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    Shots - Health News
    Dr. Ala Stanford and her staff at a coronavirus testing site in Pennsylvania. Stanford created the Black Doctors COVID-19 Consortium and sends mobile test units into neighborhoods.
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    The Black Doctors Working To Make Coronavirus Testing More Equitable

    Oct 01, 2020
    Dr. Ala Stanford was frustrated by systemic barriers preventing Black residents from getting tests. She created the Black Doctors COVID-19 Consortium and sends mobile test units into neighborhoods.
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    Shots - Health News
    African Americans and other underrepresented minorities make up only about 5% of the people in genetics research studies.
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    Neuroscience Has A Whiteness Problem. This Research Project Aims To Fix It

    Sep 24, 2020
    People of African ancestry have been excluded from many studies of brain disorders. In Baltimore, scientists, doctors and community leaders are working to make neuroscience research more diverse.
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    America Reckons With Racial Injustice

    Police Settlements: How The Cost Of Misconduct Impacts Cities And Taxpayers

    Sep 19, 2020
    Payouts range from multi-million-dollars to far less but the financial impact is often overlooked. One argument in the protests over policing is that funds for police could be better used elsewhere.
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    America Reckons With Racial Injustice
    The choir at Meadowridge Baptist church in Fort Worth, Texas, performs at a worship service in October 2019.
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    Multiracial Congregations May Not Bridge Racial Divide

    Jul 17, 2020
    The number of multiracial churches is growing in the United States, but the leaders of color who work in them still see attitudes of white supremacy.
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    America Reckons With Racial Injustice
    Members of a parade perform during the Juneteenth Day Festival on June 19, 2019, in Milwaukee. In the wake of protests following the killing of George Floyd, there has been a push to make Juneteenth a federal holiday.
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    Calls To Make Juneteenth A Federal Holiday Gain Momentum

    Jun 19, 2020
    In the wake of protests calling for racial equality and other reforms after the killing of George Floyd, there's a growing movement to make June 19 a federal holiday.
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    Planet Money
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    What A 1968 Report Tells Us About The Persistence Of Racial Inequality

    Jun 09, 2020
    Despite political and social progress, African Americans still lag far behind economically.
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    America Reckons With Racial Injustice
    In response to several high-profile deaths of African Americans in recent months, some black people are saying that enough is enough. Clockwise from top left: Michael Martin, Tunisian Burks, Sam Tyler, Alexander Pittman, the Rev. Carol Thomas Cissel, Bra
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    Being Black In America: 'We Have A Place In This World Too'

    Jun 05, 2020
    As protests continue around the country in response to several high-profile deaths of African Americans in recent weeks, black people say they are frustrated, fearful and fatigued.
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    America Reckons With Racial Injustice
    Gaosong Heu talks about reactions in the Hmong community to the killing of George Floyd. Former police officer Tou Thao, a Hmong American, is seen on video of the killing running interference with the crowd and standing watch. His involvement has stirred
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    For One Immigrant Community, George Floyd's Death Isn't Just About Black And White

    Jun 04, 2020
    George Floyd's death isn't just a story about a black man and the white cop charged with his murder. Among Asian Americans, the involvement of Hmong officer Tou Thao is stirring a racial debate.
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    Sports
    Former NBA player Royce White speaks out during a protest Friday in Minneapolis. White, a Minnesota native, joined former NBA player Stephen Jackson in calling for the prosecution of officers in George Floyd's killing.
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    Sports Figures Add Their Voices To Those Of Angry Protesters

    Jun 02, 2020
    In the days since George Floyd was killed while in police custody in Minnesota, sports figures have started speaking out, too. Some even joined the demonstrations that have swept the nation.
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    The Coronavirus Crisis
    President Trump listens as Scott Turner, executive director of the White House Opportunity and Revitalization Council, speaks during a meeting with African American leaders in Michigan on Thursday.
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    White House Looks At 'Opportunity Zone' Extension In Wake Of COVID-19

    May 22, 2020
    The White House says it might extend "opportunity zone" tax breaks to help struggling neighborhoods after the pandemic. But critics say the program mostly helps wealthy investors.
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    The Coronavirus Crisis
    Rose Sanders urges Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey to expand Medicaid during a news conference on April 14 at the state Capitol in Montgomery, Ala.
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    The South's Handling Of Coronavirus Could Be 'A Macabre Game Of Whack-A-Mole'

    Apr 24, 2020
    Underlying issues such as poverty and chronic disease make the South particularly vulnerable. The region is also at high risk for natural disasters at a time when emergency resources are stretched.
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    The Coronavirus Crisis
    A volunteer speaks to people at a pop-up test site for marginalized communities in Los Angeles County.
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    Doctors Bring Coronavirus Testing To Underserved Communities

    Apr 17, 2020
    Three doctors, all women, all black, from cities that have been hit hard by Covid-19, bring tele-health services and testing to marginalized communities.
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    Coronavirus Live Updates

