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President Trump Set To Meet With Presidents Of Historically Black Colleges And Universities

5:56pm September 17, 2017

Several of the HBCU college leaders have refused to participate, while others want to work with the White House. NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Michael Lomax, CEO of the United Negro College Fund, about the upcoming meeting.

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Lakeith Stanfield stars as Colin Warner in the film Crown Heights. Warner was 18 when he was wrongfully convicted of murdering 16-year-old Mario Hamilton. He served 20 years in prison before being exonerated.

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'Crown Heights' Seeks To Do Justice To A Saga Of Wrongful Conviction

5:56pm September 17, 2017

by Alexi Horowitz-Ghazi

Colin Warner served 20 years for a murder he didn't commit. A childhood friend fought tirelessly to get him exonerated. The story was featured on This American Life and is now the focus of a new film.

Evacuees at a special needs shelter sit and chat or rest, Thursday, Sept. 14, 2017, at Florida International University in Miami, Fla. About 30 people, including staff with the Florida Keys Outreach Coalition for the Homeless from Key West, Fla., were she

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Miami Hurricane Shelter Still Packed - With People And Pets

9:08am September 17, 2017

by Neda Ulaby

Even as Miami returns to normal, an emergency shelter continues to take in people every day.

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Irma's Impact On New Parents

7:59am September 17, 2017

Last week, NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro spoke with Ben and Suzie Black as they waited out Hurricane Irma in the maternity ward after the birth of their son. We check back in to see how they're doing.

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Protests Continue In St. Louis

7:59am September 17, 2017

NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro talks to Alderman John Collins-Muhammad about protests against the recent police shooting verdict in St. Louis.

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How Miami's Little Haiti Fared

7:59am September 17, 2017

NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro talks with Francesca Menes of the Florida Immigrant Coalition about the conditions in Miami's Little Haiti after Hurricane Irma.

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Snowbirds Fret After Irma

7:59am September 17, 2017

by Camila Domonoske

Florida is a popular destination for seasonal and part-time residents. Many owners are up north wondering how their second homes fared after Irma.

Researchers Look To Improve Weather Forecasting After Irma

7:59am September 17, 2017

by Emily Jones

In coastal Georgia, Hurricane Irma caused far more flooding than expected. Researchers are looking at ways their mistakes there could improve future predictions elsewhere.

Amid his travels to hurricane-battered Florida, President Trump was repeatedly asked to explain what steps he hopes to take on the DACA program.

Republicans Are Happy Trump Ended DACA. They're Less Sure About Deporting DREAMers

7:00am September 17, 2017

by Danielle Kurtzleben

Polls broadly suggest that Republicans are more upset about the existence of the DACA program than about the underlying substantive concerns that led to creation of it.

A sign is held up by the White House in support of the DREAMers and the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program, on Sept. 5, when Attorney General Jeff Sessions announced the Trump administration will "wind down" DACA.

DACA, A Student's Story: 'They Are The Types Of Immigrants You Want In Your Country'

12:34am September 17, 2017

by Michel Martin

South Koreans make up the majority of DACA applicants coming to the U.S. illegally from Asia. Now that the future of the program is uncertain, DACA holders like Dan Lee are talking about their status.

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