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A U.S. flag flies above a fence at the detention facility at the U.S. Naval Station at Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, on Dec. 10, 2008, in an image reviewed by the U.S. military.

New 9/11 Judge at Guantánamo Quits After Two Weeks

10:44pm October 02, 2020

by Sacha Pfeiffer

A U.S. military court judge who took over the 9/11 case two weeks ago has quit. That means a 9/11 trial is unlikely to begin by the 20th anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks.

Kentucky's Jefferson County Circuit Court has released audio of the grand jury proceedings in the Breonna Taylor case. Here, police officers walk by the Louisville Metro Department of Corrections, which sits adjacent to Jefferson Square Park, the epicente

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Court Releases Grand Jury Recording In Breonna Taylor Case

3:57pm October 02, 2020

by Bill Chappell

The recording could answer lingering questions about how prosecutors have handled a case that has fueled protests in Kentucky and across the nation.

National

Breonna Taylor Case Reignites Criticism Over Grand Juries

11:39am October 02, 2020

by Martin Kaste

Outrage over grand jury findings in the Breonna Taylor case resurfaced old doubts about the uniquely American legal institution. Why do we have the citizen panels, and are they really independent?

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Stacey Abrams speaks at TEDWomen 2018: Showing Up, November 28-30, 2018, Palm Springs, California. Photo: Marla Aufmuth / TED

Stacey Abrams: How Can Your Response to a Setback Influence Your Future?

9:47am October 02, 2020

by NPR/TED Staff

Stacey Abrams' journey in politics has taught her a lot about life. Her greatest lessons, she says, have come from the setbacks she has experienced along the way.

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Protestors held a rally at a municipal building prior to the riot in Augusta, Ga., in 1970. Approximately 300 people attended and 25–30 police officers stood watch.

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Remembering The Augusta Civil Rights Riot, 50 Years Later

4:57pm October 01, 2020

by Sea Stachura

For two days, starting on May 11, 1,000 Black residents rebelled against the city's systemic oppression. More than 100 blocks of neighborhoods and businesses were damaged. Police killed six Black men.

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Activists On How To Sustain Movement Against Police Brutality

4:42pm October 01, 2020

NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with community organizer Shameka Parrish-Wright and Kentucky state Rep. Attica Scott about what steps activists want to see taken to end police brutality against Black people.

California State University, Fresno, President Joseph I. Castro waves to the crowd before an NCAA college football game against BYU in Fresno, Calif. on Nov. 4, 2017. Castro has been chosen as the chancellor of the California State University, becoming th

Education

CSU Chancellor-Select Reflects On How COVID-19 Will Effect His New Role

4:08pm October 01, 2020

by Christianna Silva

Joseph Castro says CSU struggles with pandemic-related problems such as how to approach physical space and technological issues. He hopes to provide more on-campus study spaces by spring or summer.

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Justin Reid is the director of community initiatives for Virginia Humanities, the state office of the National Endowment for the Humanities.

Descendants Of People Enslaved By Virginia's Governors Are Reframing History

1:45pm October 01, 2020

by Ben Paviour

The stories of enslaved people are "closer than we think," according to some descendants who are working to tell their ancestors' histories long framed by white enslavers.

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Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash., ranking member of the Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, issued a report on racial disparities and COVID-19 calling for congressional action.

Senate Democrats Call On Congress To Fix Racial Disparities In Health Care

12:59pm October 01, 2020

by Patti Neighmond

A new report highlights the disproportionate harm the pandemic has done to Black people, Latinos and Native Americans, and systemic factors behind it. It lays out steps to repair the problems.

Nearly 40% of student loan payers are helping someone else pay off their student loans, a new study found.

'A Family Affair': Others Often Chip In To Help Pay Off Student Loans

10:49am October 01, 2020

by Adedayo Akala

Student debt doesn't only affect the person who goes to college. Nearly 40% of student loan payers are helping someone else pay off their student loans, a new study found.