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  The Supreme Court said racism wasn't factor a in TPS ruling. Haitians think otherwise

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  President Trump has denigrated Haitian immigrants with language they consider racist. In its ruling allowing Trump to end TPS, the Supreme Court rejected that the administration was motivated by race. MARY LOUISE KELLY, HOST: The Supreme Court allowed President Trump to revoke the legal status that …

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  How the 1874 Freedman's Bank collapse connects to economic disparities we see today

  NPR - Tonya Mosley

  In Savings and Trust, historian Justene Hill Edwards tells the story of the Freedman's Bank, which was created for formerly enslaved people following the Civil War. Originally broadcast Nov. 7, 2024. Hear The Original Interview How the 1874 Freedman's Bank collapse connects to economic disparities we …

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  As the U.S. turns 250, this historian has blunt advice: 'America has to grow up'

  NPR - Tonya Mosley

  As the United States prepares to celebrate its 250th anniversary, historian and Princeton professor Eddie Glaude Jr. says he's feeling rageful. He opens his new book, America, U.S.A.: How Race Shadows the Nation's Anniversaries, bluntly, with the declaration: "I do not love America, and never have, …

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  'Race Unwrapped' podcast explores art as protest

  NPR - Adrian Florido , Mallory Yu , Michael Levitt , Janaya Williams

  The new season of the 'Race Unwrapped' podcast looks at art as a force for social change. Host Michelle Tyrene Johnson talks to NPR's Adrian Florido about the intersection of storytelling and protest. ADRIAN FLORIDO, HOST: When you hear the word protest, different sounds might come to mind. (SOUNDBITE …

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  How a single decision made a century ago split a family in half by race

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  Pope Leo's Black family roots inspired journalist Susan Saulny to research her Creole great-uncle who moved to Chicago, became white and didn't return. She describes her journey to reunite her family. TONYA MOSLEY, HOST: This is FRESH AIR. I'm Tonya Mosley. Today, a story about how American racism …

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  A legal scholar and 'Backtalker' defends critical race theory — a term she helped coin

  NPR - Tonya Mosley

  Growing up in Canton, Ohio, legal scholar Kimberlé Williams Crenshaw was encouraged to call out conditions that were unfair or inexplicable. It was a form of "talking back" that continued into her career, she says. "We're not living in a world in which we are all standing on equal footing," Crenshaw …