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NorthPoint Health & Wellness Center in north Minneapolis started as part of a 14-city pilot program funded by President Lyndon B. Johnson's War on Poverty. It's the only one of those health and social services clinics still in business.

Health & Safety

How A Minneapolis Clinic Is Narrowing Racial Gaps In Health

4:56pm November 11, 2020

by Yuki Noguchi

For five decades, NorthPoint Health & Wellness Center has confronted the ways disparities can hurt its patients' health. Community leaders say it's a model for cities facing similar struggles.

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Lucille Bridges, Mother Of Anti-Segregation Icon Ruby Bridges, Dies At 86

2:42pm November 11, 2020

by Scott Neuman

In 1960, she braved death threats and racial epithets to accompany her daughter to the all-white William Frantz Elementary School in New Orleans, desegregating the school.

Kevin Gover, the director of the Smithsonian's National Museum of the American Indian, says he hopes the memorial becomes "a sacred place."

National

New Memorial Recognizes Generations Of Military Service By Native American Veterans

11:43am November 11, 2020

by Quil Lawrence

The newest monument on the National Mall, which opens on Veterans Day, will provide a quiet shrine for Native vets to visit. Native Americans have traditionally served in high numbers.

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Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department officer Dejoure Mercer will not face criminal charges for the fatal shooting of Dreasjon "Sean" Reed on May 6.

National

Indianapolis Grand Jury Declines To Indict Officer Who Killed Dreasjon Reed

9:51pm November 10, 2020

by Vanessa Romo

Much of the incident that ended in the shooting was captured on Facebook Live by Reed. On Tuesday, a grand jury said there was not enough evidence to charge Officer Dejoure Mercer for the killing.

A friend of Kyle Rittenhouse is accused of supplying the gun used in the Aug. 25 shooting of three men in Kenosha, Wis. Rittenhouse is pictured here in court on Oct. 30.

National

Wisconsin Man Charged With Providing Rifle Used In Kenosha Protest Shootings

2:11pm November 10, 2020

by Jaclyn Diaz

Dominick David Black was charged with illegally providing the gun that prosecutors say Kyle Rittenhouse used to shoot three men, killing two, during a protest this summer in Kenosha, Wis.

"One of the greatest gifts is to feel alive while you are alive," Katherine Standefer says. She writes about her experiences living with an implantable cardiac defibrillator in Lightning Flowers.

Author Details 'Living With Death' In Her 20s And Scrambling For Life-Saving Care

1:55pm November 10, 2020

by Dave Davies

Katherine Standefer was uninsured and working as a hiking guide when diagnosed with a genetic heart condition. She chronicles her experience with an implanted heart device in Lightning Flowers.

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Politics & Government

3 Black Male Voters Discuss The Election, Messaging And The Future

7:20am November 10, 2020

NPR's Noel King talks to three Black men — John Settles, Tim Graves and Demetre Coles — who break down their vote, what matters to them and how they view a Biden presidency.

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Zinnia Patcas hands out signs in Detroit on Nov. 7 as people gather to celebrate Joe Biden's win in the presidential election.

Detroit Organizer: Black Voters Expect Strong Policies, Not Just Applause, From Biden

6:43pm November 09, 2020

by Ari Shapiro

Branden Snyder, head of Detroit Action, says he hopes the president-elect shows he supports the Black community by prioritizing affordable housing, living wages and environmental justice.

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Sen. Kamala Harris stands with attendees and participates in the Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Inc. hymn at their Annual Pink Ice Gala in Columbia, South Carolina on Friday, Jan. 25, 2019.

Politics & Government

In Harris, Black Sororities And Fraternities Celebrate One Of Their Own

5:04pm November 09, 2020

by Karen Grigsby Bates

Lawrence C. Ross, author of The Divine Nine, explains why Black sororities showed up and showed out for Kamala Harris—and how Black Greek organizations have long pushed for enfranchisement.

Books
Arts

60 Years Later, Ruby Bridges Tells Her Story In 'This Is Your Time'

8:59am November 07, 2020

by Scott Simon

Bridges was the little girl depicted in that famous Norman Rockwell painting — the first Black student at her New Orleans elementary school. Now, she's written a book to tell kids her story.

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