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Nearly 2,000 Complaints Of NYPD Racial Profiling Since 2014—And The Department Found Nothing Wrong
66% of those complainants said they were black, showing a disparity the report says "may reflect problems concerning the NYPD’s relationship with the Black community.”
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Life After Overdose, Part 3: Families
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In the third part of our series "Life After Overdose": how families are impacted when a loved one is addicted, overdoses, and survives. -
Democratic Presidential Debate: See The 20 Candidates Who Will Be Onstage
The large field will be split into two groups for Wednesday and Thursday, after a selection process that was a source of controversy. With so many contenders, answers will be limited to 60 seconds.
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Journalists Detained at Border Told to Turn Over Devices with Confidential Source Info
The Takeaway
CBP agents took the laptop of Rolling Stone contributing editor, and interrogated him about its contents for hours. For some journalists, it's a common occurrence. -
Tragic Photograph of Border Drowning Puts Spotlight on Migrants Trying to Reach US
The Takeaway
A photograph of a father and daughter who drowned trying to cross the Rio Grande shows the desperation in the midst of stricter immigration policies in the U.S. and Mexico. -
Robert Mueller To Testify In Open Hearings On July 17 Before House Committees
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The Judiciary and Intelligence committee chairmen announced that after being subpoenaed, the Russian investigation special counsel agreed to appear at separate hearings on the same day. -
The Sound of Pride: Stonewall at 50
On the 50th anniversary of the Stonewall uprising, WNYC present special radio, podcast and live event programming that captures the spirit, history, impact, and voices of the LGBTQ movement.
Arts and Culture
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"Pigeonhole" Looks at Bengalis Who Passed as Black to Survive
A new exhibit looks at the little-known history of Bengalis who migrated to America in the early 20th century — and adopted public identities as black Americans. -
The Changing Meaning of Gender Across Generations
We may take it for granted that young, LGBTQ people know the stories of the activists who came before them. But dialogue across generations rarely happens. -
Prejudice and Pride: 1989 and the AIDS Epidemic
The Brian Lehrer Show
"We found our power, we found our voice. There was no going back after that. And now we are indignant.' - Peter Staley - Edit Bucket
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The Abortion Clinic That Won't Go Quietly
The Stakes
A broken democracy. A Supreme Court showdown. And a group of Alabama women who continue to provide care despite it all.
Tech and Media
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Why Facebook Won't Kick Off A Warlord
Facebook banned far-right extremist Alex Jones. But it won't remove from the platform the warlord Lt. Gen. Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, even though he oversaw the killing of more than 100 people in Sudan. -
Plant-Based Meat Alternatives are Beefing Up in Popularity
The Takeaway
Plant-based meat has seen a boom in popularity but is it really all its chalked up to be?
Music For Your Day
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Weekly Music Roundup: the Seratones, Sturgill Simpson, and Joan Shelley
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Week of June 17: This week, Louisiana soul from the Seratones, Louisville folk by Joan Shelley, and music for the zombie apocalypse by Sturgill Simpson. -
Saying What Must Be Said, The Oddysy Combines Funk, Bass, Beats, And Samples
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Electro-hip-hop-jazz-soul duo The Oddysy, plays in-studio, saying what must be said, combining samples, scratching, bass, beats, and classic funk grooves from their latest record. -
#4105: Something Is Happening with Shabaka Hutchings
New Sounds
Recorded in London, meet reed player, composer, and bandleader, Shabaka Hutchings (Sons of Kemet, The Comet Is Coming, and Shabaka and the Ancestors) who will not be limited to "jazz." -
#4234: New Works By Composers Who Happen to Be Women
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Listen to new music by saxophonist/composer Shelley Washington and songs by German composer Alev Lenz, featuring the Brooklyn Youth Chorus. Plus works by Kelly Moran and Nicole Lizée. -
Watch: Combo Chimbita Channels the Spirits Via Latinx Psych-Funk
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Hear tropical psych-rock from Combo Chimbita, a quartet based in New York City by way of Colombia. They bring their future-funk-trancey-cumbia dance party to play in-studio.
