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Witnesses who filmed the deaths of George Floyd, Philando Castile, and others reveal the cost of going viral while Black: trolls, surveillance, and social media exploitation.
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Witnesses who filmed the deaths of George Floyd, Philando Castile, and others reveal the cost of going viral while Black: trolls, surveillance, and social media exploitation.
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14 Artifacts tells the stories of 14 objects kept in the basement of the Hiroshima Peace Museum and the people connected to them.
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Baron Walker was one of 3,000 Wisconsin inmates trapped by a changed legal system. His eventual release sparks hope for other incarcerated people and activists.
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A Texas jurisdiction’s “cite and release” program gives the police the option to issue a citation instead of making an arrest, but officers rarely issue these citations.
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Before the hit song or film, 9to5 was an inspiring demand for equality that encapsulated the spirit of both the women’s and labor movements of the 1970s.
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History, spirituality, and the law collide as one Michigan tribal organization fights to ensure that Native American ancestral remains are returned to their rightful place.
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Only one bank faced criminal indictments related to the 2008 financial meltdown: Abacus Federal Savings Bank, a small community bank in Chinatown, New York City. Thomas Sung founded the bank in 1985 to help his fellow Chinese immigrants gain a financial foothold in America on their way to citizenship.
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An anguished Somali father in Minnesota seeks to understand what led his American son to attempt to join the Islamic State (ISIS) in Syria.
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Attitudes about America’s healthcare crisis during the summer before the 2016 election.
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In the wake of Southern violence, After Sherman documents the imparting of wisdom between generations of African Americans on how to survive not just materially, but spiritually.
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Eschewing convention in pursuit of his passions, Alvin Ailey’s choreography and his eponymous group of performers defined modern dance with a signature style.
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A Salvadoran family rooted in D.C. fights to stay together after The Department of Homeland Security revokes the Temporary Protected Status of six countries.