    Why Misinformation And Distrust Is Making COVID-19 More Dangerous For Black America

    Apr 10, 2020
    The coronavirus is hitting African Americans especially hard. Jahmil Lacey, a researcher on health disparities, says distrust of the medical establishment is a big reason why.
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    Book Reviews
    <em>American Poison: How Racial Hostility Destroyed Our Promise,</em> by Eduardo Porter
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    'American Poison' Aims To Show How Race Is At The Root Of U.S. Problems

    Mar 23, 2020
    Journalist Eduardo Porter has written a book that cuts to the root of racism, tracing it from slavery, Jim Crow, and segregation — and bringing it to today — with unblinking honesty and facts.
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    Sports
    Kids do calisthenics before starting a baseball clinic in Washington, D.C.
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    Baseball Makes An Early Pitch To Catch The Interest Of Black Players

    Feb 12, 2020
    Baseball is having trouble attracting African-American players, so to increase participation, leaders are trying to get kids interested early, before other sports grab their attention.
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    Politics
    President Trump looks on as Tony Rankins, who works in a so-called Opportunity Zone, addresses a crowd during a speech Friday in Charlotte, N.C., aimed squarely at appealing to African American voters.
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    Trump Ramps Up Outreach To Black Voters After State Of The Union Push

    Feb 08, 2020
    President Trump has been heavily promoting policies aimed at appealing to black voters, including criminal justice issues, historically black colleges and so-called Opportunity Zones.
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    Politics
    President Trump's State of the Union address laid bare his bitter partisan standoff with Democrats and left little doubt that legislative accomplishments between now and the election will be difficult.
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    What We Learned From Trump's State Of The Union Address

    Feb 05, 2020
    Republicans loved the made-for-television moments in President Trump's third State of the Union speech as he made his case for reelection. Democrats did not.
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    The Salt
    Chef Tunde Wey uses food as a tool for social justice. His company, BabyZoos, aims to use profits from the sale of applesauce to hospitals to fund ventures that create more economic opportunities for African Americans in an effort to close racial wealth
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    Can Applesauce Help Close The Racial Health Gap? No, Wait, Hear This Chef Out

    Dec 17, 2019
    From infant mortality rates to access to cancer treatment, stark health disparities exist between blacks and whites. One Michigan experiment to address that starts with money made from hospital food.
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    National
    Garrison Coward is one of two African American Republican candidates running in next month's legislative elections in Virginia. Coward previously served as an aide to GOP U.S. Rep. Rob Wittman and led the Republican Party of Virginia's outreach to minori
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    In Virginia, 2 Young Candidates Vie To Be First Black GOP Lawmakers In 15 Years

    Oct 18, 2019
    Since Reconstruction, Virginia has elected only two African American Republicans to the legislature. This year, two young black men running against Democrats might change that.
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    National
    U.S. Rep. Bennie Thompson, D-Miss., says that under current election procedure, there's "no way" he could win statewide office in Mississippi. Several African-Americans are now challenging those procedures.
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    Black Voters Sue Over Mississippi's Jim Crow-Era Election Law

    Sep 24, 2019
    Four African Americans are suing over a Jim Crow-era election rule that requires statewide officeholders to win a majority of the popular vote and at least 62 of 122 Mississippi state house districts.
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    Book Reviews
    <em>The Yellow House,</em> by Sarah M/ Broom
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    'The Yellow House' Connects Place, Memory And Self-Knowledge

    Aug 13, 2019
    Sarah Broom's childhood house is the fulcrum for her memoir about her large and complex family. But perhaps more important, it stands in for the countless ways America has failed African Americans.
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    Profiles Of America In Full Employment
    Brittany Smith and her daughter at their home. The family has flourished in Charlotte. Two years ago, Smith and her husband bought a custom-built house and both found new work opportunities.
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    As Employment Rises, African American Transplants Ride Jobs Wave To The South

    May 23, 2019
    At a time of low unemployment for African Americans, educated, well-connected professionals are starting new lives in cities such as Charlotte, N.C.
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    Book Reviews
    Stony the Road, by Henry Louis Gates, Jr.
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    In 'Stony The Road,' Henry Louis Gates Jr. Looks At The Period After Reconstruction

    Apr 03, 2019
    In his new book, the literary scholar presents an absorbing, necessary look at the "Redemption" era, in which the hard-fought gains of African-Americans were rolled back by embittered Southern whites.
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    New Exhibit Captures Las Vegas' Changing African-American Community

    Feb 12, 2019

    It wasn’t too long ago that the name, Mississippi of the West, was used to derisively describe Las Vegas. 

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    Politics
    President Trump's approval rating is slipping, and it's largely because of cracks among his base.
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    Poll: Trump Approval Down, Slips With Base

    Jan 17, 2019
    During the longest shutdown in history, key parts of Trump's base — from suburban men to white evangelicals to white men without a college degree — have slipped in their support for the president.
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