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Large Crowds Expected For Walter Scott's S.C. Funeral

10:54am April 11, 2015

A funeral service is scheduled Saturday for Walter Scott, the black man killed by a white police officer in North Charleston, S.C.. NPR's Tamara Keith speaks with correspondent Martin Kaste.

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Police-Involved Shootings Highlight Problem With Law Enforcement 'Culture'

7:30pm April 10, 2015

NPR's Audie Cornish talks with Seth Stoughton, an assistant professor at the University of South Carolina School of Law.

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Cellphones were used to record a 2012 confrontation between protesters and police in Springfield, Ill.

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Civilians Can Record Police Encounters, But When Is It Interference?

2:50pm April 10, 2015

by Hansi Lo Wang

Courts have ruled that civilians have a constitutional right to videotape police encounters in public. But civilians are not allowed to interfere with police activity.

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About one-third of black and Hispanic teens say they're online just about all the time, compared with about 1 in 5 whites, a new study says.

More Black, Latino Teens Say They're Online 'Almost Constantly'

6:55pm April 09, 2015

by Davar Ardalan

About one-third of black and Hispanic teens say they're online just about all the time, compared with about 1 in 5 whites, a new study says. Experts say smartphones are defining teens' social habits.

Study Finds The Poor Subject To Unfair Fines, Driver's License Suspensions

5:57pm April 09, 2015

by Sam Sanders

The report says many of the police and court practices highlighted in a recent federal investigation into the Ferguson, Mo., police department occur in California as well.

North Charleston Mayor R. Keith Summey (left) and police Chief Eddie Driggers spoke Wednesday about a video that shows a white police officer fatally shooting a fleeing black man after a traffic stop.

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'I Was Sickened By What I Saw,' Police Chief Says Of S.C. Shooting

1:32pm April 09, 2015

by Bill Chappell

Discussing the case of a North Charleston, S.C., officer shooting an unarmed man in the back, police chief Eddie Driggers said Wednesday, "I have been praying for peace."

The gesture Kimmy's making doesn't mean the same thing to Dong.

Why It's So Hard For Us To Agree About Dong From 'Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt'

10:35am April 09, 2015

by Kat Chow

With a name like Dong — and so few roles for Asian-American men on TV — it's understandable that this character has been raising eyebrows. But in the context of the show, Dong makes complete sense.

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Rich Baranowski (left) and Tracy Hardy vote Tuesday in the Ferguson, Mo., municipal election. Three of the city's six seats will now be filled by black council members.

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Ferguson Voters Elect 2 Black Members To City Council

10:13am April 08, 2015

by Bill Chappell

In a first, the six-member City Council in Ferguson, Mo., is now half white and half black. Voter turnout was reported at 30 percent in the majority-black community.

New Orleans educator Jonathan Johnson is founder and CEO of the Rooted School.

New Orleans Educator Dreams Of Teaching Tech To Beat The Streets

5:49pm April 07, 2015

by Michel Martin

After the shooting death of one of his students, Jonathan Johnson was inspired to create a school that gives low-income students practical skills to compete in high-tech fields.

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Martin Luther King Jr. delivers his Nobel Peace Prize acceptance speech in Norway in 1964. In King's hometown of Atlanta, social conservatives at first refused to attend an integrated dinner in his honor.

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The Time Coca-Cola Got White Elites in Atlanta to Honor Martin Luther King, Jr.

3:38pm April 07, 2015

by Jim Burress

Some big names in business pushed back this week against "religious freedom" laws in Indiana and Arkansas. In 1964, it was Coca-Cola pushing Atlanta's white elites to honor Martin Luther King Jr.

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