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Lessons To Learn From Hurricane Katrina

3:55pm August 28, 2020

by Tegan Wendland

It's been 15 years since Hurricane Katrina walloped New Orleans and the surrounding area. There have been many improvements since, but the storm has also exposed decades of racial inequalities.

President Trump's Vision For His Next Term

4:19pm August 27, 2020

by Ron Elving

With President Trump expected to accept his party's nomination Thursday night, NPR takes a look at his agenda for a second term.

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Checking In With New Orleans' Honeysuckle Lane 15 Years After Hurricane Katrina

4:19pm August 27, 2020

NPR's Audie Cornish speaks with John Brown, a New Orleans resident, about the 15th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina.

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2020 March On Washington On The 57th Anniversary Of MLK Jr.'s 'I Have A Dream' Speech

4:14pm August 27, 2020

by Cheryl Corley

The ongoing protests over racial and economic injustices mirror concerns voiced 57 years ago at the historic March on Washington. Four Chicagoans reflect on events and their significance then and now.

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Clinton Melton: A Man Who Was Killed In Mississippi Just 3 Months After Emmett Till

4:14pm August 27, 2020

The murder of Emmett Till 65 years ago this week became a catalyst for the civil rights movement. Radio Diaries tells a lesser-known story of a Black man killed in a nearby town three months later.

The controversial South's Defenders Memorial Monument has stood at the Calcasieu Parish Courthouse in Lake Charles, La., for more than 100 years. But Hurricane Laura has toppled the soldier.

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Hurricane Laura Rips Down 'South's Defenders' Confederate Statue In Lake Charles

2:56pm August 27, 2020

by Bill Chappell

Protesters had asked the parish to remove the prominent memorial this summer, only to be turned away two weeks ago. Then came the hurricane.

Since the death of George Floyd in May, have you personally taken any actions to better understand racial issues in America?

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As Nation Reckons With Race, Poll Finds White Americans Least Engaged

7:59am August 27, 2020

The NPR/Ipsos poll also found wide gaps in support for demands that racial justice advocates are making.

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Finish the Fight!: The Brave and Revolutionary Women Who Fought for the Right to Vote, by Veronica Chambers and the Staff of The New York Times

'Finish The Fight' Paints A Different Picture Of Women Who Pushed For A Vote

6:23pm August 26, 2020

by Audie Cornish

The 100th anniversary of the 19th Amendment offers an opportunity to take a closer look at stories of women of the movement — those we think we already know, and those that have been lost to history.

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'Reaganland' Author Revisits The Roots Of American Conservatism

3:03pm August 26, 2020

by Dave Davies

Author Rick Perlstein chronicles the events that propelled Ronald Reagan to the White House in 1980. He says that a certain "viciousness" has always been part of the conservative Republican coalition.

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Nannie Helen Burroughs holds a banner reading, "Banner State Woman's National Baptist Convention" as she stands with other African American women, photographed between 1905 and 1915. Burroughs was an educator and activist who advocated for greater civil r

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Yes, Women Could Vote After The 19th Amendment — But Not All Women. Or Men

7:24am August 26, 2020

by Melissa Block

The 19th amendment secured all women the right to vote, but in practice many women of color were excluded. This continues to resonate today with voter suppression among marginalized communities.

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