The History Of Anti-Asian Sentiment In The U.S
NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Dale Minami, lawyer and former Asian American studies professor at U.C. Berkeley, about the history of anti-Asian sentiment in the United States.
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Plywood From Boarded-Up Shops Turned Into Art Commemorating Floyd Killing
Put up to protect buildings from civil unrest, the boards have become vehicles of expression for devastated and angry Minnesotans.
An Author Replies To The Unspeakable In Her 'Elegy' For Lynching Victim Mary Turner
Using original illustrations, archival documents and handwritten text, Rachel Marie-Crane Williams memorializes one black woman, and 10 men, who were killed by white residents in Georgia in 1918.
W.Va. Gov. Wants A Population Boom And A Disney Theme Park. His Plan? Income Tax Cuts
Republican Gov. Jim Justice says his plan to cut income taxes will entice throngs of people to move to West Virginia and maybe attract the next major amusement park. Critics say the plan is naive.
'Justice, Justice Thou Shalt Pursue' Offers Look At Ruth Bader Ginsburg's Early Work
One of the justice's former clerks, Amanda Tyler, worked with her on the collection that includes historic opinions and arguments from earlier years when she appeared as a lawyer before the top court.
'Wilmington's Lie' Author Traces The Rise Of White Supremacy In A Southern City
David Zucchino says Wilmington, N.C., was once a mixed-race community with a thriving Black middle class. Then, in 1898, white supremacists staged a murderous coup. Originally broadcast Jan. 13, 2020.
March 11, 2020: The Day Everything Changed
The WHO declared a pandemic. The NBA shut down its season. President Trump banned travel from Europe. Tom Hanks tested positive. On one day a year ago, the coronavirus became very real in America.
The Victims, Rather Than The Killer, Are At The Center Of 'Last Call'
The victims of the man dubbed the "Last Call Killer" were all gay men; Elon Green tries to shine a light onto their complicated lives, the messiness of who they were, and an era of queer life in NYC.
Pope Francis Defends His Trip To Iraq Despite Infection Risks
The pope spent four days visiting six cities. He met with Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani, Iraq's top Shiite Muslim cleric to encourage Christian-Muslim dialogue.
Bayard Rustin: An Architect Of The Civil Rights Movement You May Have Never Heard Of
Bayard Rustin was one of the most consequential architects of the civil rights movement in the '60s you may have never heard of. NPR's podcast Throughline has this profile.