Ready For A Linguistic Controversy? Say 'Mmhmm'
Mmhmm is a small word that's often used unconsciously. But it can actually tell us a lot about language, bias and the trans-Atlantic slave trade.
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Faneuil Hall's Ties To Slavery Spark Debate In Boston
Faneuil Hall is visited by millions of tourists every year. But few know its ties to the slave trade. Boston is trying to figure out how to reckon with that history.
'Crazy Rich Asians': Love, Loyalty And Lots Of Money
The best-selling novel about Southeast Asia's super wealthy is now a movie. Jon Chu is the director. The movie's themes of identity, class and family are universal.
Photographer Tyler Mitchell On Being The First African-American To Shoot A 'Vogue' Cover
NPR's Audie Cornish talks with Tyler Mitchell about being the first African-American photographer to shoot the cover for Vogue and what it was like to work with Beyonce.
Greensboro Inspectors Condemn Apartment Complex Where Refugee Children Died
The City of Greensboro is condemning the apartment complex where five children died in a fire earlier this year after finding hundreds of code violations had still not been resolved.
A Big Night For Democratic Diversity, And 3 Other Primary Takeaways
For the first time, a transgender candidate won a major party nomination for governor. Plus, a possible new chapter in the #MeToo era; education as a major theme; and high Democratic turnout.
Australian Lawmaker Refers To 'Final Solution' In Push For Muslim Immigration Ban
In his maiden speech, newly minted Sen. Fraser Anning of the far-right Katter's Australian Party called for a revival of long-rescinded racially based immigration policies.
Opinion: Don't Sweat The #Repsweats And Let 'Crazy Rich Asians' Be What It Is
NPR Code Switch reporter Kat Chow writes about the burdens imposed on representations of Asians and Asian-Americans in pop culture — even in a fun, frothy rom-com.
Counterprotesters Outnumber 'Unite The Right' Rally Attendees
A small group of white supremacists gathered near the White House Sunday in Lafayette Park. They were protected by a huge police presence keeping them separated from hundreds of counterdemonstrators.
NPR Criticized For Interview With White Supremacist Jason Kessler
Friday's interview with the organizer of last year's deadly white nationalist rally in Charlottesville, Va., stirred controversy. Critics argue NPR erred by giving Kessler a platform for his views.