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NFL commissioner Roger Goodell and Jay Z at Roc Nation's Manhattan headquarters on August 14, announcing a partnership between the sports league and the rapper's entertainment company.

Opinion: Jay-Z Can't Roc With The NFL Unless Kaepernick Gets A Seat At The Table

4:15pm August 22, 2019

by Rodney Carmichael

There's still room for Roc Nation's controversial NFL partnership to do impressive work — as long as the black billionaire behind it makes room for the struggle already in progress.

Raedeyn Teton, left, and Jessica Broncho, race side-by-side in an Indian Relay on the Fort Hall Indian Reservation in Idaho.

Indian Relay Celebrates History And Culture Through Horse Racing

5:33pm August 21, 2019

by Nate Hegyi

One of the ways Native tribes in the West celebrate their history and culture is through annual summer horse races. They're known as Indian Relays, and tribes call them America's first extreme sport.

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Nelson Mandela Foundation CEO Sello Hatang points to South Africa's current flag as he welcomes a ruling against its old flag in Johannesburg Wednesday. At right is Ernst Roets, leader of the AfriForum group that was targeted in the foundation's lawsuit.

World News

Court Limits Display Of South Africa's Old Apartheid Flag, Citing Hateful Legacy

11:30am August 21, 2019

by Bill Chappell

Saying the flag immortalizes an era of racial segregation, the Equality Court rules that it is "a vivid symbol of white supremacy and black disenfranchisement and suppression."

Philadelphia Police Commissioner Richard Ross speaking during a news conference in Philadelphia on July 18. He abruptly resigned Tuesday.

National

Philadelphia Police Commissioner Richard Ross Abruptly Resigns

8:53pm August 20, 2019

by Richard Gonzales

An aide to Philadelphia's mayor said Ross failed to act on allegations of sexual, racial and gender harassment and discrimination in his department.

Books
Arts

How A Few 'Renegade' Thinkers Helped Usher In A New Era Of Anthropology

2:04pm August 20, 2019

by Dave Davies

In his new book, Gods of the Upper Air, Charles King tells the story of Franz Boas, Margaret Mead and the other 20th century anthropologists who challenged outdated notions of race, class and gender.

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Politics & Government

Democratic Presidential Candidates Attend Native American Forum

12:03pm August 20, 2019

NPR's David Greene talks to Mark Trahant, editor of the news site Indian Country Today, about why Democratic presidential candidates are paying so much attention to Native American voters this year.

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Spate Of Lynchings Target Minorities, Especially Muslims, In India

6:25am August 19, 2019

by Lauren Frayer

Mobs in India are lynching minorities. Many accuse the Hindu nationalist government of failing to forcefully condemn the violence. Activists have launched a hate crimes hotline in 100 Indian cities.

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A screenshot from video recently released by the Colorado Springs Police Department, which captured the moments before De'Von Bailey ran from police and was shot in the back on Aug. 3. He later died from his injuries.

National

Family Wants Independent Probe In Fatal Police Shooting Of Teen In Colorado

9:13pm August 16, 2019

by Brakkton Booker

Colorado Springs police say De'Von Bailey reached for a firearm prior to running from officers. Bailey's family says newly released body camera footage disputes that version of events.

Brunch Query: What Does It Really Mean To 'Go Dutch'?

12:04pm August 16, 2019

by Tiara Jenkins

On this week's Word Watch, we take a look at how the term "going Dutch" went from insult to the norm.

How To Be An Antiracist, by Ibram X. Kendi

Books
Arts

Ibram X. Kendi Says No One Is 'Not Racist.' So What Should We Do?

3:19pm August 15, 2019

by Ericka Taylor

His new book How To Be Antiracist is a manual to follow; the author writes that "being an antiracist requires persistent self-awareness, constant self-criticism, and regular self-examination."