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Songs And Music That Is Giving Us Life During The Coronavirus Pandemic : Code Switch : NPR
[ad_1] A few years ago, back when the Code Switch podcast was a wee baby, we started a segment called “Songs Giving Us Life.” The idea was that when things get a little heavy (which is often — we are talking about race, after all) music can help us sort through our feelings. The very…
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George Floyd’s Death At The Hands Of Police Is A Terrible Echo Of The Past : Code Switch : NPR
[ad_1] The rate at which black Americans are killed by police is more than twice as high as the rate for white Americans. This is a non-comprehensive list of deaths at the hands of police in the U.S. since Eric Garner’s death in July 2014. LA Johnson/NPR hide caption toggle caption LA Johnson/NPR The rate…
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The Complicated Myth Of ‘Outside Agitators’ At Protests : Code Switch : NPR
[ad_1] Whenever a protest boils up, it’s a safe bet that soon after, some public official will blame any violence, disruption or looting on “outside agitators” — mysterious outsiders who swoop in from out of town to stir up trouble. It’s a phrase that’s familiar to us. We’re hearing it to describe the protests against…
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It’s Been A Minute Sam Sanders ‘Not Just Another Protest’ : NPR
[ad_1] Suffice it to say, the past few weeks have been a lot to unpack. So today, we’re bringing you a special bonus episode from our friends at It’s Been a Minute with Sam Sanders. The podcast explores how protests have changed over time, and how certain people’s thoughts about race are evolving. Demonstrators raise…
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Why More White People Care About Racial Injustice Right Now : Code Switch : NPR
[ad_1] So it seems the country is having a racial reckoning — again. Protests and marches have erupted across the country in broad support of the Black Lives Matter movement, even in alabaster-white cities with negligible black populations. The top of The New York Times‘ bestseller list was seemingly fueled by the same energy —…
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Why The Supreme Court’s DACA Decision Is A Big Deal : Code Switch : NPR
[ad_1] Miriam Gonzalez, shortly after the Supreme Court ruled that DACA could remain in place. Shereen Marisol Meraji/NPR hide caption toggle caption Shereen Marisol Meraji/NPR Miriam Gonzalez, shortly after the Supreme Court ruled that DACA could remain in place. Shereen Marisol Meraji/NPR When the Supreme Court ruled on Thursday that DACA could remain in place,…
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The Undocumented Americans : Code Switch : NPR
[ad_1] Author Karla Cornejo Villavicencio. Talya Zemach-Bersin hide caption toggle caption Talya Zemach-Bersin Author Karla Cornejo Villavicencio. Talya Zemach-Bersin Last week, the Supreme Court ruled that the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program would be allowed to continue, and hundreds of thousands of DACA recipients breathed a collective sigh of relief. Writer Karla Cornejo Villavicencio…
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Pride Month Intersects with Surge in Protests Against Police Brutality : Code Switch : NPR
[ad_1] This year, Pride Month intersects with a surge of protests against racism and police brutality. So this week, courtesy of The Nod podcast, we’re looking back at the life of Storme DeLarverie — a Black butch woman who didn’t pull any punches when it came to protecting her community from violence. [ad_2]
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We Aren’t Who We Think We Are : Code Switch : NPR
[ad_1] In my mind, it started out as a love story. My great-grandparents met in 1920s New Orleans, at the height of the Jazz Age. Lottie Young, was a black woman from Louisiana. Harrison Donnella was an Italian man — an immigrant from Sicily, as the story goes. My family never knew much about their…
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Qualified Immunity’s Role In Police Accountability : Code Switch : NPR
[ad_1] In the wake of the police killings of Breonna Taylor and George Floyd, people are asking hard questions about what, exactly, should be done about the police. Take them out of schools? Defund them? Or should we abolish them altogether? Seemingly radical notions like defunding police departments or outright abolition of the police have…