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Children in Yemen were killed when a Saudi-led coalition airstrike hit their school bus. Prosecutors in the Manafort trial may rest their case Friday. White supremacists converge on Washington, D.C.
Race
'Lies My Teacher Told Me,' And How American History Can Be Used As A Weapon
James Loewen's 1995 book explained how history textbooks got the story of America wrong. Now, in a new edition, Loewen champions critical thinking in the age of fake news.
How The White Nationalist Movement Has Changed Since The Charlottesville Rally
NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with Heidi Beirich of the Southern Poverty Law Center's Intelligence Project about the status of white nationalism in the U.S. one year after the violent "Unite the Right" rally in Charlottesville, Va.
Lawsuit Challenges Administration's Crackdown On Asylum-Seekers
Immigrants' rights groups say the plaintiffs fled "horrific persecution" and were deprived of the right to seek humanitarian protections by the tightened policies.
In Oakland, More Data Hasn't Meant Less Racial Disparity During Police Stops
Despite 15 years of federal oversight and data collection, the Oakland Police Department persists in racially biased policing. Community activists are frustrated that more has not changed.
What A Lifetime Of Collecting Millions Of Relics Of Black Americana Looks Like
Oran Z has been collecting relics of Black Americana for most of his life. The items he's amassed used to be in a museum he ran in Los Angeles, but now they're all housed on his property.
Through A Looking Glass Of Black Americana: The Long, Strange Journey Of Oran Z
For decades, Oran Z collected everything he could about black America, from racist tchotchkes to wax figures of Malcolm X, displaying them in his own museum. Now, his life's work is in jeopardy.
Rocked By Rally, Charlottesville Mayor Wants Conversations About Race
Last year Nikuyah Walker was an activist criticizing how Charlottesville, Va., handled the Unite the Right rally. Now she's mayor. Noel King talks to her about how the rally changed Charlottesville.
Alex Jones' Infowars Site Accuses 'Big Tech' Of Censorship
Social media sites have removed main outlets for conspiracy theorist Alex Jones and his Infowars website, citing repeated violations of policies against hate speech and glorifying violence.
African-American Model Beverly Johnson On Her Historic 'Vogue' Cover
Johnson reflects on becoming the first black cover model of American Vogue in 1974. September marks another first in the magazine's 126-year history: the cover photographer will be African-American.