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At the close of World War II, when visual evidence of mass murder finally surfaces, Americans can no longer doubt the stories of Nazi cruelty. Still, the narrative is caught up in a blur of other front-page headlines: Americans celebrating the victory ove

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As American Awareness Fades, Holocaust Museum Refreshes The Story

1:37pm April 23, 2018

by Emma Bowman

A new exhibit at the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum contextualizes American action — and inaction — during the Nazi rise to power. A 96-year-old Holocaust survivor says it's about time.

Fair Housing Act Never Fully Enforced, Walter Mondale Says

5:11pm April 22, 2018

The Fair Housing Act of 1968 sought to end racial discrimination in housing, but American cities remain deeply segregated. NPR's Michel Martin looks back with former Vice President Walter Mondale, who co-wrote the bill.

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For Decades, HUD Actively Engaged In Discrimination, Author Says

5:11pm April 22, 2018

Sheryll Cashin, author of the Place, Not Race: A New Vision for Opportunity in America, explains why equal access to housing is so essential for economic progress.

Controversial Statue Of 19th Century Gynecologist Removed From Central Park

5:11pm April 22, 2018

On Tuesday, a statue of J. Marion Sims, known as the "father of modern gynecology," was removed from New York's Central Park. NPR's Michel Martin talks with historian Vanessa Gamble about Sims' experiments on enslaved black women.

Inez Burns' Abortion Clinic Was One Of San Francisco's Worst Kept Secrets

7:42am April 22, 2018

by Chloe Veltman

Inez Burns performed illegal abortions in California in the early 1900s. She was a shrewd real estate entrepreneur, and eventually became the target of a politician who ruined her.

Demonstrators gathered on the Colorado State Capitol grounds in Denver on May 1, 1999, days after the Columbine High School shooting to protest the National Rifle Association's annual meeting in Denver.

In 1999, Columbine Felt Like A Galvanizing Moment For Gun Control

1:01pm April 20, 2018

by Michael Elizabeth Sakas

The weeks after the Columbine High School's deadly shooting saw waves of activism from students and parents concerned about gun access.

2008 Republican National Convention: Day 2

Politics & Government

Remembering Barbara Bush

10:40am April 18, 2018

Former First Lady Barbara Bush died Tuesday. She was 92. After several hospitalizations, Bush opted to begin receiving “comfort care” earlier this week, according to a statement from the family.

A statue of surgeon J. Marion Sims is taken down from its pedestal in Central Park on Tuesday. A New York City panel decided to move the controversial statue after outcry, because many of Sims' medical breakthroughs came from experimenting on enslaved bla

'Father Of Gynecology,' Who Experimented On Slaves, No Longer On Pedestal In NYC

3:44pm April 17, 2018

by Camila Domonoske

J. Marion Sims perfected a new surgical procedure by repeatedly operating, without anesthesia, on enslaved women in the 1840s. New York City is moving his Central Park statue to a cemetery.

Motal cheese is a fresh goat's milk cheese made primarily in remote mountain areas in Armenia.

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Armenia's Ancient Motal Cheese Makes Its Way Into The Modern Age

3:19pm April 17, 2018

by Laura Kiniry

A college student gives a commercially extinct cheese from Armenia a shot at new life, and tourists in a remote mountainous region of the tiny country get a taste of something unique and regional.

The idea behind "Musekeweya", or the New Dawn, is to do the opposite of what the government's notorious "hate radio" did 20 years ago as it stoked ethnic hatred during the genocide carried out by Hutu extremists.

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Romeo & Juliet In Kigali: How A Soap Opera Sought To Change Behavior In Rwanda

11:06pm April 16, 2018

How do you convince a generation of people who once slaughtered each other to reconcile? In Rwanda, a team of psychologists, writers and policymakers came up with an unusual idea: a radio soap opera.

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