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Republican conservative radio show host Larry Elder argues with a TV reporter in an interview Monday after visiting Philippe the Original deli during the campaign for the California gubernatorial recall election in Los Angeles.

Politics & Government

A Right-Wing Media Outfit Powers Larry Elder's Bid For California Governor

5:50pm September 14, 2021

by David Folkenflik

Conservative talk show host Larry Elder's long-shot bid to unseat California Gov. Gavin Newsom relies on the support of Salem Media Group, the right-wing network that employs him.

The leadership of the resort, which will now be known as Palisades Tahoe, saying that the word "squaw" is derogatory and misogynistic.

A Tahoe Ski Resort Ditches Its Name, Saying It's Racist And Sexist

12:00pm September 14, 2021

by Bill Chappell

Squaw Valley hosted an Olympics, but it now has a new name. "It's a term that was inflicted upon us by somebody else and we don't agree with it," an official of the Washoe Tribe says.

For The First Time, Bostonians Will Elect A Mayor Who Is Not A White Man

6:33am September 14, 2021

by Anthony Brooks

In Tuesday's primary election in Boston, there are five major candidates running to lead the city. All of them are people of color. The two finalists from the preliminary vote will face off Nov. 2.

Fox Nation, a subscription-based streaming service run by Fox News Media, has given the green light for the return of the controversial reality TV series, premiering Oct. 1.

'Cops' Was Canceled Amid Protests Of Police Violence. Fox Nation Is Bringing It Back

7:14pm September 13, 2021

by Jonathan Franklin

The 33rd season of the controversial reality show will debut with four episodes, followed by a new episode every week on Fridays.

National

After Neo-Nazis Targeted Her, Taylor Dumpson Says Young Generations Give Her Hope

5:06pm September 12, 2021

According to FBI data, the number of reported hate crimes rose in 2020. NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Taylor Dumpson of the Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights about her experience being targeted.

The cover of Bethany C. Morrow's new book, So Many Beginnings.

Books

Little Women Remixed, But Not Reimagined

2:35pm September 12, 2021

by Karen Grigsby Bates

When Bethany Morrow was asked to write a new take on the beloved classic, she agreed on one condition: The new March family would look nothing like the old.

Islamophobia Continues To Follow Him In The Years Since 9/11

6:17pm September 11, 2021

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Imam Khalid Latif, executive director of the Islamic Center at New York University, about the Islamophobia he says he's experienced in the aftermath of 9/11.

New research shows racial disparities in opioid overdose rates, with the rate of deaths among Blacks growing faster than in other groups. The researchers are calling for expanding access to drug treatment and to education on how to prevent overdoses using

Black Opioid Deaths Increase Faster Than Whites, Spurring Calls For Treatment Equity

5:23pm September 10, 2021

by Marisa Peñaloza

Black communities face a growing share of overdoses, but addiction treatment resources and attention are still focused on white communities.

How Surveillance Programs Developed After 9/11 — And How Those Targeted Pushed Back

5:12pm September 10, 2021

NPR's Audie Cornish talks with Ahmed Mohamed, legal director at the New York chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations, about the surveillance of Muslim communities after 9/11.

William Redmond III, a visitor from Atlanta, takes a photo of the historic plaque marking Bruce's Beach in April in Manhattan Beach, Calif.

National

A Beachfront Property Taken From A Black Family A Century Ago May Soon Be Returned

2:38pm September 10, 2021

by Joe Hernandez

The California Legislature approved a bill that would let county officials give Bruce's Beach back to the family that owned it nearly a century ago. It now goes to Gov. Gavin Newsom for his signature.