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A New Memoir Talks 'Riding Shotgun' With Whitney Houston

Robyn Crawford shares her story as Whitney Houston's closest friend in her new memoir A Song For You: My Life With Whitney Houston. Marc Hom/Penguin Random House hide caption

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A New Memoir Talks 'Riding Shotgun' With Whitney Houston

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From the day they met as teenagers, Robyn Crawford was by Whitney Houston's side. In her new memoir A Song For You: My Life With Whitney Houston, Crawford speaks in depth about their long friendship.

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The Day That Never Happened
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The Day That Never Happened

by  Farnoush Amiri

In the early 2000s, an Iranian American family's home was searched unexpectedly. Afterward, the family questioned their place in the U.S. but didn't talk about the incident for more than a decade.

The Day That Never Happened

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Tuesday

'Your Body Being Used': Where Prisoners Who Can't Vote Fill Voting Districts

Prisoners pass through a courtyard at Waupun Correctional Institution. Officials in some prison towns have come up with creative ways to avoid forming voting districts made up primarily of prisoners. But in many others, political lines are drawn around prisons in a way that critics deride as "prison gerrymandering." Lauren Justice for NPR hide caption

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'Your Body Being Used': Where Prisoners Who Can't Vote Fill Voting Districts

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The U.S. census counts incarcerated people as residents of where they are imprisoned. In many prison towns, that has led to voting districts made up primarily of prisoners who can't vote.

'Your Body Being Used': Where Prisoners Who Can't Vote Fill Voting Districts

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Saturday

Reflections From A Jew At A Mock-Jewish Restaurant

The walls of the Golden Rose restaurant in Lviv, Ukraine, are covered with collages that tell detailed stories about the Jewish legacy of the city. Alex Schmidt hide caption

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Reflections From A Jew At A Mock-Jewish Restaurant

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On a trip to explore her Jewish-Ukrainian roots, one writer made a stop at a controversial Jewish-themed restaurant, where guests are served matzo at every meal and invited to haggle over the check.

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The Martha's Vineyard migrant flight has echoes of a dark past: Reverse Freedom Rides

Lela Mae Williams, 36, and seven of her nine children on arrival in Hyannis, Mass., May 23, 1962. Frank C. Curtin/Associated Press hide caption

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The Martha's Vineyard migrant flight has echoes of a dark past: Reverse Freedom Rides

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Many people have heard of the Freedom Rides of 1961, when civil rights activists rode buses through the South to protest segregation. But most people have never heard of what happened the very next summer, when Southern segregationists decided to strike back.

The Martha's Vineyard migrant flight has echoes of a dark past: Reverse Freedom Rides

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In Puerto Rico, The Days Of Legal Cockfighting Are Numbered

From left, José Yadiel Torres, 10, Lizmary Rivera, 29, José Torres, 38, and twins Janniela and Jamiléth Torres, 9, pose for a family portrait in their house in Utuado. The rooster, the family's most prized bird, is named Matatoro. Erika P. Rodrí­guez for NPR hide caption

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In Puerto Rico, The Days Of Legal Cockfighting Are Numbered

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A congressional ban on the sport was a victory for animal rights activists, but on the island, many say that cockfighting is part of their culture — and they're willing to take the sport underground.

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Should Black Athletes Go To Black Schools?

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Should Black Athletes Go To Black Schools?

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Jemele Hill, a writer at The Atlantic, argues yes. She says doing so could benefit the colleges and the communities around them.

Should Black Athletes Go To Black Schools?

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Thursday

Colombia's Big Summer Music Festival Is All About Blackness

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Colombia's Big Summer Music Festival Is All About Blackness

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The Petronio Alvarez festival is the big event of the summer — five days of music and food and fashion. More than 100,000 people travel to celebrate Afro-Colombian culture.

Colombia's Big Summer Music Festival Is All About Blackness

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