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How A Predatory Real Estate Practice Changed The Face Of Compton

5:45pm May 05, 2021

In the 1950s, the city of Compton was nearly all-white. But by the 1970s, it had turned majority Black — in part due to a state-sanctioned predatory real estate practice called blockbusting.

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Former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin was convicted of murder and manslaughter on April 20 in the 2020 death of George Floyd.

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Derek Chauvin Files For New Trial In George Floyd Murder Case

11:01pm May 04, 2021

by Vanessa Romo

The former Minneapolis police officer who was convicted last month for murdering George Floyd is asking the court for a new trial. His lawyers say Chauvin's case was tainted by pretrial publicity.

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The Racist Architecture Of Homeownership: How Housing Segregation Has Persisted

4:11pm May 04, 2021

NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with writer Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor about the racist real estate practices that ensured wealth accumulated along racial lines, even after housing discrimination became illegal.

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Beneath The Santa Monica Freeway Lies The Erasure Of Sugar Hill

4:11pm May 04, 2021

Sugar Hill was a wealthy, Black Los Angeles neighborhood whose residents played a role in lifting racially restrictive covenants — only to eventually be erased by another force of racial segregation.

Rev. Al Sharpton Reflects After Delivering Andrew Brown Jr.'s Eulogy

4:28pm May 03, 2021

NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with Rev. Al Sharpton, who delivered the eulogy at the funeral of Andrew Brown, Jr. He talks about the family's request to deliver special remarks and reflections.

Nicole Lynn Lewis is the author of Pregnant Girl: A Story of Teen Motherhood, College, and Creating a Better Future for Young Families.

Former 'Pregnant Girl' Builds Support To Help Other Teen Moms

2:46pm May 03, 2021

by Terry Gross

Nicole Lynn Lewis felt overwhelmed and isolated as a young single mom in college. Now she runs a nonprofit designed to help teen parents get the financial and emotional support they need to thrive.

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NPR Project: How Can Americans Make Democracy Work For Them?

1:54pm May 03, 2021

by Steve Inskeep

As part of NPR's series on democracy, Morning Edition visits Rochester, N.Y., to observe how the national debate around "defund the police" is playing out among city leaders.

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Law enforcement officials look down from the rooftop as people gather near a press conference regarding the death of Andrew Brown Jr. in Elizabeth City, N.C.

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Loved Ones Mourn Andrew Brown Jr.: 'He Kept A Smile On His Face'

8:14am May 03, 2021

by Sarah McCammon

As the investigation into his death continues, Andrew Brown Jr. will be remembered with a funeral in Elizabeth City, N.C., on Monday. He was fatally shot by sheriff's deputies on April 21.

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English Soccer Players, Clubs And Coaches Boycott Social Media To Protest Racism

10:00pm May 01, 2021

by Jeffrey Pierre

English soccer clubs, coaches, players, journalists and the Premier League are boycotting social media for a few days. The players wants companies to do more to stop online abuse and racism.

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The Hannah Duston statue in G.A.R. Park in Haverhill, Mass., has become the subject of fierce public debate.

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Statue Of A Killer: Monument To Colonial Woman Who Scalped Natives Sparks Debate

4:52pm May 01, 2021

by Amelia Mason

A statue of 17th-century English colonist Hannah Duston in Massachusetts has become a flashpoint in the ongoing debate about racist monuments.

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