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Why Washington tribes are fighting effort to gut the state's Climate Commitment Act

A majority of Washington Tribes have come out against Initiative 2117, which would repeal the state’s Climate Commitment Act if approved by voters on the November general election ballot.
Gustavo Sagrero Álvarez
Arts & Life

Ta-Nehisi Coates explores how oppression can breed oppression in ‘The Message’

In his first nonfiction book in a decade, Coates reflects on what he learned while visiting three different places: Senegal, South Carolina and the Israeli-occupied West Bank.
Terry Gross
Race & Identity

Congress members press Biden for intelligence briefing, independent investigation of Seattleite's killing by Israeli forces
Gustavo Sagrero Álvarez
Politics

Louisiana Rep. Clay Higgins walks back racist comments about Haitians after backlash

The Republican congressman has been criticized for amplifying false claims about Haitian immigrants. "You never want to intentionally hurt someone’s feelings," he apologized in part on Thursday.
Chandelis Duster
National

The nation's first Black country club gets more than love in its coffers

Shady Rest Country Club in Scotch Plains, N.J., was established in 1921. The sports and entertainment venue is being renovated, with help from a special historic preservation program.
Buffy Gorrilla
Race & Identity

Racist questions are asked as Arab American rights leader testifies at hearing

NPR's Leila Fadel speaks with Maya Berry, executive director of the Arab American Institute, about a contentious exchange at a Senate hearing on hate crimes.
Leila Fadel
Race & Identity

After false claims spread online, Ohio Haitians speak out

IN recent days, there have been bomb threats in Springfield, Ohio after the spread of false claims on line and by politicians that vilify Haitians in the city. Many Haitians say they feel unsafe and they gathered to speak out during a virtual conversation.
Chris Welter
Race & Identity

An initiative in Philly aims to get more young men of color registered to vote

A national youth voting organization is trying to register more young men of color for the election November.
Danielle Kurtzleben
Politics

How Trump is relying on a racist conspiracy theory to question election results

Donald Trump has echoed a new iteration of a conspiracy theory that has taken root in the GOP that falsely claims there is a plan to bring nonwhite immigrants to the U.S. to replace white voters.
Jude Joffe-Block

Odette Yousef
National

A venture capital grant program for Black women officially ends after court ruling

Attorneys representing conservative activist Edward Blum and the Atlanta-based Fearless Fund wrote that both parties “have settled,” asking the court to permanently dismiss the case.
Jonathan Franklin

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