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St. Louis Alderman: Criminals Exploit The Disconnect Between Citizens, Police

12:04pm August 12, 2015

NPR's Robert Siegel interviews St. Louis Alderman Antonio French, who opened a #HealSTL office in Ferguson, Mo., after the fatal police shooting of 18-year-old Michael Brown last August.

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Brad Miller was fired from the police force in Arlington, Texas, on Tuesday, after the department's chief said he was troubled with how Miller acted in the fatal shooting of an unarmed black man Friday.

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Texas Police Officer Fired After Fatally Shooting Unarmed College Student

10:58am August 12, 2015

by Bill Chappell

The shooting occurred in the early hours of Friday, after a 911 caller reported that a "thin black man with a blond mohawk" was jumping on top of a car at a dealership.

Paige Watkins (from left), Sarah Johnson, Camille Johnson, Chris Turner and Devon Porter stand in front of Detroit's Eastern Market. They are all contributors to Black Bottom LLC, a project committed to recapturing the vibrancy of the Black Bottom communi

Who Fixes Detroit? Young Black Detroiters Want To Resurrect A Lost Neighborhood

8:46am August 12, 2015

by Kinsey Clarke

Black Bottom was once a vibrant black oasis in Detroit, till it was demolished for a freeway. Now, young black visionaries in Detroit are experimenting with a new Black Bottom for the 21st century.

National

State Of Emergency Declared After Violent Protests In Ferguson, Mo.

1:16pm August 11, 2015

by Rachel Lippmann

Ferguson, Mo., is bracing for another day of protests after violence Sunday night marred a day of largely peaceful demonstrations marking the first anniversary of Michael Brown's shooting death.

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How Much Has Ferguson, Mo., Changed Since The Death Of Michael Brown?

7:36pm August 10, 2015

NPR's Robert Siegel speaks with St. Louis Post-Dispatch political reporter Kevin McDermott who has been covering Ferguson, Mo., since the fatal police shooting of Michael Brown last August.

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Darren Wilson, An Uneasy New Dad In Virtual Hiding

3:55pm August 10, 2015

Darren Wilson, the white Ferguson, Mo., officer who shot and killed black 18-year-old Michael Brown, spoke with the New Yorker's Jake Halpern. NPR's Audie Cornish talks to Halpern about the interviews.

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President Obama spoke with Morning Edition host Steve Inskeep at the White House last week.

A Year After Ferguson, Obama Tells NPR He Feels 'Great Urgency'

3:48pm August 10, 2015

by Scott Neuman

In an interview with Morning Edition host Steve Inskeep, the president rejects the suggestion that political considerations put race relations on the back burner in his first term.

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When the reservations were established and peace made between the Apsáalooke and the Lakota, there were frequent visits between the tribes. The result was that Lakota warbonnets, pipebags and even pipes were placed in Crow hands.

Arts

How A Candy Magnate Helped Bring A Holy Collection Home

3:46pm August 10, 2015

by Micah Schweizer

In 2008, the Brinton Museum was on life support. But an unlikely benefactor stepped in to save it, funding its revival as the home to a historic — and willingly given — collection of Crow artifacts.

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Sculptor Richard Weaver created this life-sized sculpture of federal judge J. Waties Waring.

How The Son Of A Confederate Soldier Became A Civil Rights Hero

9:47am August 10, 2015

by NPR Staff

In a landmark case in 1951, J. Waties Waring denounced segregation as an "evil that must be eradicated." A life-sized statue of Waring will be dedicated Friday in Charleston, S.C.

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Hundreds of demonstrators gathered at the spot where Michael Brown was shot and killed. The crowd observed 4 1/2 minutes of silence, one minute for each of the 4 1/2 hours that Brown's body lay in the street before being taken away.

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Moment Of Silence Marks A Year Of Mourning, Protest In Ferguson

7:12pm August 09, 2015

by NPR Staff

Hundreds gathered in the St. Louis suburb one year after Michael Brown was killed there by a police officer. Starsky Wilson, the Ferguson Commission's co-chair, sees reason to hope — and keep working.

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