After A Horrible Hate Crime, How Do You Not Hate Back?
Suzanne Barakat speaks about the challenge of reconciling shock, anger and acceptance after her brother and sisters-in-law were murdered in an anti-Muslim hate crime.
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'Politically Correct': The Phrase Has Gone From Wisdom To Weapon
Through the decades, "politically correct" has been regarded as shield and club; as cowardly and courageous. But it's meant one thing above them all: Confusion.
Final Arguments Set To Begin In Charleston Church Massacre Trial
Wednesday was the last of six days of testimony from criminal investigators and people who witnessed the murder of nine worshippers in 2015. The man accused of the shooting said he would not testify.
'York Project' Revisited: NPR Catches Up With Four 2008 Voters
In 2008, NPR heard from voters in York, Pa., about race and politics during the election. This week, Morning Edition follows up with four of these voters about how their views have changed since then.
Members Of Black Lives Matter Gear Up For Trump's Administration
Activists with the Black Lives Matter movement are figuring out how to continue pushing for more police accountability and other issues with Donald Trump in the White House.
Apartheid Is Long Gone, But African Food Is Still Hard To Find In Cape Town
South Africa's capital is now a global food hot spot. But the lack of restaurants serving traditional dishes of the continent speaks to larger concerns about what this post-apartheid society values.
Amid 2 Murder Trials, A South Carolina City Reflects On Racial History
It's a tense time in Charleston, S.C. The trial of accused church shooter Dylann Roof is underway, and another racially-charged trial involving a fatal police shooting recently ended in a hung jury.
Black Santa Claus Is A Hit At Mall Of America, But Faces An Online Backlash
Larry Jefferson was the first black Santa Claus at the Mall of America in Minnesota. He was popular with the kids, but he sparked on online backlash from people who felt Santa can only be white.
In Taped Confession, Charleston Church Shooter Says 'We All Know I Am Guilty'
The man accused of murdering nine people in the basement of a historically black church in Charleston, S.C., told FBI investigators he was motivated by racial hatred.
This Week In Race: Racism, Racism And, To Salve Your Soul, John Legend
Everywhere we looked in the news this week — in prisons, politics, online — we found strains of racism. It even shows up from beyond the grave.