Christianna Silva
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National
Cal State Approves New Graduation Requirement: Ethnic Studies Or Social Justice Class
The California State University system's new graduation requirement will take effect in 2023. Some faculty oppose the move because it does not ensure students take an actual ethnic studies course.
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National
COVID-19 Cases Continue To Surge In States Across The U.S.
There were more than 1,000 deaths in the U.S. for the fifth consecutive day Saturday.
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National
Larry Hogan On The Parallels Of Fighting Cancer And Maryland's Coronavirus Outbreak
NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan about his new book Still Standing: Surviving Cancer, Riots, a Global Pandemic, and the Toxic Politics That Divide America.
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Arts & Life
Thomas Chatterton Williams On Debate, Criticism And The Letter In 'Harper's Magazine'
A letter on the importance of open debate was published by Harper's Magazine this week and was signed by more than 150 prominent writers and thinkers, fueling a controversy over debate and privilege.
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Education
Veteran Educator On The Endless But 'Joyful' Work Of Creating Anti-Racist Education
Pirette McKamey, the principal at Mission High School in San Francisco, says anti-racist education "makes you want to keep growing and changing and doing better by your students."
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National
Effective Anti-Racist Education Requires More Diverse Teachers, More Training
Travis Bristol, an assistant professor of education at the University of California at Berkeley, explains how teacher training and the presence of Black teachers can help reshape education.
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Race & Identity
What Happened When Police Brutality Protests And Pride Month Converged
Imara Jones, the founder of TransLash Media, talks about Black trans issues in the wake of LGBTQ Pride intersecting with protests against police violence.
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Politics
Reformed Neo-Nazi Discusses President Trump's Controversial Shared Tweet
NPR's Noel King speaks with Christian Picciolini, a reformed neo-Nazi skinhead, about what extremists may have heard when the president retweeted a video of a supporter yelling "white power."
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National
Houston Hospitals Seeing Surge In Coronavirus Admissions
Dr. Marc Boom, the president and CEO of Houston Methodist Hospital, says "the time is now" for people to change their behavior to help reduce the spread of the coronavirus.
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National
Georgia Lt. Gov. On COVID-19, The State's Hate Crimes Bill And Voting Access
Lt. Gov. Geoff Duncan discusses three crises gripping his state: rising cases of COVID-19, voting issues during a recent primary, and the killings of two Black men, Ahmaud Arbery and Rayshard Brooks.