Race

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Boston quietly settled a case where police thought Black stroke victim was drunk

8:54am November 06, 2021

by Ally Jarmanning

Last year, the city of Boston settled a case for $1.3 million after police mistook a Black man suffering a stroke for a drunk driver. The settlement is one of the largest in Boston's recent history.

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Ahmaud Arbery's mother watches video of his death for the first time as trial starts

8:54am November 06, 2021

by Debbie Elliott

Testimony got underway Friday in Georgia in the murder trial of three white men accused of killing Ahmaud Arbery, a Black man gunned down as he jogged. The trio suspected Arbery of recent break-ins.

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Testimony begins in the murder trial for the death of Ahmaud Arbery

7:50pm November 05, 2021

by Debbie Elliott

Testimony began in the trial of three white men accused of murdering Black jogger Ahmaud Arbery. The men allegedly thought Arbery was involved in recent break-ins and chased him down in pickup trucks.

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Chloé Zhao on directing her 1st Marvel movie

5:16pm November 05, 2021

NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with Academy Award-winning director Chloé Zhao about her new movie, Eternals, and the way she approached making her first Marvel film.

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Prosecutor Linda Dunikoski speaks during opening statements in the trial of Gregory McMichael, his son, Travis McMichael, and a neighbor, William "Roddie" Bryan, at the Glynn County Courthouse on Friday in Brunswick, Ga. The three men are charged with the

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Prosecutor says the McMichaels chased Ahmaud Arbery for 5 minutes before killing him

3:35pm November 05, 2021

by Bill Chappell

Travis McMichael, his father, Gregory McMichael, and William "Roddie" Bryan face murder charges, accused of cornering and killing Arbery in a neighborhood in Glynn County, Ga.

Judge Timothy Walmsley speaks to defense attorney Franklin Hogue during the jury selection process in the trial of the men charged with killing Ahmaud Arbery, at the Glynn County Superior Court in Brunswick, Ga., on Oct. 27.

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How the jury in the Ahmaud Arbery case ended up nearly all white — and why it matters

9:20am November 05, 2021

by Joe Hernandez

Eleven jurors in the case are white, and one is Black. While the judge acknowledged "intentional discrimination in the panel," he said he was unable to reinstate any jurors who had been dismissed.

Books

McWhorter's new book, 'Woke Racism,' attacks leading thinkers on race

6:38am November 05, 2021

NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with linguist John McWhorter about his latest book: Woke Racism: How a New Religion Has Betrayed Black America.

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What it means for the jury to be nearly all white in trial for Ahmad Aubrey's killing

4:53pm November 04, 2021

NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Wake Forest University professor Francis Flanagan, on the role of race in a jury following the nearly all-white jury selected in the trial over the death of Ahmaud Arbery.

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Philadelphia councilmember on new city law banning minor driving infractions

4:53pm November 04, 2021

NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Philadelphia councilman Isaiah Thomas about a new law that prevents police officers from making low-level traffic stops, which disproportionately affect Black drivers.

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A podcast raises questions about the death of a young Black athlete in Mississippi

4:53pm November 04, 2021

NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with Al Letson, host of the radio show Reveal, about their series on the 2008 death of Billey Joe Johnson after he was pulled over by a white police officer in Mississippi.

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