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Iowa In Focus: Understanding Systemic Racism In Iowa
White Iowans own their homes at nearly three times the rate of Black Iowans, one of the biggest racial homeownership gaps in the country. Nationally, this gap is wider than it was 50 years ago, because discriminatory housing policies and practices of the past and present are still hurting Black families and their ability to build generational wealth.
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A race-based calculation to determine kidney function left many Black patients lower on the transplant waitlist than they should have been. NPR's A Martinez talks to one man who was moved ahead.
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Known best for her story quilts depicting African American experiences and feminine life, she also created paintings, sculpture and children's books. She was 93.
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OJ Simpson's family announced that he died of cancer Wednesday at age 76. NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with sports writer Dave Zirin about the contradictions of the football star acquitted of murder.
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Economists sent 83,000 fake job applications to a slew of major U.S. companies, and found that the typical firm favored white applicants over Black ones by around 9%.
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The two only survivors of the Tulsa Massacre more than 100 years ago want to sue for reparations. They hope the Oklahoma Supreme Court will grant them a trial.
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The Cherokee High School Lady Braves basketball team won the North Carolina state championship this year, bringing pride and joy to their tribe and community.
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Nakala Murry spoke exclusively to NPR about a petition that references the May 2023 shooting of Aderrien Murry. She said the move "caught her off guard."
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Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott has been the target of racist attacks following last week's Key Bridge collapse.