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Emmett Till Memorial Dedicated For 4th Time After Vandalism

8:08am October 19, 2019

NPR's Scott Simon talks to Patrick Weems, executive director of the Emmett Till Memorial Commission, about this weekend's rededication of a memorial sign after after the first three were vandalized.

Politics & Government

The News Roundup - International

2:23pm October 18, 2019

A ceasefire? Or a pause in operations? We unpack the agreement between the Kurds and Turkey, brokered by Vice President Mike Pence.

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., speaks with the media after the Senate Policy Luncheon in Capitol Hill Wednesday.

McConnell Prepares Senate For Trump Impeachment Trial As Inquiry Escalates

12:04am October 17, 2019

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell briefed his caucus on what a Trump impeachment trial could look like in the Upper Chamber. It could last weeks and begin after the Thanksgiving holiday.

Democratic Presidential Candidates Participate In Third Debate In Houston

Politics & Government

Twelve Democrats Debate In Ohio

4:11pm October 16, 2019

We recap the latest Democratic presidential debate.

Politics & Government

A Conversation With Tom Perez, Chairman Of The Democratic National Committee

4:11pm October 16, 2019

We also get his take on the presidential debate.

Stolen: Five Free Boys Kidnapped into Slavery and Their Astonishing Odyssey Home, by Richard Bell

Books
Arts

In 'Stolen,' Five Boys Are Caught In A Reverse Underground Railroad Toward Slavery

1:57pm October 16, 2019

by Ilana Masad

Richard Bell's true tale details how even as the Underground Railroad ferried enslaved people north towards freedom, free black people vanished from northern cities to be sold into plantation slavery.

Politics & Government

The Latest Developments In The Impeachment Inquiry

2:44pm October 14, 2019

Investigators plan to depose four current and former Trump administration officials this week. What will they say about US-Ukraine relations? Will it matter?

News

As Dixie Classic Fair Ends, A New Name Is On The Horizon

2:00pm October 14, 2019

by Keri Brown

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People look on at a celebration of Indigenous Peoples' Day in 2016 at Seattle's City Hall. Seattle began observing Indigenous Peoples' Day two years earlier to promote the well-being and growth of Seattle's Indigenous community.

National

Columbus Day Or Indigenous Peoples' Day?

5:43am October 14, 2019

by Leila Fadel

More and more places in the United States are dropping Columbus Day in favor of Indigenous Peoples' Day, but the shift isn't happening without some pushback.

National

Columbus Day's Meaning For Italian Americans

8:12am October 12, 2019

Joseph Sciorra of Queens College tells NPR's Scott Simon why some Italian Americans have an emotional connection to Columbus Day.

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