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Memphis council votes on whether to send Justin J. Pearson back to Tennessee House

Less than a week after Republicans expelled him from the state House after leading a protest in the legislature calling for gun law reforms, Justin J. Pearson could get his seat back.
Bill Chappell
Race & Identity

Repatriation celebration: Stolen Native Hawaiian remains greeted at Sea-Tac on their way home

Over the weekend, a ceremony was held by a local Hawaiian hula group and others who welcomed a collection of Native Hawaiian remains on their way to being repatriated. They had been taken from Hawaii illegally by colonizers and were on their final leg home from Europe.
Gustavo Sagrero Álvarez
Politics

Tennessee GOP Rep. Barrett on why he voted to expel two colleagues but not the third

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks to Republican Tennessee Rep. Jody Barrett about his vote to expel two Democratic colleagues over leading a gun control protest on the House floor.
Erika Ryan

Patrick Jarenwattananon

Mary Louise Kelly
Race & Identity

Did the last census overcount Asian Americans? It depends on where you look

The U.S. Census Bureau said there was a national overcount of Asian Americans in its 2020 tally. But a new report finds Asian Americans may have also been left out of some state and county numbers.
Hansi Lo Wang
National

Denise Lajimodiere is named North Dakota's first Native American poet laureate

A citizen of the Turtle Mountain band of Chippewa Indians, Lajimodiere has written several award-winning books of poetry and is an expert on the history of Native American boarding schools.
The Associated Press
National

Podcast 'You Didn't See Nothin' looks into the 1997 beating of Lenard Clark

NPR's Adrian Florido speaks with Yohance Lacour, host of the podcast You Didn't See Nothin.
Matt Ozug

Ashley Brown

Adrian Florido
National

How a hand gesture dominated a NCAA title game and revealed a double standard

At the women's NCAA final, Angel Reese of LSU waved her hand in front of her face while glaring at Iowa's Caitlin Clark. Here's what the gesture means and why it sent social media into a tizzy.
Rachel Treisman
National

Black veterans are less likely to be approved for benefits, according to VA documents

A whistleblower said the Department of Veterans Affairs has known of and tracked racial disparities in benefits decisions for years. Here's an update an ongoing discrimination lawsuit against the VA.
Quil Lawrence
National

So you began your event with an indigenous land acknowledgement. Now what?

Statements recognizing indigenous rights to territories seized by colonial powers may be well-meaning. But some indigenous leaders fear these acknowledgements may become routine and performative.
Chloe Veltman
National

A monument of Harriet Tubman now replaces a statue of Christopher Columbus in Newark

The title of the city's monument was inspired by Robert Hayden's 1962 poem entitled "Runaway Runagate," which references Tubman.
Jonathan Franklin

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