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Baltimore city workers remove graffiti from the pedestal where a statue dedicated to Robert E. Lee and Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson stood on Wednesday. The City of Baltimore removed four statues celebrating confederate heroes from city parks overnight, foll

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Baltimore Removes Confederate Statues One Day After Voting On Issue

11:52am August 16, 2017

by Bill Chappell

Workers removed four statues linked to the Confederacy, hauling away monuments that honored Robert E. Lee, Stonewall Jackson and Roger B. Taney, author of the Supreme Court's Dred Scott opinion.

CNN political commentator and Prince devotee Van Jones is fusing hip-hop into his #LoveArmy.

In Midst Of Racial Hatred, Van Jones Still Pushes Love

11:23am August 16, 2017

by Rodney Carmichael

Roc Nation's latest signee delivers hard rap about black America's moral obligation in the era of President Trump.

Several downtown stores have put up signs and placards declaring: "This is Our Town" and "If Equality and Diversity Aren't for You, Then Neither Are We."

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Charlottesville Businesses Worry Violent Rally Will Scare Tourists Away

11:19am August 16, 2017

by Debbie Elliott

Businesses in Charlottesville, Va., suffered an economic blow after a white nationalist rally turned deadly over the weekend. The violence prompted some to rethink who to welcome through their doors.

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Trump Adviser Wants Bannon Out

7:40am August 16, 2017

Ailsa Chang talks with Javier Palomarez, who serves on President Trump's National Diversity Council, about the White House's muted response to violence in Charlottesville and the role of Steve Bannon.

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Combating Racism After Charlottesville

5:04am August 16, 2017

NPR's Rachel Martin speaks with educator and activist Brittany Packnett about how people can help fight racism and white supremacy in their daily lives.

Neo-Nazis and white supremacists who participated in the protests in Charlottesville, Va., are being identified online — and the family of one man says they no longer have anything to do with him.

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After Son Is ID'd At Supremacist Rally, His Father Responds Publicly

2:02pm August 15, 2017

by Bill Chappell

Peter Tefft's decision to "unlearn" what he was taught at home has brought heartbreak to his family — and he's no longer welcome, Pearce Tefft says.

David Brown, of Plymouth, Mass., holds a placard during a protest Sunday in Plymouth. The protest was held to denounce hatred and racism in response to a nationalist rally that spiraled into deadly violence in Charlottesville, Va., on Saturday.

Some Are Troubled By Online Shaming Of Charlottesville Rally Participants

9:54am August 15, 2017

by Laura Sydell

The "Yes, You're Racist" Twitter account uses crowdsourcing to help identify white supremacists. But sometimes it gets things wrong. And not everyone is happy about efforts at public shaming.

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Morning News Break: Political Fallout From White Nationalist Rally

8:00am August 15, 2017

President Trump on Monday delivered a statement directly calling out the hate groups behind the violence in Charlottesville, Va. And, 3 CEOs resigned from Trump's advisory council on manufacturing.

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Politics & Government

Charlottesville Mourns Deaths Of Counterprotester, 2 State Police Officers

8:00am August 15, 2017

by Debbie Elliott

The state of Virginia is rethinking how it issues permits for demonstrations following the deadly violence in Charlottesville over the weekend. And, local police are defending their response.

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Activists Topple Confederate Monument In North Carolina

8:00am August 15, 2017

by Jeff Tiberii

A crowd in Durham pulled down a statue of a confederate soldier outside the courthouse. There were no arrests. On Saturday in Virginia, protests over removing a confederate statue turned deadly.

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