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News Articles: Race

A reparations rally outside City Hall in San Francisco this month, as supervisors take up a draft reparations proposal. The growing number of local actions has renewed hopes and questions about a national policy.

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  • Race

Cities may be debating reparations, but here's why most Americans oppose the idea

Compensation for descendants of enslaved people is broadly controversial, and especially so among whites and Republicans. Researchers say one reason may be misperceptions about the racial wealth gap.

March 27, 2023
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By:
  • Jennifer Ludden
GPB News NPR

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  • Obituaries

Randall Robinson, human rights activist and lawyer, has died at 81

He died in St. Kitts of aspiration pneumonia. He was known for his advocacy against South African apartheid and for Haitian democracy.

March 26, 2023
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By:
  • Kaitlyn Radde
An officer speaks to migrants as they arrive at the Roxham Road border crossing in Quebec, Canada, earlier this month.

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  • National

U.S. and Canada reach a deal to close a popular but unofficial border crossing

The U.S. and Canada have reached a deal that will allow both countries to turn back migrants at unofficial border crossings. President Biden announced the deal in remarks to the Canadian Parliament.

March 24, 2023
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By:
  • Joel Rose
The Congregation Beth Israel synagogue in Colleyville, Texas, was the site of an attack by British national Malik Faisal Akram, who was in a 10-hour hostage standoff with law enforcement. A new report by the Anti-Defamation League says antisemitic incidents in the U.S. rose 36% in 2022.

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  • National

Antisemitic incidents are at an all-time high, the ADL reports

The annual report says instances of harassment, assault and propaganda are all on the rise. It warns public officials and social media stars have helped normalize longstanding antisemitic tropes.

March 24, 2023
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By:
  • Vanessa Romo
Carole Lindstrom's new book <em>My Powerful Hair</em> features illustrations by Steph Littlebird.

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  • Book News & Features

'Like a living scrapbook': 'My Powerful Hair' is a celebration of Native culture

Author Carole Lindstrom follows Caldecott-winning We Are Water Protectors with another children's book featuring Native culture. She says she hopes it helps kids "see themselves in a positive way."

March 23, 2023
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By:
  • Elizabeth Blair
First-grade teacher Kimberly Pate, 52, worked for nearly two decades as a classroom assistant. Through the Mississippi Teacher Residency, she'll earn a master's degree plus dual certification in elementary and special education, all at no cost. "How could you pass that up?" she laughs.

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  • Education

What we do (and don't) know about teacher shortages, and what can be done about them

Limited national data suggest teachers are plentiful, but many districts that serve some of the most vulnerable students would beg to differ.

March 22, 2023
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By:
  • Cory Turner

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  • Race

The Women Behind the Montgomery Bus Boycott

We've heard about Rosa Parks and her crucial role in the Montgomery bus boycott. But Parks was just one of many women who organized for years. In this episode, those women tell their own story.

March 22, 2023
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By:
  • LA Johnson,
  • Karen Grigsby Bates,
  • and 4 more
Republican state Rep. Mallerie Stromswold votes on a bill on the House floor of the Montana state Capitol on Jan. 13, 2023.

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  • National

Can moderates survive state politics? In Montana, they may be going extinct

Across the country, parties are consolidating political power in states and squeezing out the moderate middle. In Montana, that squeeze is changing political representation and whose voice counts.

March 21, 2023
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By:
  • Shaylee Ragar

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  • Book Reviews

'Benjamin Banneker and Us' traces generations of descendants of the mathematician

Rachel Jamison Webster learned she is related to Benjamin Banneker at a cousin's wedding. The news was unexpected, not only because of Banneker's place in history but also because the author is white.

March 21, 2023
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By:
  • Ericka Taylor
"They are thriving," says Gary Walker of his adopted children Mazzy and Ransom.  The hope is that with better addiction care, more Cherokee children can remain in intact families.

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  • National

Opioids are devastating Cherokee families. The tribe has a $100 million plan to heal

The fentanyl crisis is hitting young people hard, and the highest death rates are in Native American communities. The Cherokee Nation is working to help young families recover.

March 19, 2023
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By:
  • Brian Mann
GPB News NPR

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  • Education

A Florida professor says his contract was terminated for teaching about racial justice

A longtime English professor at Palm Beach Atlantic University says his "decision to teach and speak about racial justice" led to a parent complaining and the university terminating his contract.

March 18, 2023
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By:
  • Juliana Kim and
  • Kate Payne
John James Audubon inspired generation with his <em>Birds of America</em> compendium. But his legacy also includes racist views and the owning and selling of enslaved people — bringing calls for the National Audubon Society to change its name.

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  • Race

Audubon faces a backlash after deciding to keep name that evokes a racist enslaver

Three board members resigned after the National Audubon Society rejected calls to change its name. Some local groups are renaming themselves anyway.

March 18, 2023
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By:
  • Bill Chappell
The San Francisco Board of Supervisors, which meets at City Hall, accepted a draft plan of more than 100 recommendations for reparations to eligible Black residents. But the move was largely procedural and doesn't bind the city to any of the proposals.

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  • Race

San Francisco will discuss reparation proposals — but even supporters are split

While many cheered the possibility of a huge financial windfall for the city's Black residents, one civil rights leader says the proposal is a distraction from tangible efforts to redress racism.

March 18, 2023
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By:
  • Vanessa Romo
A land acknowledgment is a statement before an event recognizing the Indigenous communities that originally inhabited the event space. Above is a detail of a <a href="https://www.tribalnationsmaps.com">Tribal Nations Map</a> by Aaron Carapella. <a href="https://www.npr.org/323665644">Read more about Carapella's mapping project.</a>

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  • Arts & Life

So you began your event with an Indigenous land acknowledgment. Now what?

Statements recognizing Indigenous rights to territories seized by colonial powers may be well-meaning. But some Indigenous leaders fear these acknowledgments may become routine and performative.

March 17, 2023
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By:
  • Chloe Veltman
Johnny Thomas, mayor of tiny Glendora, Miss., runs a small civil rights museum dedicated to the Emmett Till story.

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  • National

Landmarks fall, memories fade. Civil rights tourism may protect Mississippi history

There's a new push to develop civil rights tourism in the Mississippi Delta where local groups are using federal dollars to preserve the stories before memories fade and landmarks are lost.

March 17, 2023
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By:
  • Debbie Elliott and
  • Kirk Siegler
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