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News Articles: Race

A screenshot from one of the videos of the brawl in Montgomery, Ala., on Saturday. The video shows a fight that broke out between an apparent dock worker and several men who appeared to be parking their pontoon boat in a space reserved for the city's riverboat.

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  • National

4 people are being charged with assault for the waterfront brawl in Montgomery

Police say 13 people were detained and then released, and four suspects are being brought in on assault charges after a brawl broke out Saturday at the city's Riverfront Park.

August 10, 2023
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By:
  • Dustin Jones
A screenshot from one of the videos of the brawl in Montgomery, Ala., on Saturday. The video shows a fight that broke out between an apparent dock worker and several men who appeared to be parking their pontoon boat in a space reserved for the city's riverboat.

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  • Arts & Life

I've spent my career explaining race, but hit a wall with Montgomery brawl memes

When you've built a career around explaining race and racism to people, what happens when you find a moment you just don't want to explain?

August 10, 2023
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By:
  • Eric Deggans
GPB  NPR

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  • Race

Montgomery brawl doesn't constitute hate crime charges, police chief says

The Montgomery brawl that broke over the weekend when a Black man was attacked by a group of white men, has gone viral with numerous memes and TikTok videos.

August 09, 2023
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By:
  • Steve Inskeep and
  • Gene Demby
A portion of Grand Canyon National Park and the newly designated Baaj Nwaavjo I'tah Kukveni – Ancestral Footprints of the Grand Canyon National Monument

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  • Religion

New national monument comes after more than a decade of advocacy by Native nations

The new national monument that President Biden is designating in Arizona today comes after Native nations advocated for decades to protect the area

August 08, 2023
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By:
  • Ryan Heinsius
Injectable weight-loss drugs are becoming a multi-billion dollar market, but they are not covered by Medicare. The drugmakers are trying to change that.

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  • Health

Ozempic and Wegovy maker courts prominent Black leaders to get Medicare's favor

Drugmaker Novo Nordisk focuses on Black lawmakers and opinion leaders to spread the message that obesity is a chronic disease — worth treating at a cost of $1,000 or more a month.

August 08, 2023
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By:
  • Rachana Pradhan
Southwest Airlines planes taxi at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport in July 2019. Southwest is facing a discrimination suit after an employee allegedly reported a passenger to police on suspicion of child trafficking.

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  • Race

Southwest employee accused white mom of trafficking her Black daughter, lawsuit says

When Mary MacCarthy and her 10-year-old landed at a Denver airport, two armed police officers were waiting to interrogate them.

August 07, 2023
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By:
  • Juliana Kim
The remains of Catoctin Furnace in Maryland as seen in 2020. Researchers have now analyzed the DNA of enslaved and free Black workers there, connecting them to nearly 42,000 living relatives.

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  • Research News

A landmark study opens a new possible way for Black Americans to trace their ancestry

Researchers have compared the DNA of 27 Black people who lived at the Catoctin furnace between 1774 and 1850, finding a link between these enslaved Americans and nearly 42,000 living relatives.

August 04, 2023
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By:
  • Scott Maucione
Commodore Benny McCottry stands outside the entrance of the Seafarers Yacht Club of Annapolis in Annapolis, Md. It was founded more than 60 years ago by a handful of Black boaters.

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  • National

When Black boaters faced discrimination on the water, this yacht club became a refuge

When the Seafarers Yacht Club of Annapolis was founded in 1959, discrimination at fuel docks around the famous port was common. Today, the club is thriving and giving back to the community.

August 04, 2023
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By:
  • Scott Neuman
Aaron Bowman cries during an interview at his attorney's office in Monroe, La., on Aug. 5, 2021, as he discusses his injuries resulting from a Louisiana State trooper pummeling him during a traffic stop in 2019.

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  • National

Jury acquits a white Louisiana trooper caught on camera beating a Black motorist

The federal jury acquitted a state trooper charged with violating the civil rights of Aaron Bowman despite body-camera footage that showed the officer pummeling him 18 times with a flashlight.

August 03, 2023
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By:
  • The Associated Press

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  • Music

Linguist John McWhorter views American music through a wide lens

The Columbia University professor and New York Times columnist traces the intersecting lines of race and music in American history.

August 03, 2023
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By:
  • Lara Downes
Supporters cheer as Vice President Harris addresses the 20th Quadrennial Convention of the Women's Missionary Society of the African Methodist Episcopal Church on Tuesday in Orlando.

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  • Politics

Harris says she won't debate DeSantis on new Black history standards in Florida

In Orlando, Vice President Harris rejected Gov. Ron DeSantis' invitation for a discussion about the state's new curriculum on slavery, calling it an "unnecessary" debate.

August 02, 2023
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By:
  • Deepa Shivaram
Demonstrators protest outside the Supreme Court in Washington on June 29, 2023, after the court struck down affirmative action in college admissions. Activists say they will sue Harvard over its use of legacy preferences for children of alumni.

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  • Education

Colleges are ending legacy admissions to diversify campuses post-affirmative action

The end of affirmative action and the increasing concerns about the cost of college have led the Biden administration and colleges to consider new measures to achieve diversity.

July 29, 2023
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By:
  • Mansee Khurana
GPB  NPR

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  • National

The journey for the Emmett Till and Mamie Till-Mobley national monuments

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with executive director Patrick Weems on the announcement of the Emmett Till and Mamie Till-Mobley National Monument.

July 28, 2023
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By:
  • Gabriel J. Sánchez,
  • Courtney Dorning,
  • and 1 more
GPB  NPR

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  • Education

Eatonville residents criticize efforts to limit how Black history is taught in Florida

How do keepers of Black history in Florida see changes to how Black history will be taught there? NPR talks with N.Y. Nathiri of the Association to Preserve the Eatonville Community.

July 27, 2023
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By:
  • Michel Martin
GPB  NPR

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  • Education

William Allen, who helped write Florida's new history standards, stands by curriculum

NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to William Allen, who helped write Florida's new K-12 social studies curriculum, which is getting a lot of criticism for its portrayal of African American history.

July 27, 2023
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By:
  • Steve Inskeep
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