Race

National

Slew of new landownership bills are reminiscent of anti-Asian Alien Land Laws

5:08pm August 28, 2023

NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with legal expert Edgar Chen about the recent slew of legislation aimed at restricting U.S. land ownership for Chinese citizens and businesses.

Martin Luther King Jr. waves to the crowd during the "March on Washington" in 1963.

National

He helped write MLK's 'I Have a Dream' speech. Now he reflects on change in the U.S.

1:44pm August 28, 2023

60 years after Martin Luther King Jr. gave his famous "I Have a Dream" speech, we hear from one of the men who helped him write it, his friend and attorney Clarence B. Jones.

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Morning news brief

6:44am August 28, 2023

Federal judge to set a date for Donald Trump's election obstruction case. Crowds mourn three Black people killed at a Dollar General in Florida. Students struggle to study in record heat without A/C.

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Looking back on Martin Luther King's 'I Have a Dream' speech, 60 years later

5:09am August 28, 2023

by Jessica Green

On Aug. 28, 1963, Martin Luther King Jr. gave his famous speech at the March on Washington. Part of his speech was impromptu and those words became a pillar of the civil rights movement.

Children activating the installation America's Playground: DC by artist Derrick Adams in Constitution Gardens on the National Mall.

Arts

A groundbreaking exhibition on the National Mall shows monuments aren't set in stone

1:06pm August 27, 2023

by Neda Ulaby

The first official outdoor exhibition on Washington D.C.'s National Mall showcases six artists whose monuments honor American stories missing from the heart of the country's capital.

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Music & Culture

The Library of Congress's latest addition is a guide to African American banjo music

8:59am August 27, 2023

by Ayesha Rascoe

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks with researcher Joe Johnson and musician Jake Blount about the new Library of Congress guide to African American banjo music resources in its collection.

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National

A gunman in Florida killed three people in a racially motivated shooting

8:08am August 27, 2023

by Ayesha Rascoe

A gunman in Jacksonville, Florida killed three black people before taking his own life in a murder spree police say was racially motivated.

People participate in the 60th anniversary of the March on Washington at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C., on Saturday.

Thousands march to mark the 60th anniversary of MLK's 'I Have a Dream' speech

10:55pm August 26, 2023

by Emily Olson

Decades after the 1963 March on Washington, thousands again gathered in the nation's capital to declare that Martin Luther King Jr.'s legacy was in jeopardy amid fresh civil rights struggles.

Activist Kekai Keahi says Native Hawaiian trauma over losing land goes back generations to when the U.S. overthrew the Hawaiian Kingdom.

Lahaina was expensive before the fire. Some worry rebuilding will price them out

5:00am August 26, 2023

by Jennifer Ludden

Since the fire residents have gotten multiple calls from realtors offering to buy their land. Activists want a role in planning, to keep developers from pushing out those who call Lahaina home.

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National

A pioneering casting director reflects on diversity in Hollywood

7:21pm August 23, 2023

NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with host of The Academy Museum Podcast, Jacqueline Stewart, and casting director Reuben Cannon about the art of casting in Hollywood.

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