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Love And Hope Are At The Heart Of 'The Prophets'

7:52am January 09, 2021

by Scott Simon

Robert Jones Jr.'s debut novel is a love story between two enslaved men on a Mississippi plantation. He says that it was very important for him to depict love and art in the midst of sorrow.

On Aug. 2, Officers Darian Dasko and Madisen Moen misidentified Brittney Gilliam's SUV license plate as one that matched that of a stolen out-of-state motorcycle. The incident, coupled with growing outrage over the killing of Elijah McClain, was one of se

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No Charges For Colorado Officers Who Held Black Children At Gunpoint

11:28pm January 08, 2021

by Vanessa Romo

"What happened to the innocent occupants is unacceptable and preventable, but that alone is an insufficient basis to affix criminal culpability," the district attorney's office said on Friday.

An anti-racism protester near Lafayette Square in Washington, D.C., in May is tear-gassed as he attempts to retrieve a flare thrown at police.

Protests In White And Black, And The Different Response Of Law Enforcement

11:20pm January 07, 2021

by Brakkton Booker

Police yielded to the almost entirely white mob of pro-Trump insurrectionists as they stormed the Capitol. Protesters for racial justice see a contrast with how their demonstrations were policed.

Police hold back supporters of Donald Trump as they gather outside the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021, in Washington, DC.

How The Storming Of The Capitol Was — And Wasn't — About Police

8:02pm January 07, 2021

by Leah Donnella

Alex Vitale, author of The End of Policing, says it's a mistake to boil Wednesday's events down to questions of police force. He argues we need a broader conversation about race, politics and justice.

Some Point Out Differences In Police Treatment Of Capitol Riot And BLM Protests

4:44pm January 07, 2021

NPR's Audie Cornish talks with Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor, an assistant professor in Princeton University's Department of African American Studies, about how police handled the breach of the Capitol.

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Trump supporters clash with police and security forces as they invade the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday.

How Police Handled Pro-Trump Mob Compared With Protesters For Black Racial Justice

12:33pm January 07, 2021

by Steve Inskeep

The way police handled Wednesday's onslaught showed that "some people are ... given certain kinds of leeway or space, and other people are not," says African American studies professor Eddie Glaude.

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Comparing Police Responses To Pro-Trump Mob, Racial Justice Protests

11:32am January 07, 2021

NPR's Steve Inkseep King talks to Eddie Glaude, chair of Princeton University's department of African American Studies, about the response to the Capitol breach and that of racial justice protests.

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National Guard troops stand behind shields outside the Capitol building in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday evening.

After Chaos, Insurrection And Death, Pro-Trump Rioters Defy D.C. Curfew

10:10pm January 06, 2021

by Vanessa Romo

The extremists are calmly milling about the Capitol grounds, despite the D.C. curfew in effect. The relatively peaceful dispersal is in stark contrast to the response to last summer's BLM protests.

LaTosha Brown, shown here in Memphis, Tenn., co-founded the Black Voters Matter organization in 2016.

Politics & Government

Black Voters Matter Co-Founder: Black Voters In Georgia Fuel 'New Southern Strategy'

7:42pm January 06, 2021

by Mary Louise Kelly

Voting rights activist LaTosha Brown says the Senate runoff results in Georgia represent how mobilizing and harnessing the power of Black voters can help forge a new political landscape.

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Emergency medical technician Breonna Taylor, 26, was shot and killed by police in her home in March. Her name has become a rallying cry in protests against police brutality and social injustice.

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2 Louisville Police Officers Connected To Breonna Taylor's Death Have Been Fired

4:26pm January 06, 2021

by Brakkton Booker

Detective Joshua Jaynes, who secured the search warrant for Taylor's apartment, and Detective Myles Cosgrove, who federal investigators said fired the shot that killed her, have been terminated.