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News Articles: Series: America Reckons With Racial Injustice

Activists and relatives of Andres Guardado, who was shot and killed by an LA County sheriff's deputy in Gardena, called for justice last month. An independent autopsy has found Guardado was shot five times in the back.

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  • National

Family Autopsy Finds Andres Guardado Was Shot 5 Times In The Back

The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department has put a hold on the medical examiner's official autopsy report while it investigates the deputy-involved shooting. The family wants that report released.

July 08, 2020
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By:
  • Laurel Wamsley
Black Students Matter demonstrators march en route to a rally at the Department of Education in Washington, D.C., on June 19.

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  • Education

Effective Anti-Racist Education Requires More Diverse Teachers, More Training

Travis Bristol, an assistant professor of education at the University of California at Berkeley, explains how teacher training and the presence of Black teachers can help reshape education.

July 08, 2020
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By:
  • Ailsa Chang,
  • Jonaki Mehta,
  • and 1 more
The civil rights experts Facebook hired to review its policies faulted CEO Mark Zuckerberg's decision to prioritize free speech over other values.

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  • Technology

Report Slams Facebook For 'Vexing And Heartbreaking Decisions' On Free Speech

A two-year investigation concludes the social network's leaders made decisions that were "significant setbacks for civil rights."

July 08, 2020
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By:
  • Shannon Bond
Protest organizer DAntjuan Miller stands by the granite pedestal that remains of a monument to Confederate Navy Adm. Raphael Semmes in Mobile, Ala. "It's like a weight that's lifted off now that it's gone," he says.

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  • National

In Alabama, A City Debates How To Depict Its Past In The Present

When the city of Mobile, Ala., took down a statue of a Confederate naval officer it sparked a conversation about what the statue meant, and how the city's Confederate history should be portrayed.

July 08, 2020
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By:
  • Debbie Elliott
The WNBA announced it launched a Social Justice Council with a mission of raising awareness on issues concerning race, voting rights and LGBTQ+ advocacy.

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  • Politics

WNBA Dedicates 2020 Season To Social Justice Initiatives. Senator Says She's Opposed

U.S. Sen. Kelly Loeffler, a co-owner of the Atlanta Dream, wrote a letter to the WNBA saying she was "incredibly disappointed" that the league would align itself with the Black Lives Matter movement.

July 07, 2020
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By:
  • Brakkton Booker
Protesters hold up a lighted sign reading "#sayhername" during a July 2015 vigil for Sandra Bland in Chicago. Bland died in a Texas jail after a traffic stop escalated into a physical confrontation. Authorities said Bland hanged herself, a finding her family disputed.

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  • Race

Say Her Name: How The Fight For Racial Justice Can Be More Inclusive Of Black Women

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Kimberlé Crenshaw, co-founder of the Say Her Name campaign, about how the Black Lives Matter movement can be more inclusive of Black women.

July 07, 2020
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By:
  • Mary Louise Kelly and
  • Heidi Glenn

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  • Education

Why U.S. Schools Are Still Segregated — And One Idea To Help Change That

Rebecca Sibilia, founder of EdBuild, says a Supreme Court case shaped a funding model for public schools that reinforces inequity. She tells All Things Considered about a new model that could help.

July 07, 2020
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By:
  • Ailsa Chang and
  • Jonaki Mehta
A sculpture of Juan de Oñate's settlers arriving in New Mexico is pictured as city workers remove a sculpture of the Spanish conquistador on June 16 in Albuquerque.

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  • National

New Mexico Leaders To Militia: If You Want To Help Community, Stop Showing Up Armed

Armed militias have become a feature at anti-quarantine protests, racial justice marches and monument removals. But after a shooting in Albuquerque, locals say militias are disturbing the peace.

July 07, 2020
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By:
  • John Burnett
NASCAR Cup Series driver Bubba Wallace stands during the national anthem before a NASCAR auto race Sunday at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Indianapolis.

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  • Sports

Trump Calls For NASCAR Driver Bubba Wallace To Apologize Over Noose 'Hoax'

The president follows up a pair of divisive speeches over the holiday weekend by castigating the racing body for banning the Confederate flag and saying Wallace should apologize to his fellow drivers.

July 07, 2020
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By:
  • Scott Neuman
Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp preempts the ability of the state's cities and counties from mandating the wearing of masks.

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  • National

Georgia Governor Calls Up National Guard, Declares State Of Emergency Due To Violence

Georgia's governor has declared a state of emergency and called up the National Guard. It follows weeks of violent crime and property destruction in Atlanta. Thirty people were shot last weekend.

July 07, 2020
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By:
  • Stephen Fowler
Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms, shown here in 2019, says a headache is her only symptom after testing positive for the coronavirus.

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  • Health

Atlanta Mayor Tests Positive, Sees 'Perfect Storm Of Distress In America'

Keisha Lance Bottoms' diagnosis comes at an intense time for the city, which is reeling from the police killing of Rayshard Brooks and a spike in violence over the Fourth of July weekend.

July 07, 2020
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By:
  • Austin Horn
Protesters gather for the Black Women Matter "Say Her Name" march on July 3 in Richmond, Va.

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  • Race

Being Black In America Today: Share Your Experience

NPR would like to hear your experiences as a Black American as the nation engages in wide-ranging debates and protest over defunding police, racial profiling, public monuments and systemic racism.

July 06, 2020
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By:
  • NPR Staff
The Manhattan district attorney says he will prosecute Amy Cooper, who called police after a black man asked her to leash her dog in New York's Central Park.

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  • Race

Woman Who Called Police On Black Bird-Watcher In Central Park To Be Charged

The Manhattan District Attorney's Office says it is initiating a prosecution of Amy Cooper over false reporting of an incident. In a cellphone video, she claimed a Black man was threatening her.

July 06, 2020
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By:
  • Brakkton Booker
Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms condemned weekend violence that included the killing of an 8-year-old girl. "You can't blame this on a police officer," Bottoms said. "You can't say this is about criminal justice reform."

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  • National

'Enough Is Enough': Atlanta Mayor Calls For Violence To End After Child Killed

Police are searching for those responsible in the death of 8-year-old Secoriea Turner. She was shot over the weekend near the Wendy's restaurant where Rayshard Brooks was killed last month.

July 06, 2020
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By:
  • Brakkton Booker
A statue of the abolitionist and writer Frederick Douglass, pictured here, was torn from its base in Rochester, N.Y., on the anniversary of his famous speech "What to the Slave Is the Fourth of July?"

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  • National

Frederick Douglass Statue Torn Down On Anniversary Of Famous Speech

The statue in Rochester, N.Y., where Douglass lived for decades, was installed two years ago as part of a commemoration of the abolitionist's 200th birthday.

July 06, 2020
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By:
  • Matthew S. Schwartz
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