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After days of violent protests against systemic racism, unrest calms in France

5:51pm July 03, 2023

After six days of violent protests across dozens of cities in France, things are beginning to calm down. Last week, a teenager was shot and killed by a police officer.

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National

Colorado's new alert system is helping to locate missing Indigenous people

4:35pm July 03, 2023

by Matt Bloom

A new alert system for missing Native American people in Colorado reports some success. Indigenous people have far higher rates of unsolved missing persons cases than others nationwide.

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People protest outside of the Supreme Court in Washington, D.C., Thursday. The Supreme Court on Thursday struck down affirmative action in college admissions, declaring race cannot be a factor and forcing institutions of higher education to look for new ways to achieve diverse student bodies.

Affirmative action divided Asian Americans and other people of color. Here's how

4:13pm July 02, 2023

by Sandhya Dirks

Myths about affirmative action being discriminatory against Asian Americans helped spread a narrative that college admissions meant to increase diversity were actually racist.

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Education

The Supreme Court's decision on affirmative action could affect more than just admissions

7:58am July 02, 2023

Following the U.S. Supreme Court's decision on affirmative action, we look at possible implications in higher education, beyond admissions.

A crowd gathers in front of the Ibn Badis mosque where mourners gathered to pay respects Saturday in Nanterre, France.

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Hundreds gather to mourn Nahel M., a teenager whose death sparked protests in France

5:33pm July 01, 2023

by Rebecca Rosman

Hundreds gathered in the suburb of Nanterre to pay their final respects to Nahel M., a 17-year-old teenager who was fatally shot by police after being stopped for a traffic violation.

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Dutch King Willem-Alexander lays a wreath at the slavery monument Saturday after apologizing for the royal house's role in slavery in a speech greeted by cheers and whoop.

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Dutch king apologizes for the monarchy's role in global slave trade

1:44pm July 01, 2023

by Willem Marx

"I make this apology myself. And I feel the weight of the words in my heart and my soul," King Willem-Alexander said at a ceremony marking 160 years since the end of slavery in the Netherlands.

A protester sits in front of riot police during at Place de la Concorde in Paris on Friday, over the shooting of a teenage driver by French police in a Paris suburb on Tuesday.

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France is roiled by protests after police killed a teenager. Here's why

5:49pm June 30, 2023

by Bill Chappell

Nahel M.'s killing is a rallying call, similar to how George Floyd's murder in Minneapolis sparked intense protests. As in the U.S. case, eyewitness video conflicted with the official narrative.

What Asian Americans really think of affirmative action

4:42pm June 30, 2023

NPR's Juana Summers discusses the Asian American perspective on affirmative action with University of Maryland professor and political scientist Janelle Wong.

Protesters for and against affirmative action demonstrate on Capitol Hill on Thursday. The Supreme Court ruled that race-conscious admissions programs at Harvard University and the University of North Carolina are unconstitutional.

With affirmative action gutted for college, race-conscious work programs may be next

5:34am June 30, 2023

by Elena Moore

With the Supreme Court having ruled against affirmative action policies in higher education, some legal experts worry about the future of workplace diversity, equity and inclusion programs.

First Black man to win bull riding's world championship remembers life in the rodeo

5:08am June 30, 2023

by Esther Honig

Charlie Sampson rode bulls competitively for 20 years. He told his son Daniel that he found his calling when he visited a carnival as a boy.