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Desegregation pioneer Leona Tate preserves civil rights history in New Orleans

7:31am July 28, 2024

by Debbie Elliott

One of the first Black students to attend an all-white school in the Deep South is preserving the Lower 9th Ward elementary school she helped integrate in 1960 as a civil rights center.

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From Obama to Harris, a look at what's changed

6:00am July 26, 2024

As Kamala Harris nears the Democratic party’s nomination, the mood around her candidacy seems less breathless than in 2008. Code Switch digs into what a Black president would mean this time.

60 Years Later: The children of Freedom Summer look back on their experiences

4:45am July 26, 2024

by Jey Born

As part of the Mississippi Freedom Summer in 1964, civil rights groups ran summer schools to educate Black children. We hear from six former students who look back on their experiences.

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A Greensboro home designed by architect Clinton Gravely.

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Civil Rights Grant boosts Greensboro survey of architectural history

9:32am July 19, 2024

by Neal Charnoff

The city of Greensboro has been awarded a $75,000 grant for a program aimed at documenting African American architectural and civil rights history.

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Bernice Johnson Reagon at the memorial celebration for Odetta at Riverside Church in 2009 in New York City

Bernice Johnson Reagon, a founder of The Freedom Singers and Sweet Honey in the Rock, has died

7:52pm July 17, 2024

by Adwoa Gyimah-Brempong

The songleader, civil rights activist and scholar died Tuesday at the age of 81.

Drinks to keep you cool as the world heats up

10:15am July 16, 2024

Given all the heavy news swirling around these past few weeks, we wanted to try to bring the temperature down a little. So here it is: drinks to help you cool down.

Drinks to keep you cool as the world heats up

10:15am July 16, 2024

Given all the heavy news swirling around these past few weeks, we wanted to try to bring the temperature down a little. So here it is: drinks to help you cool down.

Bill defining antisemitism in North Carolina signed by governor

11:00am July 02, 2024

by Associated Press

North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper has signed legislation that places an official definition of antisemitism into state law. Bill critics said the measure could stifle speech of Israel's critics.

UNC System President releases guidance following DEI policy repeal

8:43am July 02, 2024

by WUNC, Brianna Atkinson

UNC System President Peter Hans has sent guidance to university chancellors as they make decisions on how to comply with a mandate from the UNC Board of Governors that targeted diversity, equity an

July 1 laws taking effect in states across the country

3:40pm July 01, 2024

by The NPR Network

From abortion restrictions in Kansas to the removal of so-called junk fees in California, here are some laws taking effect today in states.