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After false claims spread online, Ohio Haitians speak out

7:42am September 15, 2024

IN recent days, there have been bomb threats in Springfield, Ohio after the spread of false claims on line and by politicians that vilify Haitians in the city. Many Haitians say they feel unsafe and they gathered to speak out during a virtual conversation.

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An initiative in Philly aims to get more young men of color registered to vote

6:04pm September 13, 2024

by Danielle Kurtzleben

A national youth voting organization is trying to register more young men of color for the election November.

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How Trump is relying on a racist conspiracy theory to question election results

12:31pm September 13, 2024

Donald Trump has echoed a new iteration of a conspiracy theory that has taken root in the GOP that falsely claims there is a plan to bring nonwhite immigrants to the U.S. to replace white voters.

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What happens when marginalized groups lose access to the most selective universities?

3:39am September 13, 2024

by Michel Martin

Harvard announced Black student enrollment dropped. NPR's Michel Martin talks to assistant professor Zachary Bleemer at Princeton, about the absence of affirmative action in elite school admissions.

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A venture capital grant program for Black women officially ends after court ruling

4:52pm September 11, 2024

Attorneys representing conservative activist Edward Blum and the Atlanta-based Fearless Fund wrote that both parties “have settled,” asking the court to permanently dismiss the case.

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Tyreek Hill incident highlights racial disparities in traffic stops

5:47pm September 10, 2024

by Juana Summers

Miami Dolphins star Tyreek Hill was on his way to a game when he was pulled over. The encounter has revived a conversation about the interactions between Black drivers and police.

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'Colored Television' is an ungentle satire set in post-post-racial America

9:00am September 09, 2024

Danzy Senna's new novel is an exhilarating yet poignant riff on the struggling artist as a wannabe middle-aged sellout. The writing is endlessly quotable and meaningfully provocative.

Ex-Memphis officers face trial in death of Black motorist Tyre Nichols

5:00am September 09, 2024

Jury selection begins Monday in the federal civil rights trial of three former Memphis police officers charged in the 2023 beating death of Black motorist Tyre Nichols.

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'I want to write myself into existence,' says 'Colored Television' author

2:26pm September 03, 2024

Danzy Senna was born in 1970, just a few years after Loving v. Virginia legalized interracial marriage. “Just merely existing as a family was a radical statement at that time,” she says.

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LA commision releases findings on history of racial injustice in the city

4:21pm August 30, 2024

by Adrian Florido

A Los Angeles commission report has outlined historical and contemporary racial injustices that Black residents face. The authors hope it will help guide the creation of a reparations program.

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