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COMIC: Director Jon M. Chu's Long Journey From Home Videos To 'In The Heights'

7:38am June 11, 2021

Hollywood director Jon M. Chu got his start splicing VHS tapes of home videos, but it took him two decades — and acceptance of his cultural identity — to realize what stories he really wanted to tell.

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Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, wants answers from one of the largest owners of single family rental homes in the U.S. A report from an advocacy group finds that the company has been filing evictions at more than four times the rate in predominantly Black cou

Senator Presses Landlord Over Report It Evicts Black Renters At Higher Rates

5:07pm June 10, 2021

by Chris Arnold

A Senator is asking why a corporate landlord has filed to evict renters in predominantly Black counties at four times the rate as renters in predominantly white counties.

Dear Senthuran: A Black Spirit Memoir, by Akwaeke Emezi

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Letters Reveal Author's Strength In A World Of Destructive Noise

6:30am June 09, 2021

by Hope Wabuke

Akwaeke Emezi's Dear Senthuran is a story of transcendence over violence that has marked their lived experience, told through letters to friends, lovers, and public figures — some they've never met.

Jerome Lucero is the governor of Zia Pueblo in New Mexico, and one of its police officers.

National

Supreme Court Rules Tribal Police Can Detain Non-Natives, But Problems Remain

6:08am June 09, 2021

by Savannah Maher

Tribal forces can investigate and hold non-Native Americans while waiting for back up from state police or federal officers, but they can't arrest them. Tribes say that means criminals going free.

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A movie released online by Children's Health Defense, an anti-vaccine group headed by Robert F. Kennedy Jr., resurfaces disproven claims about the dangers of vaccines and targets its messages at Black Americans who may have ongoing concerns about racism i

An Anti-Vaccine Film Targeted To Black Americans Spreads False Information

8:57pm June 08, 2021

by Will Stone

A recent movie produced by Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s anti-vaccine group tries to capitalize on the COVID-19 pandemic, the racial justice movement and renewed interest in the history of medical racism.

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Arlington House, The Robert E. Lee Memorial, reopened to the public for the first time since 2018 on Tuesday. The Virginia mansion where Robert E. Lee once lived underwent a rehabilitation that includes an increased emphasis on those who were enslaved the

National

Arlington House, The Robert E. Lee Memorial, Reckons With Its History Of Slavery

6:50pm June 08, 2021

by Catherine Whelan

Arlington House has reopened after a 3-year renovation. It seeks to memorialize Robert E. Lee and acknowledge his role in the Confederacy while also telling the story of those enslaved there.

César Magaña Linares in front of the Creighton University School of Law.

National

As Temporary Protected Status Shifts, One Activist Deals With Uncertainty

2:44pm June 08, 2021

César Magaña Linares is a temporary protected status, or TPS, holder from El Salvador. As an activist and law student, he's redefining what it means to be an immigrant, beyond the headlines.

People attend a rally denouncing antisemitic violence on May 27 in Cedarhurst, New York. Following a surge in antisemitic hate crimes triggered by last month's Israel-Gaza conflict, some Jews are wondering why the condemnation hasn't been stronger.

Antisemitism Spikes, And Many Jews Wonder: Where Are Our Allies?

5:09pm June 07, 2021

After turning out for racial justice and other movements in the U.S., they are frustrated by the response to attacks and hatred directed at Jews following the latest Mideast violence.

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To Make Birding Inclusive, Some Birds Will Need New Names Without Colonial Roots

4:46pm June 07, 2021

by Jeff St. Clair

Across the country, efforts are underway to change the names of birds that commemorate a colonial and racist past. It's part of an effort to move birdwatching away from being a mainly white activity.

Israel-Hamas Fighting Renewed Support For Palestinians Among BLM Activists

6:26am June 07, 2021

by Hansi Lo Wang

U.S.-based activists with Black Lives Matter have voiced solidarity with the pro-Palestinian movement in response to the recent Israel-Hamas fighting. A complicated history connects both movements.

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