Michigan prisons ban Spanish and Swahili dictionaries to prevent inmate disruptions
Spanish and Swahili dictionaries are banned in Michigan prisons. An official says the ban is to prevent prisoners from being disruptive.
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Oregon is dropping an artificial intelligence tool used in child welfare system
Officials will stop using an algorithm to help decide which families are investigated by social workers, opting instead for a process that officials say will make more racially equitable decisions.
Racist 'Star Wars' fans aren't new. Why doesn't Disney do more to protect its actors?
Obi-Wan Kenobi star Moses Ingram shared the hateful messages she's received online. But why didn't Disney do more before she got them?
How can California provide reparations? A new report suggests several ways
The report recommends ways to address the "lingering negative effects" of slavery — from policing reforms to housing grants to increased voting access to free tuition.
GOP lawsuit halts most migration from Mexico. Yet, desperate people continue to cross
A Tucson, Ariz. shelter for migrant asylum seekers crossing into the US is seeing record capacity, despite a federal judge's order upholding Trump-era public health border restrictions.
New graphic memoir shows how punk rock helped a young Black man find his identity
James Spooner's graphic memoir is The High Desert. It tells the story of how he discovered punk rock, and how it helped him find belonging and identity.
What Robb Elementary School has meant in Uvalde's history of Mexican activism
In 1970, Mexican-American families whose children attended Robb Elementary staged a walkout, making it a pivotal place in the community. Now, some wonder if the school can remain after the shooting.
VIDEO: Amid the rise in anti-Asian hate, these pairs feel safer walking together
In response to an increase in violence against people of Asian descent, some people have started regularly walking with loved ones due to safety concerns. Watch our latest NPR short documentary.
Encore: Denied a stage, she sang for a nation
The Lincoln Memorial has held some of the most important cultural moments of the last 200 years - like when singer Marian Anderson, denied a stage due to her race, was offered to play at the memorial.
America's first Black Marine base is threatened by the effects of climate change
In North Carolina, key buildings at a 1940s-era segregated Marine base are being restored. The structures at Montford Point, now part of Camp Lejeune, were used by the first Black Marines.