Ari Shapiro
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Environment
Abnormally Dry California Forests Are A Grim Warning For 2021's Wildfire Season
NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with reporter Amy Graff from SFGate about a grim sign for 2021's wildfire season: low moisture in California forests.
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Books
In 'Crying In H Mart' Michelle Zauner Grapples With Food, Grief And Identity
NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Michelle Zauner, a musician who performs under the name Japanese Breakfast, about her memoir, Crying in H Mart. It's an exploration of grief, food and identity.
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Race & Identity
Location Of Harriet Tubman's Home Discovered
Archaeologists have finally uncovered the location of Harriet Tubman's house, where she spent her formative teenage years before she escaped enslavement. Their clue was a Lady Liberty coin dated 1808.
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Arts & Life
'Open Water' Explores Blackness and the Vulnerability of Falling In Love
Caleb Azumah Nelson's Open Water is built on a familiar premise: two young people meet and fall in love. Nelson's debut novel is brimming with references to Black art, music, poetry and photography.
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National
Trans Journalists: It's 'A Privilege' To Tell The Stories Of The Trans Community
NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with three journalists on how they report on news affecting transgender people, and how being trans themselves shapes their reporting.
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Politics
Rachel Levine Questions State Bills Targeting Transgender Health Care
"I think people fear what they don't understand," says Dr. Rachel Levine, assistant secretary for health and the first openly transgender person to serve in a Senate-confirmed position.
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National
Alabama Official On Vaccine Rollout: 'How Can This Disparity Exist In This Country?'
Jefferson County Commissioner Sheila Tyson is fighting for equitable access to COVID-19 vaccines. In her county, one health clinic in a predominantly Black neighborhood has yet to receive any doses.
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Politics
U.N. Official: Biden Plan To Boost Refugee Resettlement 'Sends Important Signal'
U.N. Deputy High Commissioner for Refugees Kelly Clements says she's pleased the U.S. plans to raise the cap on refugees to 125,000 per year. Work is already underway at the U.S.-Mexico border.
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Education
New Morehouse College Program Encourages Black Men To Complete Unfinished Degrees
More than 2 million Black men who pursued a higher education never reached graduation. Morehouse President David Thomas says a flexible new online program aims to help them cross the finish line.
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Health
Why The Johnson & Johnson Vaccine Has Gotten A Bad Rap — And Why That's Not Fair
By some measures, the Johnson & Johnson vaccine may appear to be less effective than Moderna and Pfizer. But Dr. Ashish Jha says when it comes to hospitalizations and deaths, it's just as good.