Adrian Florido
Stories
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Miami-based musician riela's new EP 'Llorar y Perrear' is a big 2022 mood
Adrian Florido speaks to Miami-based musician riela about her new EP, "Llorar y Perrear," which translates to "crying and twerking."
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Education
International students struggle to leave Ukraine
Adrian Florido speaks with Jakaria Hussain, an international student in Eastern Ukraine, about his struggles to leave the country.
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National
Florida museum works to preserve Trayvon Martin memorial
Ten years after Trayvon Martin's killing sparked the start of a racial justice movement, a small museum in Sanford, Fla., is working to preserve the Black teenager's legacy.
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National
50 and fabulous: Kelly Slater beat out a surfer less than 1/2 his age to win Pipeline
NPR's Adrian Florido talks with surfing legend Kelly Slater about winning the Billabong Pro Pipeline contest days before his 50th birthday.
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National
Whitney Houston's legacy lives on 10 years after her death
NPR's Adrian Florido talks with music critic Gerrick Kennedy, who has spent a lot of time researching and thinking about Whitney Houston's lasting legacy, about his book: Didn't We Almost Have it All.
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Education
Teachers in Puerto Rico strike to demand higher wages and better pensions
NPR's Adrian Florido speaks with Jose Cintron, a middle school teacher in Puerto Rico, about the teachers' ongoing strikes to demand better wages and pensions.
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History
How Black activists used lynching souvenirs to expose American violence
Christine Turner, the filmmaker behind the short documentary, Lynching Postcards: 'Token of A Great Day,' talks about her film and its present-day resonance.
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National
A federal judge has approved Puerto Rico's exit from bankruptcy
Puerto Rico entered bankruptcy in 2016 after it stopped making payments on more than $70 billion of loans. The deal was struck with the island's creditors, and opens the path to economic recovery.
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National
Important parts of Martin Luther King Jr.'s legacy are often glossed over
Ongoing fights for voting rights and racial justice have sparked a reckoning over how Martin Luther King Jr.'s legacy is often invoked in that work.
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Music
Vicente 'Chente' Fernández, 'El Rey' of ranchera music, has died at 81
The singer had been in critical condition recently after being hospitalized due to a fall at his Guadalajara ranch in August, and being diagnosed with Guillain–Barré syndrome afterwards.