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On The Streets Of Baltimore, 'It's Definitely Not A Safe Feeling'

11:29pm July 26, 2015

Baltimore is having one of the most violent summers in years. NPR's Rachel Martin talks to local activist Ray Kelly about what police and the public can do to improve the situation there.

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A Navajo Speaker Says The Language Connects Her With Her Culture

10:55am July 25, 2015

by NPR Staff

Navajo Nation voters decided this week that their tribal presidents should not be required to speak fluent Navajo. One 23-year-old, a fluent Navajo speaker, disagrees.

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A guard motions to a medic (left) who arrived with a stretcher to Waller County Jail in Hempstead, Texas, on July 13, the day Sandra Bland died at the jail. Officials said Thursday that an autopsy did not find signs that Bland's death was a homicide.

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Autopsy Of Sandra Bland Doesn't Suggest Homicide, Texas County Officials Say

6:17pm July 23, 2015

by Bill Chappell

The prosecutors' presentation Thursday included several color photographs of Bland's body — including her neck, which had a thick dark line curving across it.

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Sandra Bland Video Shows An Argument With Police Officer

6:23pm July 22, 2015

by Martin Kaste

A police dash cam video has been released in the case of Sandra Bland, the woman who was later found dead in a Texas jail. The video shows tension quickly escalating between Bland and the trooper.

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Arts

The Meaning Of A Hero Cast In Shadow, In Harper Lee's 'Go Set A Watchman'

2:31pm July 21, 2015

The release of Harper Lee's long-lost novel — and its portrait of once-crusading attorney Atticus Finch — has shaken devotees of "To Kill a Mockingbird." One poet argues that nuance should be welcome.

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KKK, Black Panthers Clash At South Carolina Statehouse Rallies

2:30pm July 20, 2015

by Sarah McCammon

The groups held dueling rallies in Columbia on Saturday a week after the furling of the Confederate battle flag. One side says white culture is under attack; the other says it's promoting black unity.

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Interior view of a room with a rotunda ceiling during an auction of slaves, artwork and goods.

Remembering New Orleans' Overlooked Ties To Slavery

10:33am July 18, 2015

by Eve Abrams

The city has a reputation for music, food and fun. But it's also a land with an economic history rooted in the domestic slave trade that tore families apart. Now, its legacy sits below the surface.

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Arts

Emmy Nominations For 'Transparent,' Tatiana Maslany Showcase New Talent

2:27pm July 17, 2015

by Eric Deggans

Nominations for the 67th Primetime Emmy Awards were announced Thursday. The field of contenders shows a welcome turn toward recognizing new talent and new sources for TV.

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Dr. Lisa Dyson is the CEO of Kiverdi, a next-generation sustainable oil company that converts CO2 and waste carbon gases into oils using biotechnology.

#RaceOnTech: How An Early Love Of Math Led Her To The Role Of CEO

10:03am July 17, 2015

by NPR Staff

This week, NPR's All Tech Considered is connecting with diverse innovators in tech and science. Kiverdi CEO Lisa Dyson discusses an early role model, her work and the need to boost tech education.

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Mamie Parker, a fish and wildlife biologist with a doctorate in ecology, remembers a janitor at work once telling her: "No African-American woman has been in here except to clean this office."

From Fishing With Mom To Becoming A Top Fisheries Official

9:47am July 17, 2015

by Michel Martin

For NPR's series #RaceOnTech, we are meeting the diverse men and women who work in America's tech and science fields, like Mamie Parker, a fish and wildlife biologist who's a pioneer in her field.

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