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Fidel Castro's Legacy On Race Relations In Cuba And Abroad

5:05pm December 03, 2016

Late Cuban leader Fidel Castro leaves behind a complicated legacy both in his home country and abroad. Professor Mark Sawyer of UCLA looks at how his views on race affected generations of Afro-Cubans.

Former President of Cuba Fidel Castro died Nov. 25 at age 90, provoking mixed reactions in Cuba and around the world.

This Week In Race: Dog Whistles, Dreamers And Dead Dictators

10:37pm December 02, 2016

by Karen Grigsby Bates

Pipeline and prisons and tantrums at Starbucks: these are a few of our favorite stories this week.

Aversion To Fidel Castro Spans Generations Of Cuban-American Families

6:25pm December 01, 2016

by Adrian Florido

In many Cuban-American families, the aversion to Fidel Castro spanned generations. This is true even as children and grandchildren of the original exiles grew more liberal in their political beliefs. It's true in the Ramos family of Miami.

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Christopher Mensah, owner and tattoo artist at the Pinz-N-Needlez tattoo shop in Washington, D.C., creates the outline for Oshun Afrique's 35th tattoo.

For Tattoo Artists, Race Is In the Mix When Ink Meets Skin

4:35pm December 01, 2016

by Parth Shah

Skin tone is only part of the challenge for an oft-tattooed customer who wants to see herself reflected in the "human canvases" of tattoo artists.

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A resident of the town formerly known as Barrow, Alaska, rides her motorcycle along an Arctic Ocean beach in 2005. The town is now officially called Utqiagvik, its Inupiaq name.

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Barrow, Alaska, Changes Its Name Back To Its Original 'Utqiagvik'

1:24pm December 01, 2016

by Rebecca Hersher

The northernmost community in the U.S. has voted to officially restore its traditional Inupiaq name.

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Peter and Ezra, / you made a great team. / Together you brought a snowstorm / of your dreams.

Books
Arts

'A Poem For Peter' Recalls One Unforgettable 'Snowy Day'

5:09am December 01, 2016

by Lynn Neary

In 1962, Peter — an African-American boy exploring his neighborhood after a snowstorm — broke the color barrier in mainstream children's publishing. A new book pays tribute to author Ezra Jack Keats.

Prosecutor: Officer Acted Lawfully In Killing Keith Lamont Scott

11:45am November 30, 2016

by Associated Press and JEFFREY COLLINS and TOM FOREMAN Jr.

A Charlotte police officer who shot and killed a black man at an apartment complex will not face charges, a North Carolina prosecutor announced Wednesday.

After the election, professional peacemakers may feel they have to work harder to tamp down heightened feelings of "us versus them" in the workplace.

After Election, Diversity Trainers Face A New Version Of 'Us Versus Them'

1:09pm November 28, 2016

by Kat Chow

Through the eyes of those who work to make companies "inclusive," the 2016 election suggests two things: Business will pick up, but it won't be business as usual.

Officers with the Department of Homeland Security patrol outside the federal courthouse in Charleston, S.C., on Nov. 7.

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Charleston Church Shooting Suspect Will Represent Himself In Death Penalty Trial

11:46am November 28, 2016

by Rebecca Hersher

The judge in the federal trial of Dylann Roof, who is accused of murdering nine people in the basement of a historically black church, has ruled that the defendant may represent himself in court.

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The White Nationalist Origins Of The Term 'Alt-Right' — And The Debate Around It

5:19pm November 27, 2016

by Adrian Florido

The alt-right movement, which has been associated with white nationalism, is receiving new attention. The debate about the movement is also focusing on what is the best term to describe it.

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