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Stories Shed Light On Recent Attacks On Asian Americans

5:16pm March 07, 2021

NPR's Michel Martin discusses the spike in anti-Asian American violence with three people who've thought a lot about it: professor Russell Jeung, journalist Eda Yu and restauranteur Jason Wang.

A store in New York City stands closed on April 21, 2020. A year after the coronavirus pandemic was declared, millions of Americans are still unemployed.

'Why Us?': A Year After Being Laid Off, Millions Are Still Unemployed

3:44pm March 07, 2021

by Sam Gringlas

Millions who lost jobs at the beginning of the pandemic are still out of the labor force, making up levels of the unemployed not seen since the Great Recession.

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Edith Arangoitia receives a COVID-19 vaccination in Chelsea, Mass., a heavily Hispanic community, on Feb. 16.

Misinformation And Mistrust Among The Obstacles Latinos Face In Getting Vaccinated

8:33am March 07, 2021

by Lulu Garcia-Navarro

Vaccination programs work best when as many people as possible get vaccinated, but Latinos are getting inoculated at lower rates. A group that helps immigrant workers is working to change that.

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Kareem Hawari poses in a "Designate Little Arabia" face mask.

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'We're Here, We Deserve Dignity': Arab Americans Advocate For Little Arabia In Calif.

7:45am March 07, 2021

by Hadia Bakkar

Members of the community in Anaheim have been advocating for an official designation of the vibrant district for more than a decade. But the city council has been reluctant to support the efforts.

Sled dogs of Thomas Waerner's team run in Willow, Alaska, last year, when he placed first.

Pandemic Forces Mushers To Adapt To An Already Grueling Iditarod

11:27pm March 06, 2021

by Catherine Whelan

New COVID-19 precautions call for a shortened course, big tents, and a new starting line. But that doesn't mean this year's "Last Great Race" will be any easier.

Then 2nd Lt. Emil Kapaun, U.S. Army chaplain, circa 1943.

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Army Chaplain's Remains Identified After 70 years

9:12pm March 06, 2021

by Catherine Whelan

The remains of Emil Kapaun, the Catholic priest and Korean War prisoner of war, have been identified, the Pentagon said Friday. Kapaun was given the Medal of Honor posthumously in 2013.

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After Crippling Winter Storm, Recovery Neglects Underserved Mississippians

5:17pm March 06, 2021

by Shalina Chatlani

Mississippi endured a winter storm that knocked out power and water to hundreds of thousands of residents. Black Mississippians say their needs continue to be ignored.

Power lines are seen on Feb. 16 in Houston. The Texas Public Utility Commission has declined to reverse $16 billion in charges from the worst of February's winter storm.

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Texas Won't Reduce $16 Billion In Electricity Charges From Winter Storm

5:10pm March 06, 2021

by Matthew S. Schwartz

The state public utility commission had faced requests to reverse billions of dollars' worth of charges. But doing so might end up causing unintended consequences, the PUC said.

Ifeoma Ozoma is the Founder and Principal of Earthseed.

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'It Really Is A Gag Order': California May Limit Nondisclosure Agreements

3:48pm March 06, 2021

by Rachael Myrow

Former Pinterest employee Ifeoma Ozoma risked a lawsuit when she made public her allegations of workplace discrimination and harassment. She hopes California will ban contracts like the one she had.

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Former National Youth Poet Laureate Amanda Gorman arrives at the inauguration of US President-elect Joe Biden on the West Front of the US Capitol on Jan. 20 in Washington, D.C. Gorman says she was tailed Friday night by a security guard who said she looke

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'This Is The Reality Of Black Girls': Inauguration Poet Says She Was Tailed By Guard

10:53am March 06, 2021

by Matthew S. Schwartz

Amanda Gorman, who became a sensation after her poem at Joe Biden's inauguration, says a security guard told her she looked "suspicious."