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50th Anniversary Of Detroit 'Riots' Lookahead

5:23pm July 16, 2017

NPR's Michel Martin is headed to Detroit for a show about the anniversary riots. But Detroit Free Press columnist Stephen Henderson says calling the events of 1967 a "riot" can be controversial.

New research finds that African-Americans who grow up in harsh environments and endure stressful experiences are much more likely to develop Alzheimer's or some other form of dementia.

Stress And Poverty May Explain High Rates Of Dementia In African-Americans

2:05am July 16, 2017

by Jon Hamilton

New research finds that African-Americans who grow up in harsh environments and have many stressful experiences are much more likely to develop Alzheimer's or some other form of dementia.

Desiree Armas (center) and her parents, Olga and Carlos Armas, left Peru when Desiree was 3 years old. Her immigration status made finding financial aid for college complicated.

For New Jersey DACA Student, The Road To College Is Bumpier Than Expected

9:22am July 14, 2017

by Joel Rose

We first met Desiree Armas back in January. She graduated with honors from high school, but her home state of New Jersey doesn't allow state financial aid for students in the country illegally.

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Ho Po, a Chinese labor contractor from San Francisco, sent 150 of his countrymen to build Buena Vista.

Chinese Laborers Built Sonoma's Wineries. Racist Neighbors Drove Them Out

5:25pm July 13, 2017

by Grace Hwang Lynch

Enjoying a chardonnay or cabernet sauvignon? In the 1800s, Chinese immigrants helped introduce those iconic varietals to California's wine country. But as vineyards grew, so did anti-Chinese fervor.

A new multi-story residential building (left) and an older style one-story space sit side by side on 12th Street in the East Austin neighborhood of Austin, Texas. The neighborhood has experienced a strong wave of gentrification which often pushes people o

Once A Bustling Black Enclave, East Austin Residents Make A Suburban Exodus

5:34pm July 12, 2017

by Audrey Mcglinchy

The community "doesn't really exist anymore as it did," one former resident of East Austin said. Even the local pastor, who served for 30 years, says he's been pushed out by rising home prices.

National

Newark, N.J., Lives With Aftermath Of Race Riots 50 Years Later

4:35pm July 12, 2017

by Alexandra Hill

Fifty years after Newark, N.J., erupted in response to police treatment of an African-American resident, the city still lives with the aftermath.

"For nearly half a century, I've tracked Hollywood's Arabs and Muslims. Almost always I found that they've appeared as villains," Jack Shaheen said in a talk at the National Press Club in March 2017.

A Powerful Voice Against Arab Stereotyping, Jack Shaheen, Dies

6:32pm July 10, 2017

by Kat Chow

Shaheen, an author and critic, spent his life battling stereotypes of Muslims and Arab-Americans in popular culture. He died Sunday in South Carolina.

Activist Bree Newsome scaled a flagpole and removed the Confederate flag from a monument at the Statehouse in Columbia, S.C following a deadly shooting at a historically black church in Charleston. The flag was officially removed from the grounds days lat

National

2 Years After S.C.'s Flag Came Down, Cities Grapple With Confederate Symbols

11:28am July 10, 2017

by Sarah McCammon

A Confederate flag came down at the South Carolina statehouse weeks after the murders of nine people at a historically black church. Such symbols continue to generate controversy.

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Protesters gesture at a man wearing a Confederate flag before a KKK rally in Charlottesville on Saturday.

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Protesters Surround KKK Gathering In Charlottesville

4:25pm July 09, 2017

by James Doubek

A few dozen Ku Klux Klan members rallied to protest the removal of a Confederate statue in a park in Charlottesville, Va. But about 1,000 people showed up to oppose them.

Science

Young Black Girls Face 'Adultification'

8:14am July 09, 2017

A new study shows that black girls are viewed as less innocent and in need of less protection than white girls. A Martinez speaks to two authors of the study: Rebecca Epstein and Dr. Jamilia Blake.