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Politics & Government

Newport, Kentucky Mural Honoring Slave Owner And City Founder Sparks Intense Debate

7:52am October 25, 2020

by Cheri Lawson

Newport, Ky., is putting up murals to honor the city's 225th anniversary. One depicts city founder Gen. James Taylor, who was a slave owner. Residents are wrestling with what to do about the artwork.

This image released by Netflix shows Yahya Abdul-Mateen II as Bobby Seale in a scene from The Trial of the Chicago 7.

Yahya Abdul-Mateen II On Playing Bobby Seale In 'The Trial Of The Chicago 7'

8:05pm October 24, 2020

The Emmy-award winning actor reflects on portraying the co-founder of the Black Panther Party in a new film written and directed by Aaron Sorkin about the landmark 1969 trial.

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Trump's Support From Latino Voters Holds Steady

7:51am October 24, 2020

by Leila Fadel

About a third of Latino voters view Trump favorably and it breaks down a long gender lines. More Latino men support the president, citing his economic policies and his tough guy approach.

Some Boston Landlords Flout Eviction Bans, Pressure Tenants To Leave

7:51am October 24, 2020

by Beth Healy

Eviction bans were supposed to keep tenants in their homes amid the pandemic. But an investigation found landlords pressured tenants, especially immigrant workers, to move out when they couldn't pay.

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Education

University Of Texas Students Call For Removal Of Song Steeped In Racist History

7:51am October 24, 2020

by Jimmy Maas

The University of Texas band plans to boycott today's football game against Baylor. The song the Longhorn band usually plays, Eyes OF Texas, has racist roots that are fracturing the campus.

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Workers reinforce the sides of an excavation site during the search for a potential unmarked mass grave from the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre, at Oaklawn Cemetery in Tulsa, Okla., in July.

National

Scientists Discover Unmarked Coffins During Search For 1921 Tulsa Massacre Victims

5:34pm October 23, 2020

by Brakkton Booker

Tulsa officials said at least 12 coffins were discovered over four days of digging in the city-owned Oaklawn Cemetery. More tests need to be conducted to determine if remains are massacre victims.

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Books

What Code Switch Listeners Are Reading During The Pandemic

5:23pm October 23, 2020

by Natalie Escobar

Some want escapist reads to distract themselves during these times, while others are turning to books that lean into the darkness and dread of the pandemic.

A health worker injects a woman during clinical trials for a COVID-19 vaccine last month in Hollywood, Fla.

Researchers Find Doubts About COVID-19 Vaccine Among People Of Color

8:00pm October 22, 2020

by Laurel Wamsley

At a series of listening sessions, participants voiced worries that the development of a COVID-19 vaccine is being politicized and rushed. Public health experts are taking vaccine hesitancy seriously.

The remnants of Hurricane Sandy churn up Lake Michigan in Chicago in 2012. Flood risk in the city is increasing as climate change drives more extreme rain, and renters face greater financial peril than homeowners. More than half of Chicagoans are renters,

Most Tenants Get No Information About Flooding. It Can Cost Them Dearly

7:06pm October 22, 2020

by Rebecca Hersher

Most landlords are not required to disclose if a property is in a flood plain or has flooded before. That's a big problem in cities where climate change is driving more frequent and severe floods.

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Makur Maker Wants Top-Tier Black Players To Go To Historically Black Colleges

4:59pm October 22, 2020

Five-star basketball recruit Makur Maker chose Howard University. NPR's Tonya Mosley talks about the significance of this choice with Kenny Blakeney, soon to be Maker's new head coach.

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