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In this photo from July 24, 1967, a police officer searches a youth on Detroit's 12th Street.

National

Detroit 1967: There's Still A Debate Over What To Call It

2:27pm July 28, 2017

by Maria Paz Gutierrez

The unrest in the Motor City a half-century ago this summer left 43 dead. It was one of the most devastating episodes of civil conflict in the 20th century. But was it a riot or a rebellion?

Code Switch is tackling your trickiest questions about how to navigate the world of race relations in 2017.

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11:52am July 28, 2017

by Leah Donnella

Stuck in a racial quandary? We got your back.

Hip Hop deejays Stretch Armstrong (right) aka Adrian Bartos and Bobbito (left) aka Robert Garcia became legends on The Stretch Armstrong Show during the 1990s. Back then, they were hip hop tastemakers on college station WKCR in New York City. Now they're

Stretch & Bobbito On Race, Hip-Hop, And Belonging

11:18am July 26, 2017

by Aleli May Vuelta

The pioneering hip-hop radio duo drop by the Code Switch podcast to talk about making their way in a traditionally black genre and their new NPR interview show, What's Good? with Stretch & Bobbito.

Jessica Williams plays a struggling playwright who is trying to get over an ex-boyfriend in The Incredible Jessica James.

Arts

Comic Jessica Williams On 'The Daily Show' And Learning To 'Never Be Average'

3:15pm July 25, 2017

by Terry Gross

Williams joined The Daily Show when she was 22. She says, "I was younger and I was black and I was a woman, so ... I'm like, I have something to prove." She now stars in The Incredible Jessica James.

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Nashville's Police Department Makes Diversifying A Priority

8:12am July 25, 2017

by Amy Eskind

The department, which is 85 percent white, is offering minority high school boys an inside look. It's hoped the boys will consider law enforcement or at least come away with respect for police work.

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Participants stretch during a "yoga on the yard" class, one of Howard University's sesquicentennial celebration events that was open to anyone who wanted to attend in Washington, D.C. The university is trying to foster better communication with the surrou

When A Historically Black University's Neighborhood Turns White

5:01am July 25, 2017

by Brakkton Booker

The area around Howard University was once working class and black. As more non-black residents move in and property values rise, the university is taking advantage of the hot real estate market.

A policeman searches black suspects in Detroit on July 25, 1967 as buildings burn in the distance.

National

Scars Still Run Deep In Motor City 50 Years After Detroit Riots

11:26am July 24, 2017

by Quinn Klinefelter

Detroit police raided an illegal after-hours club when a brick was thrown and the city ignited into five days of rioting. Many African-Americans see it as rebellion against decades of harassment.

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Derrick Johnson Named NAACP's Interim Leader

6:26am July 24, 2017

by Hansi Lo Wang

The NAACP is holding its national convention in Baltimore to chart a new direction for the civil rights organization. Over the weekend, Derrick Johnson was named interim CEO.

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Former Detroit police chief Ike McKinnon (L), Motown musician David Coffey (center), and former Detroit Mayor Dennis Archer (R).

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'Going There': 3 Prominent Detroit Natives Reflect On The 1967 Riot

8:32pm July 23, 2017

In 1967, more than 150 riots erupted across the country. But one in particular seemed to consume the national conversation: Detroit. Three prominent Detroit figures share their stories from that time.

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Detroit resident Teresa Moore, who has lived in the city's 8 Mile Road neighborhood for 59 years, stands in front of what she calls a "segregation wall."

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In Detroit, A Colorful Mural Stands As A Reminder Of The City's 'Segregation Wall'

5:43pm July 22, 2017

by Matthew S. Schwartz

Detroit's Birwood Wall is now decorated with murals — children playing, Detroit Tigers, people of all races living in harmony. But when this wall was built in the 1940s, integration was not the goal.

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