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Thousands of protesters across France hit the streets Saturday to condemn police brutality and a proposed law that would make it harder to publicize images of on-duty police officers.

World News

French Police Could Face Assault Charges In Beating That Sparked Protests

9:42am November 30, 2020

by Jaclyn Diaz

Preliminary charges were filed against four police officers in connection with the Nov. 21 beating of Michel Zecler in Paris that has prompted major protests throughout the country.

Archbishop Wilton Gregory of Washington, D.C., becomes a cardinal during a ceremony Saturday known as a consistory in St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican. Pope Francis cautioned new cardinals never to lose their connection to the people.

With Ceremony At The Vatican, Wilton Gregory Becomes 1st Black American Cardinal

6:59pm November 28, 2020

by Matthew S. Schwartz

Wilton Gregory, the archbishop of Washington, D.C., is among 13 church leaders elevated to cardinal at a ceremony at the Vatican on Saturday.

Music & Culture

Provocation and Follow-Through: Julia Bullock Talks With Lara Downes

5:00am November 28, 2020

by Lara Downes

The thoughtful soprano believes that art is good at questioning, challenging and provoking. But the real question, she says, is: "What happens after the provocation?"

Princess Haley, co-founder of a group called Appetite for Change, picks an artichoke to go into supply boxes of fresh produce. The group's mission is to improve the diet of families in Minneapolis.

A Garden Is The Frontline In The Fight Against Racial Inequality And Disease

9:13am November 27, 2020

by Yuki Noguchi

North Minneapolis's mostly minority community lost its only grocery store this summer. It's a neighborhood grappling with heart disease, obesity and COVID-19. A Garden may help.

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Coalition Urges Black Communities To Embrace A COVID-19 Vaccine

11:04am November 26, 2020

NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with Reed Tuckson, one of the health care workers behind the Black Coalition Against COVID-19. They want the Black community to embrace future COVID-19 vaccines.

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Marchers perform a Stomp Dance in Pilgrim Memorial State Park during the 48th National Day of Mourning in Plymouth, Mass., on Nov 23, 2017. Since 1970, Indigenous people have gathered at noon on Cole's Hill in Plymouth to commemorate a National Day of Mou

National

Educators And Native Leaders Recommend Bringing Anti-Racism To The Thanksgiving Table

3:12pm November 25, 2020

by Piper McDaniel

This year the beloved holiday comes on the heels of a national movement demanding racial justice. One Native American leader says that "people want to resolve the burdens of our history."

Ernest Grant, the president of the American Nurses Association, is taking part in a Moderna coronavirus vaccine trial. He says he wants to increase trust in science.

Health & Safety

Black People Are More Hesitant About A Vaccine. A Leading Nurse Wants To Change That

5:34pm November 24, 2020

Ernest Grant, the president of the American Nurses Association, says historical abuses have left Black people with a distrust of vaccines. Now he's part of a coronavirus vaccine trial.

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Zhanon Morales, 30, of Philadelphia raises a fist during a Nov. 5 voting rights rally. President Trump's campaign unsuccessfully used spurious claims of voter fraud to invalidate votes in Philadelphia and other largely Black cities.

Politics & Government

Trump Push To Invalidate Votes In Heavily Black Cities Alarms Civil Rights Groups

12:42pm November 24, 2020

by Juana Summers

Black voters in Detroit, Philadelphia, Milwaukee and Atlanta were crucial to Joe Biden's victory. Those are also the places where President Trump's campaign has targeted its legal efforts.

San Francisco District Attorney Chesa Boudin speaks at a news conference in San Francisco on Monday. A former San Francisco police officer, Chris Samayoa, who fatally shot an unarmed carjacking suspect in 2017, is facing numerous charges including volunta

National

San Francisco DA's Office Launches Its 1st Homicide Prosecution Of A Police Officer

10:04am November 24, 2020

by Brakkton Booker

San Francisco District Attorney Chesa Boudin called the charges "historic" and vowed to apply the law evenly "no matter what the color of your skin....or whether you wear a uniform to work."

Health & Safety

ANA President On Why People Of Color Should Be Involved In Vaccine Trials

7:24am November 24, 2020

NPR's David Greene talks to the president of the American Nurses Association — Ernest Grant who is Black — about the importance of people of color participating in COVID-19 vaccination trials.

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