Race

Is The Millennial Generation's Racial Tolerance Overstated?

1:53pm June 24, 2015

by Gene Demby

Dylann Roof, the white man accused of the deadly church shooting, is 21-- making him a millennial. That generation is often pointed to as a harbinger of U.S. future racial diversity and tolerance.

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S.C. Retailers Caught In The Middle Of Renewed Debate Over Confederate Flag

10:06am June 24, 2015

by Hansi Lo Wang

Some retailers have pulled Confederate-themed items from their shelves after the South Carolina shooting suspect appeared in photos with the flag. The debate over what the flag symbolizes continues.

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Protesters hold a sign Tuesday during a rally to take down the Confederate flag at the South Carolina Statehouse in Columbia.

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Across The South, A Push To Banish Confederate Flags From State Buildings

9:02am June 24, 2015

by Krishnadev Calamur

From South Carolina to Mississippi, there have been calls to remove the flag that many people call divisive. Businesses, too, are getting in on the act.

Examining Race-Based Admissions Bans On Medical Schools

8:10am June 23, 2015

by Shankar Vedantam

Researchers explored the effects of black and Latino graduation rates from medical school, following a ban on race conscious admissions policies in several states.

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President Barack Obama participates in a podcast with Marc Maron in Los Angeles, on Friday.

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'We Are Not Cured': Obama Discusses Racism In America With Marc Maron

3:24pm June 22, 2015

by Bill Chappell

In the wake of last week's killing of nine black church members in Charleston, President Obama talks about the status of race relations in a conversation on the WTF with Marc Maron podcast.

Parishioners sing four days after a mass shooting that claimed the lives of nine people at the historic Emanuel African Methodist Church on Sunday.

Emotional Service Held At Charleston Church Days After Shootings

11:24pm June 21, 2015

by Scott Neuman

The Sunday gathering is the first since the killing of nine members of a Bible study group last week at the church.

Churches Try To Stay Safe — And Keep Their Open-Door Policies

3:48pm June 21, 2015

After a shooter walked into a prayer meeting and killed nine people this week, faith leaders struggle to balance security and community. NPR's Rachel Martin talks to Rev. Charles Watkins in Charleston.

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Police described the suspect as a white man in his 20s. He was seen entering the church before the shooting. The man, whom police consider to be "armed and dangerous," left the church in a black sedan.

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Police Arrest Suspect In Charleston Church Shooting

8:47pm June 20, 2015

by Eyder Peralta

Police say a gunman opened fire and killed nine people during a Wednesday prayer meeting at one of the city's oldest historically black churches. They've arrested 21-year-old Dylann Roof.

An undated handout photo provided by the Berkeley County, S.C., government shows Dylann Roof at an unknown location.

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What We Know So Far About Church Shooting Suspect Dylann Roof

8:45pm June 20, 2015

by Krishnadev Calamur

The 21-year-old suspect in the deadly shooting at one of Charleston, S.C.'s oldest historically black churches had previously been arrested on suspicion of drug possession and trespassing.

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Denmark Vesey And The History Of Charleston's 'Mother Emanuel' Church

8:44pm June 20, 2015

by Kat Chow

In 1822, Vesey, a carpenter and former slave who bought his own freedom with lottery winnings, tried to organize what could have been the nation's biggest slave revolt.

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