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A Black History Month-themed police car in Miami draws criticism

3:26pm February 04, 2023

by Juliana Kim

Some community members describe the cruiser as tone deaf and ill-timed, given tensions with police around the country. Miami police said they stand by the decision to unveil the special design.

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San Francisco will hold its Lunar New Year celebration this weekend, on high alert

7:59am February 04, 2023

by Sara Hossaini

San Francisco holds its Lunar New Year celebration this weekend. The community is excited and on alert due to recent violence involving Asian Americans elsewhere in California.

Photo of Alice Wong, an Asian American disabled woman in a power chair, against a background of bamboo trees. She is wearing a blue cardigan and sitting in a power chair. She is wearing a bold red lip color and a trach at her neck.

Activist Alice Wong reflects on 'The Year of the Tiger' and her hopes for 2023

7:00am February 04, 2023

by Thomas Lu

In the Year of the Tiger: An Activist's Life, Alice Wong shares pieces of her story and experience as a disabled Asian American through a collection of essays, interviews, photos and illustrations.

Nevada Rep. Horsford, chair of the Congressional Black Caucus, talks police reform

6:13pm February 03, 2023

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Democratic Congressman of Nevada Steven Horsford about police reform.

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College Board responds to backlash over AP African American studies curriculum

5:00pm February 03, 2023

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with College Board CEO David Coleman and director of Advanced Placement African American Studies Brandi Waters about curriculum changes that have drawn criticism.

The magic of being a Black nerd in Black History Month

12:19pm February 03, 2023

NPR's Juana Summers talks with co-creator of Black Nerds Create Bayana Davis about the collective's month-long digital celebration: Black Magical History Month.

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Remembering Wendell Scott, first Black man to compete in NASCAR's highest category

12:16pm February 03, 2023

This week's StoryCorps tells the story of Wendell Scott, who drove during the Jim Crow era and was the first African American to win a race at NASCAR's elite major league level.

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Bobbi Wilson holds her collection of spotted lanternflies as she is honored at the Yale School of Public Health on Jan. 20.

Yale honors the work of a 9-year-old Black girl whose neighbor reported her to police

10:15am February 03, 2023

by Vanessa Romo

Bobbi Wilson went on a mission to save New Jersey's trees, capturing spotted lanternflies. That frightened her neighbor, who called the cops. Now, her bug collection is part of a Yale museum.

Education

Did the College Board cave to pressure to revise African American studies curriculum?

5:09am February 03, 2023

NPR's Leila Fadel talks to Teresa Reed, dean of the University of Louisville's School of Music and a member of the committee that developed the College Board's AP African American studies class.

Encore: Author Jas Hammond on their book, 'We Deserve Monuments'

4:35pm February 02, 2023

NPR's Juana Summers talks with author Jas Hammond about their book, We Deserve Monuments. It's a young adult love story and a family mystery that explores intergenerational trauma and racism.