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A new book explains what the color blue can teach us about Black history

1:44pm January 28, 2025

Imani Perry traces the history and symbolism of the color blue, from the indigo of the slave trade, to Coretta Scott King's wedding dress, to present day cobalt mining. Her new book is Black in Blues.

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As President Trump rolls back government DEI programs, a closer look at their history

5:31pm January 26, 2025

by Pien Huang

NPR's Pien Huang speaks with Timothy Welbeck, director of Temple University's Anti-Racism program, about DEI programs' roots in the civil rights movement.

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Want good luck this year? Try these Lunar New Year traditions from NPR readers

7:00am January 26, 2025

Each culture that celebrates the Lunar New Year has traditions passed down from generation to generation that are thought to bring good luck. NPR readers share theirs.

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Ex-Georgia prosecutor on trial for hindering Ahmaud Arbery's murder investigation

5:00am January 21, 2025

by Debbie Elliott

Former district attorney Jackie Johnson is accused of interfering with the police investigation into the shooting death of Ahmaud Arbery, nearly five years after he was murdered while jogging.

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Remembering Martin Luther King Jr. as an 'organizer of the people'

11:30am January 20, 2025

by Tonya Mosley

Scholars Tressie McMillan Cottom and Eddie Glaude reflect on the struggle for civil rights and what it means to celebrate King on the same day that President Donald Trump is sworn into office.

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An Atlanta Civil Rights icon remembers a historic sit-in alongside MLK Jr.

3:55am January 17, 2025

by Jo Corona

In the 1960 presidential election, little focus was given to unrest in the South. So Atlanta activist Lonnie C. King came up with a plan, turning to his childhood friend MLK Jr. for support.

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First Black woman to serve in the U.S. Army Nurse Corps after desegregation dies

8:43am January 15, 2025

Nancy Leftenant-Colon, who became the first Black nurse in the U.S. Army Air Corps after President Harry S. Truman desegregated it in 1948, has died at age 104.

Former President Carter Works On Habitat For Humanity Homes

Jimmy Carter is no saint in my house

5:28am January 10, 2025

For President Biden's legacy, we should look to late President Jimmy Carter's history in Central America.

Persuasive conversation tips for a happy holiday

8:42am December 23, 2024

by David Ford

This holiday season as families gather, the list of potentially heated conversation topics is long. Public speaker and author David Campt has some practical suggestions for those looking for productive conversation.

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Latinos are the fastest-growing fanbase in the NFL. What's the league's playbook?

6:00am December 21, 2024

The NFL is reaching more Latinos than ever. Here's how they've scored with a Spanish-speaking audience.