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Thomas Kanewakeron Gray (left) and his brother Lloyd Skanahwati Gray were pulled from a Colorado State University admissions tour on Monday after another parent became nervous about their presence and called the police.

College Apologizes After Native American Students' Visit Is Sidelined By Police

4:42pm May 04, 2018

by Bill Chappell

During a student tour of Colorado State University, a parent said two students made her nervous, and police removed them from the group. Their mother says it's because of their appearance.

Sometimes it can feel like there is a terrorist attack on the news every other week. But how much attention an attack receives has a lot to do with one factor: the religion of the perpetrator. David McNew /AFP/Getty Images

The Weight of Our Words

7:24am April 13, 2018

Violent crimes committed by Muslims are much more likely to be reported as "terrorism." And that has disturbing consequences for the way Muslims are perceived.

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Michael Bennett of the Seattle Seahawks has accused the Las Vegas police of using excessive force against him last month.

NFL's Michael Bennett Says Las Vegas Cop Threatened To Shoot Him In The Head

6:58pm September 06, 2017

by Laurel Wamsley

The Seahawks star says he felt helpless, lying handcuffed on the ground "facing the real-life threat of being killed. All I could think of was 'I'm going to die for no other reason than I am black.' "

Nextdoor CEO Nirav Tolia says a pilot project using algorithms to check for racially charged terms has helped cut racial profiling posts by roughly 50 percent.

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Social Network Nextdoor Moves To Block Racial Profiling Online

7:30am August 23, 2016

by Aarti Shahani

Social networks let users share without being impeded. But Nextdoor, a platform for neighborhoods, is moving to block posts for the first time when they appear to be racial profiling.

Treating The Police, Fearing The Police: Dallas Surgeon Brian Williams Reflects

2:52pm July 17, 2016

by NPR Staff

Brian Williams, a trauma surgeon who treated some of the Dallas police officers who were ambushed during a recent protest, acknowledged sadness over the attack and his own fear of the police.

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Kurt Britz checks a driver's license at the 3-D Denver Discrete Dispensary on January 1, 2014, the first day recreational marijuana sales were legal in Colorado. Possession remains illegal for those under 21 years old, and statistics show a widening racia

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As Adults Legally Smoke Pot In Colorado, More Minority Kids Arrested For It

5:17am June 29, 2016

by Ben Markus

The state legalized marijuana at the start of 2014 for anyone 21 or older. An increasing rate of Latino and black youths were arrested for violating that age limit, even as the white arrest rate fell.

Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio speaks at a news conference at the Sheriff's headquarters in Phoenix in 2013.

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In Racial Profiling Lawsuit, Ariz. Judge Rules Sheriff Arpaio In Contempt Of Court

1:41pm May 14, 2016

by Merrit Kennedy

The judge says Joe Arpaio has repeatedly and knowingly violated his orders to cease policing tactics against Latinos that he says amount to systemic racial profiling.

'Flying While Muslim': Profiling Fears After Arabic Speaker Removed From Plane

6:56pm April 20, 2016

by NPR Staff

Khairuldeen Makhzoomi was removed from a Southwest Airlines flight after another passenger overheard him speaking on his cellphone in Arabic. An advocate calls the incident "absurd and bewildering."

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All American Boys, by Jason Reynolds and Brendan Kiely.

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'All American Boys': A Young Adult Book About A Police Beating And A Hard Choice

9:45am November 25, 2015

by Karen Grigsby Bates

A new young adult book tells the story of a police beating from two perspectives: the black boy who was beaten, and a white boy who witnessed it.

Raymond Smith of Charleston, S.C., kneels in prayer in front of the Emanuel AME Church in Charleston before a worship service on June 21.

Coping While Black: A Season Of Traumatic News Takes A Psychological Toll

8:12pm July 02, 2015

by Cheryl Corley

Research on the psychological effects of racism, especially on people of color, is still in the early stages. But psychologists warn that events like the Charleston shooting can cause serious stress.

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