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President Trump, flanked by Omarosa Manigault and House and Urban Development Secretary nominee Ben Carson, holds an African-American History Month "listening session" on Wednesday.

In Black History Month 'Listening Session,' Trump Lashes Out At Media

4:13pm February 01, 2017

by Brian Naylor

At the start of the meeting, President Trump called the media "the opposition." Attendees included Housing Secretary nominee Ben Carson and Darrell Scott, who discussed violence in Chicago.

California has the largest Latino population in the United States. According to a new study, that population seems to be prospering.

Despite Turmoil, Latinos In California Are Prospering

10:57am February 01, 2017

by Karen Grigsby Bates

California has the country's largest Latino population. And they are tied to the state's economic prosperity. A new study analyzes how they're doing.

Fred Korematsu, whose fight against internment led all the way to the Supreme Court — and who later warned of acting against groups due to their race or religion — is being honored by several states today. He died in 2005.

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It's Fred Korematsu Day: Celebrating A Foe Of U.S. Internment Camps

7:36pm January 30, 2017

by Bill Chappell

Days after President Trump used an executive order to dramatically shift U.S. immigration policy, Fred Korematsu Day is attracting special attention.

Fred Korematsu fought U.S. internment of Japanese-Americans during World War II.

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Is Today's Google Doodle A Poke At The Trump Administration?

5:16pm January 30, 2017

by Laura Sydell

Fred Korematsu fought the internment camps for Japanese-Americans during World War II. Today he would be 98. But Google's choice to make him the Doodle focus doesn't seem like a total coincidence.

Vishwesh Bhatt is the executive chef of Snackbar, a restaurant in Oxford, Miss. And he's winning acclaim as one of the region's best chefs for Indian-inflected Southern fare that reflects a changing South.

Mississippi Masala: How A Native Of India Became A Southern Cooking Star

12:39pm January 28, 2017

by Maria Godoy

Food has always been a big part of Southern identity. These days, one of the region's best chefs is Vish Bhatt, a man born 9,000 miles away. And his Indian-inflected cuisine reflects a changing South.

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People walk past a mural of comedian Bill Cosby on the side of Ben's Chili Bowl restaurant in Washington, D.C., Dec. 31, 2015.

You Can Vote On Whose Face Goes On This Famous Mural Next

4:49pm January 27, 2017

by Leah Donnella

Ben's Chili Bowl, the D.C. restaurant famous for its half-smokes and civil rights ties, is preparing to replace its landmark mural to help "heal the country." And you get a say.

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This Week In Race: Executive Orders, Voter Dilution, Roxane Gay And ... Cornbread

12:01pm January 27, 2017

by Kat Chow

It's been a busy week on the race beat, to say the least. Here are some pieces from all across the internet that the Code Switch team especially dug.

In the 2013-14 school year, nearly 70,000 students were arrested in a small share of America's public schools — about 8,000 schools. While every state had arrests in that year, most individual schools did not report any arrests.

Does Your School Arrest Students?

8:00am January 27, 2017

by Cory Turner

A new investigation from Education Week finds that, in most states, black students are arrested in school at disproportionately high rates.

Hundreds of New Yorkers gathered at Columbus Circle in New York for a protest march to Trump Tower after the president signed an order to advance the Keystone XL and Dakota Access pipelines.

Dakota Access Pipeline Foes: We Aren't Done Fighting Yet

5:51pm January 25, 2017

by Leah Donnella

Opponents of the Dakota Access and Keystone XL pipelines say that President Trump's new executive memo is a disappointment. But it's one that they have been gearing up for.

With Women 'Computers' In Spotlight, UNCG Explores Its Own History

2:56pm January 25, 2017

by Eddie Garcia

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