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'Like milk': How one magazine became a mainstay of New Jersey's Chinese community

Sino Monthly, run by a local couple, stands out among New Jersey's Chinese-language news outlets, most of which are tied to institutions from the Chinese government to the Falun Gong.

June 01, 2023
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  • Mary Yang
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  • Race

For Black drivers, a police officer's first 45 words are a sign of what's to come

A study finds a Black driver is more likely to face being searched, handcuffed or arrested when an officer's first words are commands rather than a greeting. (Story aired on ATC on May 29, 2023.)

May 31, 2023
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By:
  • Nell Greenfieldboyce
Scientists are studying police camera footage to understand why some car stops of Black men escalate and others don't.

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  • Science

For Black drivers, a police officer's first 45 words are a portent of what's to come

A Black driver is more likely to face being searched, handcuffed, or arrested when a police officer's first words are commands rather than a greeting or an explanation.

May 30, 2023
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By:
  • Nell Greenfieldboyce
Community activist Margaret Gordon sits on a bench in West Oakland with the BART tracks behind her on March 4, 2022, as a semi-truck stops on 7th Street, on a popular trucking route to the nearby Port of Oakland.

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  • Race

Advocates: Reparations are the answer for sea level threat in West Oakland, Calif.

Reparations are one way to confront the rising sea levels in West Oakland, Calif.

May 30, 2023
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By:
  • Ezra David Romero

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A Korean American connects her past and future through photography

Through her work, photographer Arin Yoon re-examines her connection to the U.S., reconsidering histories while exploring her connection to the landscape, her children and their past and future selves.

May 30, 2023
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By:
  • Arin Yoon
Lakeisha Lee placed flowers at the base of a monument honoring her late sister Brittany Clardy Thursday, May 26, in Saint Paul. Clardy went missing more than a decade ago and was found murdered.

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  • National

The first office for missing and murdered Black women and girls set for Minnesota

The office will investigate cold cases and reopen suspicious cases, assist police agencies and community groups in active cases, and serve as a point of contact for those reluctant to talk to police.

May 30, 2023
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By:
  • Dana Ferguson
Meredith Clark hopes that preserving Black Twitter will allow for a more accurate retelling of the history of the internet.

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  • Arts & Life

She's trying to archive Black Twitter. It's a delicate and imperfect task

Black Twitter has been a force since the platform started. Now, one woman is seeking to archive it, as Twitter's future appears uncertain.

May 26, 2023
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By:
  • Juana Summers,
  • Sarah Handel,
  • and 1 more
The Spring Avenue Pool (left) and Randall Street Pool (right) were segregated pools in East Point that were closed at the time of racial integration in Georgia. Hannah Palmer's "Ghost Pools" exhibit explores the complex history of public pools in Georgia.

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Atlanta artist's 'Ghost Pools' exhibit parses effects of segregation on public pools in Georgia

The exhibition focuses on the complicated, often forgotten history of racial segregation and public pools.

May 26, 2023
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  • Sarah Rose
Amanda Gorman says she wrote "The Hill We Climb" — which she read at President Biden's inauguration — "so that all young people could see themselves in a historical moment." Gorman is seen here in February, at the Grammy Awards.

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  • Education

1 complaint led a Florida school to restrict access to Amanda Gorman's famous poem

One week after a parent complained, Gorman's The Hill We Climb was moved. The NAACP chapter in Miami says it wants "to ensure that it takes more than one form to remove our history and heritage."

May 25, 2023
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  • Bill Chappell
Left: Kansas City Defender founder Ryan Sorrell attends a youth summit on June 9, 2022, in Kansas City, Mo. Right: Sorrell distributes Kansas City Defender fliers at a rally on Nov. 17, 2022.

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  • Race

A new iteration of the Black Press is changing the media landscape in Kansas City

The Kansas City Defender made the shooting of Ralph Yarl, a Black teenager, go viral. They've drawn attention to missing Black women. But not everyone agrees with their methods.

May 24, 2023
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  • Sandhya Dirks
Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison, who directed the prosecution of former Minneapolis officer Derek Chauvin, is releasing a book about his experience.

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The AG who prosecuted George Floyd's killers has ideas for how to end police violence

Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison kept notes as lead prosecutor in the state's case against Derek Chauvin. He's sharing them in a new book, Break the Wheel: Ending the Cycle of Police Violence.

May 24, 2023
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By:
  • Rachel Treisman and
  • Jan Johnson
Daniel Penny is walked out of the New York Police Department 5th Precinct on May 12 after he surrendered to authorities after being charged with second degree manslaughter in the chokehold death of Jordan Neely.

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  • National

Daniel Penny says he felt no shame after the NYC subway death of Jordan Neely

Daniel Penny broke his silence this weekend — insisting that the confrontation between him and Neely "had nothing to do with race," and he was "not a white supremacist."

May 23, 2023
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  • Juliana Kim
This choir from South Africa spent two years singing in Britain, and even performed for Queen Victoria in 1891. But their journey did not end well.

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  • Global Health

A South African choir sang for Queen Victoria. They had great highs — and awful lows

The singers traveled to England for a tour to raise money to build a technical college. Their story is receiving renewed attention because of a new dance performance based on the concert tour.

May 21, 2023
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  • Penny Dale
This is an undated photo of Cleveland Browns running back Jim Brown. Brown was an All-American at Syracuse in 1956 and NFL Rookie of Year in 1957. He also led the NFL in rushing 8 times, 8-time All-Pro in 1957 to 1961 and 1963 to 1965, 3-time MVP in 1958,1963 and 1965 with Cleveland, ran for 12,312 yards and scored 126 touchdowns in just 9 seasons.

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  • Sports

Jim Brown, one of the NFL's all-time great running backs, has died at age 87

During his nine-year Hall of Fame career with the Cleveland Browns, Jim Brown averaged more than a hundred yards rushing in every regular season game. He's the only player in NFL history to do that.

May 19, 2023
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  • Tom Goldman
Representative Cori Bush speaks during a press conference held by Just Majority on May 8, 2023 in St Louis, Missouri.

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  • National

Rep. Cori Bush introduces bill on reparations for Black Americans

The bill, Reparations NOW, calls for $14 trillion to Black Americans as compensation for slavery and Jim Crow.

May 17, 2023
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  • Alana Wise
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