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National

The report on mishandling of remains of MOVE bombing victims has reopened old wounds

5:24pm July 06, 2022

by Kenny Cooper | WHYY

Several remains from the Philadelphia bombing of the MOVE house in 1985 have yet to be released. The bombing left several dead, including children.

Ralph Reed prays on stage during a Donald Trump campaign event courting devout conservatives by combining praise, prayer and patriotism, Thursday, July 23, 2020, in Alpharetta, Ga.

This conservative leader is trying to make white evangelical politics less white

4:36pm July 06, 2022

by Susan Davis

Faith and Freedom Coalition founder Ralph Reed, an activist in GOP politics for three decades, is working to turn out and expand the evangelical vote in 2022.

Mike Grier poses for photos as he is introduced as the new general manager of the San Jose Sharks at a news conference in San Jose, Calif., Tuesday, July 5, 2022.

Sports

Mike Grier becomes the first Black general manager in NHL history

1:15pm July 06, 2022

by Shruti Rajkumar

The 47-year-old hockey veteran was just named the general manager of the San Jose Sharks. Grier comes from a line of sports executives, with both his father and brother working in the NFL.

The Energy Fuels uranium mill and waste cells at White Mesa, Utah.

A U.S. uranium mill is near this tribe. A study may reveal if it poses a health risk

1:00pm July 06, 2022

by Lucas Brady Woods

The Utah mill has long concerned a tribal community next door. They hope a new health study will answer their questions. "A lot of our people mysteriously started getting sick," a tribal member says.

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National

The shooting of Jayland Walker in Ohio revives questions about police training

6:08am July 05, 2022

NPR's A Martinez speaks with Brookings Institution fellow Rashawn Ray about the deadly police shooting of a Black man in Akron, and how much police video can reveal about what happened.

Alresch Jayawardena immigrated to the U.S. from Sri Lanka on July 4, 1991

6 immigrants reflect on their complicated relationships with the 4th of July

5:53pm July 04, 2022

We asked people who immigrated to the United States what the day meant to them — and how their feelings about the holiday have changed since they first arrived.

Radio Diaries: The almost astronaut

5:27pm July 04, 2022

One man's story shows the underlying racial tensions and insularity of the early days of the U.S. space program.

National

Frederick Douglass' descendants read 'What to the Slave Is the Fourth of July?'

4:32pm July 04, 2022

Descendants of Frederick Douglass read excerpts from one of his most famous speeches: What to the Slave Is the Fourth of July? Douglass gave this speech to a group of abolitionists 170 years ago.

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New recruits learn to drill. Breaking a tradition of 167 years, the U.S. Marine Corps enlisted blacks, June 1, 1942. The first class of 1,200 black volunteers began their training three months later as members of the 51st Composite Defense Battalion.

National

Black Marines were 'dogged' on this base in the 1940s. Now they're honored there

5:00am July 04, 2022

by Jay Price

In the 1940s about 20,000 men trained on racially segregated Montford Point in North Carolina. Some of the 300 surviving Marines recently returned for the reopening of a restored museum honoring them.

Health & Safety

One Black abortion clinic fears being further targeted by the justice system

7:59am July 03, 2022

by Shannon Bond

NPR's Shannon Bond speaks to Dr. Sanithia Williams about the concerns of Black abortion providers now that the U.S. Supreme Court has overturned Roe v. Wade.