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Chicago police officer Jason Van Dyke, center, attends a hearing at the Leighton Criminal Court Building, in Chicago.

National

Chicago Police Officer Goes On Trial For Murder Of Black Teen

9:15am September 05, 2018

by Cheryl Corley

One protest chant has become a mantra after Laquan McDonald's death: "Sixteen shots and a cover-up." The case now embodies the massive distrust between communities of color and police in Chicago.

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Students Put Up Fake 'Asians Ad' On Wall In McDonald's

7:14am September 05, 2018

They saw several posters of people enjoying McDonald's. They made a poster of themselves eating fries and a burger. They snuck it into the restaurant and hung it up. It's been there for over 50 days.

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Colin Kaepernick kneels for the national anthem at Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara, Calif., on Oct. 23, 2016.

Colin Kaepernick Is Chosen For Nike's Anniversary 'Just Do It' Campaign

4:12pm September 04, 2018

by Jason Breslow

The advertisement shows a black-and-white image of the former San Francisco 49ers quarterback with text that reads: "Believe in something. Even if it means sacrificing everything."

Andrew Gillum, the Democratic candidate for Florida governor, speaks Friday during a campaign rally in Orlando.

Florida Election Is Latest Target Of White Supremacist Robocalls

9:25pm September 03, 2018

by Emily Sullivan

The calls feature a narrator speaking in a minstrel voice, posing as Andrew Gillum, a black Democrat gubernatorial nominee in Florida. The calls are linked to a neo-Nazi, anti-Semitic podcast.

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National

Chicago Police And The Black Community: The Murder Trial Of Laquan McDonald

5:22pm September 02, 2018

NPR's Michel Martin talks with Jenn White, the host of "16 Shots," a podcast from WBEZ and The Chicago Tribune, about the shooting death of 17-year-old Laquan McDonald and the city's long history of division between law enforcement and African-Americans.

Professor On Why She Supports Harvard Admissions Practices

1:35pm September 02, 2018

Colorado State University professor OiYan Poon tells NPR's Melissa Block why she supports the admission practices Asian-American students are suing Harvard University over.

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Sports

First NFL Player To Kneel During The National Anthem Is Heading To Arbitration

5:57pm August 31, 2018

Colin Kaepernick will get a hearing after an arbitrator said his grievances against NFL owners can move forward. The quarterback was the first player to kneel during the national anthem to protest police brutality and systemic racism.

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David French On Racism And Adoption

5:26am August 30, 2018

NPR's Rachel Martin talks with David French of the National Review. He recently wrote a piece in The Atlantic on how racism in America affected his multiracial family.

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Prisoners on work duty, filling sandbags in the "Big Red" work area.

The Forgotten History Of A Prison Uprising In Vietnam

4:48pm August 29, 2018

by Sarah Kramer

Long Binh Jail was a prison for American soldiers on the outskirts of Saigon with notoriously harsh conditions. In 1968, a group of black inmates were fed up with their treatment and the war.

The recommendations say physicians should look for these risk factors: "a history of depression, current depressive symptoms (like persisting hopelessness, lack of sleep, etc.) or certain socioeconomic risk factors," such as being low-income, very young,

Panel: Doctors Should Focus On Preventing Depression In Pregnant Women, New Moms

4:27pm August 28, 2018

by Rhitu Chatterjee

Physicians are urged to identify which pregnant women and new mothers are at high risk of depression and refer them to talk therapy before they show worsening symptoms.