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Meet The Last Surviving Witness To The Tulsa Race Riot Of 1921

Ninety-seven years after the Tulsa Race Riot of 1921 took place, Oliva Hooker, 103, is thought to be the last surviving witness. Nellie Gilles/Radio Diaries hide caption

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Meet The Last Surviving Witness To The Tulsa Race Riot Of 1921

by  Nellie Gilles

Olivia Hooker was 6 at the time of the riot. Now, at 103, Hooker is believed to be the last surviving witness to what is considered one of the worst incidents of racial violence in U.S. history.

Meet The Last Surviving Witness To The Tulsa Race Riot Of 1921

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My Father Stood For The Anthem, For The Same Reason That Colin Kaepernick Sits

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My Father Stood For The Anthem, For The Same Reason That Colin Kaepernick Sits

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As a child, I found my father's love of the national anthem utterly bewildering. His was the generation of men born free but shackled by bigotry. So why did he sound so proud, singing that song?

My Father Stood For The Anthem, For The Same Reason That Colin Kaepernick Sits

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Tuesday

Why Painting A Black Boy's Nails Isn't 'Going Against His Culture'
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Why Painting A Black Boy's Nails Isn't 'Going Against His Culture'

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Being a kid who defies gender norms is tough. It can be even tougher when you're also contending with pressures — and stereotypes — tied to your race.

Why Painting A Black Boy's Nails Isn't 'Going Against His Culture'

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Friday

What The Kanye Controversy Can Teach Us About Black Voters

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What The Kanye Controversy Can Teach Us About Black Voters

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The reactions to Kanye West's noisy rightward lurch illustrate some important dynamics about black voting behavior and why a country with many black conservatives has so few black Republicans.

What The Kanye Controversy Can Teach Us About Black Voters

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Thursday

When What Was Good For Bill Cosby Was Good For Black America

Bill Cosby walks after it was announced a verdict is in at the Montgomery County Courthouse for day fourteen of his sexual assault retrial on April 26, 2018 in Norristown, Pennsylvania. Mark Makela/Getty Images hide caption

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When What Was Good For Bill Cosby Was Good For Black America

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The few, tepid defenses of Bill Cosby during his criminal trial for sexual assault are an illustration of just how much his influence as Black America's emissary to the wider world has waned.

Wednesday

When Caste Discrimination Comes To The United States

Thenmozhi Soundararajan, Dr. Cornel West, Dr. Maari Zwick-Maitreyi and Karlene Griffiths Sekou of Black Lives Matter Boston, sit for a Q&A to talk about the results of a new survey on caste discrimination in the US. Sonia Paul for NPR hide caption

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When Caste Discrimination Comes To The United States

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In South Asia, caste conflicts and discrimination remain a potent force in everyday life. A new survey shows that caste discrimination is playing out in the United States, as well.

When Caste Discrimination Comes To The United States

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Thursday

A Lesson In How To Overcome Implicit Bias

Protester Jack Willis, 26, demonstrates outside a Starbucks in Philadelphia. Police arrested two black men who were waiting inside a Center City Starbucks which prompted an apology from the company's CEO. Mark Makela/Getty Images hide caption

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A Lesson In How To Overcome Implicit Bias

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Starbucks plans to close 8,000 stores for an afternoon to give employees racial bias training. Will it work? You can retrain your brain to see people differently but not over a short period of time.

A Lesson In How To Overcome Implicit Bias

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Monday

What John Boehner's Pivot On Cannabis Tells Us About The Legal Weed Boom

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What John Boehner's Pivot On Cannabis Tells Us About The Legal Weed Boom

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The former House speaker is getting into the marijuana game, illustrating the ironies of the way many Americans think about weed, particularly when it comes to race.

Sunday

Black And Gray ... And Brown: A Tattoo Style's Chicano Roots

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Black And Gray ... And Brown: A Tattoo Style's Chicano Roots

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A style of tattooing called "black and gray realism" has its roots in East Los Angeles' Chicano culture. It moved from penal institutions, to the barrios, to high-end tattoo shops around the world.

Black And Gray ... And Brown: A Tattoo Style's Chicano Roots

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In A Border Region Where Immigrants Are Wary, A Health Center Travels To Its Patients

Being in rural places means potential patients may often be isolated, low-income and not have easy access to transportation — and therefore difficult to serve. Christina Chung for NPR hide caption

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In A Border Region Where Immigrants Are Wary, A Health Center Travels To Its Patients

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The staff of a health center in New York State noticed that farm workers were struggling to get to clinics. So the staff decided to bring check-ups to them — through video.

In A Border Region Where Immigrants Are Wary, A Health Center Travels To Its Patients

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