde) confront their traumas in <em>Them.</em>

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  • TV Reviews

'Them': The Trauma, The Trauma

Amazon's new anthology series, executive produced by Lena Waithe, unrelentingly explores "terror in America."

April 08, 2021
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  • Aisha Harris
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